Big Chute Weather Records (CA006110731)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Chute (CA006110731), Ontario, Canada, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Big Chute

Big Chute (CA006110731) is a weather station in Ontario, Canada at 44.88 latitude and -79.67 longitude, 191 m (627 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1972, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Chute 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, 44.88 latitude, -79.67 longitude.
Elevation: 191 m (627 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1972, 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 Big Chute. 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 Big Chute, 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)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Big Chute still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Big Chute by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1913	62
1914	94
1915	56
1916	78
1921	100
1922	43
1923	77
1924	11
1956	4
1957	62
1958	56
1959	82
1960	56
1961	55
1962	67
1963	77
1964	63
1965	79
1966	82
1967	54
1968	64
1969	37
1970	58
1971	43
1972	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 69.9 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Chute. The most was 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 10 July 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Chute
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 January 1957
Feb	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 February 1922
Mar	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 March 1921
Apr	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 April 1921
May	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 May 1969
Jun	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 June 1914
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 July 1970
Aug	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 August 1961
Sep	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 September 1965
Oct	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 October 1916
Nov	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 November 1967
Dec	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 1972

25 years of record at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1972.

Days with data per year at Big Chute
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1913	245	67%	No
1914	360	99%	Yes
1915	364	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	241	66%	No
1923	199	55%	No
1924	60	16%	No
1956	30	8%	No
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	317	87%	No
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	347	95%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	304	83%	No
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	31	8%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1914 to 1971

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Big Chute, 1914 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.3 C (43.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1914, at 5.5 C (41.8 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 7.6 C (45.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Big Chute as warming stripes, 1914 to 1971
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1914	5.5 C	-0.87 C
1915	6.3 C	-0.03 C
1916	6.1 C	-0.23 C
1921	7.6 C	+1.29 C
1957	6.9 C	+0.60 C
1959	6.5 C	+0.19 C
1962	6.6 C	+0.21 C
1963	5.9 C	-0.46 C
1964	7.1 C	+0.77 C
1965	5.8 C	-0.53 C
1966	6.2 C	-0.17 C
1967	5.8 C	-0.50 C
1968	6.1 C	-0.22 C
1970	6.1 C	-0.25 C
1971	6.5 C	+0.19 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

1913 to 1972

Yearly extremes at Big Chute: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1914	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1914	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1970	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1960	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	28 days	1914	20 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Big Chute by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1913	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1956	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	6.1 C (43.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Big Chute by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1913	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1915	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1916	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1921	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1922	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1923	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1956	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1961	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. The record is 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Chute by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1914	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1916	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1956	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. The record is 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.4 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Chute by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1914	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1924	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1957	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1959	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1961	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1967	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1969	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1970	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	73.7 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Big Chute, 1913 to 1972. The record is 28 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Chute by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	23 days
1914	28 days
1915	28 days
1916	24 days
1921	27 days
1922	22 days
1923	21 days
1924	9 days
1956	5 days
1957	20 days
1958	21 days
1959	25 days
1960	16 days
1961	15 days
1962	22 days
1963	24 days
1964	19 days
1965	14 days
1966	20 days
1967	21 days
1968	18 days
1969	10 days
1970	15 days
1971	16 days
1972	4 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 Big Chute standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Big Chute 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).