Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kakabeka Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kakabeka Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kakabeka Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Kakabeka Falls by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1908
5
1909
27
1910
32
1911
24
1912
18
1913
40
1914
32
1915
26
1916
20
1917
21
1918
19
1919
26
1920
21
1921
24
1922
19
1923
26
1924
24
1925
30
1926
22
1927
15
1928
30
1929
24
1930
22
1931
38
1932
21
1933
27
1934
20
1935
20
1936
53
1937
14
1938
12
1939
31
1940
27
1941
32
1942
27
1943
19
1944
23
1945
30
1946
19
1947
15
1948
15
1949
13
1950
30
1951
22
1952
23
1953
17
1954
18
1955
13
1956
20
1957
5
1958
22
1959
16
1960
8
1961
9
1962
16
1963
19
1964
22
1965
15
1966
15
1967
19
1968
14
1969
13
1970
10
1971
18
1972
14
1973
22
1974
13
1975
18
1976
21
1977
9
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Kakabeka Falls between 10 February 1939 and 19 August 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Kakabeka Falls set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1939-02-10
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1941-06-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)
1950-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1951-01-29
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1968-07-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1972-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973-08-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kakabeka Falls. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 19 August 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kakabeka Falls
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
20 January 1937
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
10 February 1939
Mar
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
4 March 1966
Apr
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
30 April 1954
May
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
5 May 1950
Jun
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
18 June 1941
Jul
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
15 July 1968
Aug
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
19 August 1973
Sep
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
21 September 1941
Oct
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 October 1918
Nov
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
7 November 1947
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
8 December 1963
Period of Record Coverage
1908 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1972, 1974, 1977.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Kakabeka Falls, 1909 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.1 C (35.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at -0.3 C (31.5 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 4.9 C (40.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kakabeka Falls as warming stripes, 1909 to 1971
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1909
1.2 C
-0.89 C
1910
2.1 C
-0.05 C
1911
1.6 C
-0.48 C
1912
0.1 C
-2.00 C
1913
1.2 C
-0.90 C
1914
1.1 C
-1.00 C
1915
2.2 C
+0.08 C
1916
0.0 C
-2.09 C
1917
-0.3 C
-2.40 C
1918
1.6 C
-0.49 C
1919
2.1 C
-0.07 C
1920
2.3 C
+0.21 C
1921
3.2 C
+1.06 C
1922
2.4 C
+0.32 C
1923
2.0 C
-0.09 C
1924
0.9 C
-1.22 C
1925
1.9 C
-0.24 C
1926
0.6 C
-1.48 C
1927
1.4 C
-0.70 C
1928
2.1 C
-0.07 C
1929
0.9 C
-1.19 C
1930
2.8 C
+0.68 C
1931
4.9 C
+2.81 C
1932
2.2 C
+0.09 C
1933
1.7 C
-0.42 C
1934
1.5 C
-0.60 C
1935
1.6 C
-0.48 C
1936
0.7 C
-1.40 C
1937
1.9 C
-0.21 C
1938
3.2 C
+1.05 C
1939
2.8 C
+0.64 C
1940
3.2 C
+1.12 C
1941
4.4 C
+2.26 C
1942
3.8 C
+1.69 C
1945
2.6 C
+0.52 C
1948
3.3 C
+1.15 C
1949
3.1 C
+0.98 C
1950
0.1 C
-2.01 C
1951
1.4 C
-0.68 C
1952
3.3 C
+1.14 C
1953
3.2 C
+1.04 C
1954
2.4 C
+0.27 C
1955
2.7 C
+0.54 C
1956
1.9 C
-0.27 C
1957
1.7 C
-0.41 C
1958
2.3 C
+0.22 C
1959
1.8 C
-0.28 C
1960
2.4 C
+0.30 C
1961
3.1 C
+0.93 C
1962
2.1 C
-0.03 C
1963
2.7 C
+0.59 C
1964
2.7 C
+0.57 C
1965
1.9 C
-0.20 C
1966
2.2 C
+0.07 C
1967
1.8 C
-0.30 C
1968
3.1 C
+0.94 C
1969
2.8 C
+0.69 C
1970
2.5 C
+0.41 C
1971
2.5 C
+0.42 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1909 to 1971. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 59 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kakabeka Falls
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1909 to 1971
59
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1909 to 1971
59
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade
1909 to 1971
59
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1908 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Kakabeka Falls: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1951
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1973
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1968
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
70
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1960
20 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kakabeka Falls by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1908
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1909
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1921
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
15.0 C (59.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kakabeka Falls by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1908
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1909
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1910
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1911
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1912
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1913
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1914
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1915
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1916
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1917
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1918
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1919
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1920
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1922
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1923
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1924
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1925
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1927
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1928
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1929
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1930
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1931
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1932
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1933
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1934
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1935
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1936
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1937
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1938
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1939
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1940
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1942
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1943
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1944
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1945
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1946
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1947
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1948
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1949
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1950
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1951
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1952
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1954
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1955
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1956
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1957
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1958
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1959
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1960
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1961
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1963
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1966
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1968
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1975
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kakabeka Falls by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1909
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1910
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1911
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1912
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1913
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1915
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1923
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1926
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1928
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1951
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1964
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1974
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1975
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. The record is 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.5 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kakabeka Falls by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1909
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1911
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1912
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1914
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1915
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1917
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1918
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1921
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1923
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1926
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1928
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1929
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1935
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1938
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1939
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1940
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1941
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1942
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1944
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1945
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1947
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1948
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1954
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1957
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1959
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1960
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1962
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1969
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1970
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1972
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1974
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1976
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kakabeka Falls, 1908 to 1977. The record is 42 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kakabeka Falls by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908
14 days
1909
20 days
1910
23 days
1911
23 days
1912
17 days
1913
26 days
1914
24 days
1915
18 days
1916
23 days
1917
39 days
1918
25 days
1919
22 days
1920
22 days
1921
17 days
1922
19 days
1923
21 days
1924
17 days
1925
29 days
1926
15 days
1927
16 days
1928
30 days
1929
24 days
1930
19 days
1931
17 days
1932
22 days
1933
14 days
1934
15 days
1935
13 days
1936
24 days
1937
13 days
1938
33 days
1939
24 days
1940
20 days
1941
20 days
1942
20 days
1943
18 days
1944
25 days
1945
17 days
1946
15 days
1947
25 days
1948
24 days
1949
21 days
1950
13 days
1951
14 days
1952
19 days
1953
17 days
1954
15 days
1955
13 days
1956
23 days
1957
19 days
1958
33 days
1959
21 days
1960
42 days
1961
34 days
1962
15 days
1963
18 days
1964
16 days
1965
20 days
1966
21 days
1967
24 days
1968
26 days
1969
19 days
1970
19 days
1971
15 days
1972
19 days
1973
21 days
1974
15 days
1975
19 days
1976
21 days
1977
12 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
59 years with a frost
Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kakabeka Falls falls on 7 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 97 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kakabeka Falls
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1938 to 1971)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 June
n/a
4 June
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
8 September
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
Growing days
97 days
n/a
98 days
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
67 years, 1909 to 1976
A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.1 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kakabeka Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
50 years
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
100 years
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 67 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 67 years of values from 1909 to 1976.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1973; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1968; 78.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1941.
Station Changes
3 suspected
3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kakabeka Falls, at 1917, 1937 and 1950. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1917 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1937 ran 0.8 C (1.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1950 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kakabeka Falls, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1917
+0.6
+1.1
likely
5
1937
+0.8
+1.4
likely
5
1950
-0.5
-0.9
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.