Russell Weather Records (CA006107247)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Russell (CA006107247), Ontario, Canada, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Russell

Russell (CA006107247) is a weather station in Ontario, Canada at 45.27 latitude and -75.37 longitude, 76 m (249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2013, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Russell still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ontario, Canada, 45.27 latitude, -75.37 longitude.
Elevation: 76 m (249 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2013, 60 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Russell. 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 Russell, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.5 C (68.9 F)	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Russell still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 114.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 90.6 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Russell. The most was 90.6 mm (3.6 in) on 8 September 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Russell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	8 January 1978
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 February 1960
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 March 1977
Apr	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 April 1956
May	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 May 1956
Jun	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 June 1981
Jul	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	17 July 1977
Aug	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 August 1981
Sep	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	8 September 1981
Oct	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 October 1980
Nov	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 November 1963
Dec	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1983

18 years of record at Russell, 1954 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1962, 1964, 1977.

Days with data per year at Russell
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	306	84%	No
1955	334	92%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	348	95%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	347	95%	Yes
1961	355	97%	Yes
1962	298	82%	No
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	177	48%	No
1977	24	7%	No
1978	334	92%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1956 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Russell, 1956 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 5.0 C (41.1 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 6.6 C (43.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Russell as warming stripes, 1956 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	5.2 C	-0.53 C
1958	5.2 C	-0.60 C
1959	5.9 C	+0.11 C
1961	6.2 C	+0.40 C
1963	5.0 C	-0.72 C
1979	6.2 C	+0.43 C
1980	5.3 C	-0.47 C
1981	6.5 C	+0.76 C
1982	5.6 C	-0.17 C
1983	6.6 C	+0.83 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1954 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Russell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1955	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1957	-32.6 C (-26.8 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	1981	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1981	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	21 days	1976	16 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Russell, 1954 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Russell by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1978	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	33.5 C (92.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Russell, 1954 to 1983. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.6 C (-26.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Russell by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1957	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1978	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1979	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1980	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1981	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
1982	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1983	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Russell, 1954 to 1983. The record is 90.6 mm (3.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Russell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1975	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1978	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1979	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Russell, 1954 to 1983. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.9 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Russell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1955	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1975	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1982	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1983	93.6 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Russell, 1954 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Russell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	16 days
1955	16 days
1956	18 days
1957	16 days
1958	15 days
1959	16 days
1960	19 days
1961	20 days
1962	12 days
1963	19 days
1964	13 days
1975	11 days
1976	21 days
1977	19 days
1978	12 days
1979	19 days
1980	21 days
1981	8 days
1982	17 days
1983	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.

Download the Data

Data for Russell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Russell threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).