Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kitchener. 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 Kitchener, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kitchener still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Kitchener by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
12
1915
24
1916
31
1917
30
1918
32
1919
23
1920
50
1921
24
1922
15
1923
37
1924
19
1925
27
1926
24
1927
25
1928
18
1929
24
1930
42
1931
24
1932
27
1933
27
1934
32
1935
14
1936
38
1937
16
1938
15
1939
14
1940
22
1941
20
1942
30
1943
26
1944
20
1945
41
1946
27
1947
25
1948
24
1949
35
1950
30
1951
22
1952
16
1953
25
1954
20
1955
24
1956
23
1957
13
1958
10
1959
16
1960
16
1961
9
1962
23
1963
25
1964
26
1965
21
1966
21
1967
14
1968
15
1969
11
1970
12
1971
17
1972
15
1973
16
1974
19
1975
19
1976
23
1977
29
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Kitchener between 24 November 1950 and 24 November 1950. Each dot is a new record.
When Kitchener set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-11-24
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kitchener. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 4 August 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kitchener
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
14 January 1968
Feb
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
16 February 1954
Mar
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
16 April 1954
May
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
11 May 1943
Jun
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
11 June 1922
Jul
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
23 July 1927
Aug
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
4 August 1915
Sep
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
17 September 1976
Oct
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
24 November 1950
Dec
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
23 December 1932
Period of Record Coverage
1914 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
64 years of record at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1938.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 60 complete years at Kitchener, 1915 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.2 C (45.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.2 C (41.3 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 8.7 C (47.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kitchener as warming stripes, 1915 to 1977
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1915
6.6 C
-0.67 C
1916
6.9 C
-0.28 C
1917
5.2 C
-2.07 C
1918
7.1 C
-0.11 C
1919
8.0 C
+0.77 C
1920
6.2 C
-1.03 C
1921
8.6 C
+1.37 C
1922
7.6 C
+0.38 C
1923
6.8 C
-0.46 C
1924
6.3 C
-0.94 C
1925
7.3 C
+0.10 C
1926
6.0 C
-1.20 C
1927
7.1 C
-0.15 C
1928
7.0 C
-0.22 C
1929
6.8 C
-0.46 C
1930
7.7 C
+0.48 C
1931
8.6 C
+1.40 C
1932
7.8 C
+0.61 C
1933
7.8 C
+0.59 C
1934
6.9 C
-0.36 C
1935
6.8 C
-0.39 C
1936
6.8 C
-0.40 C
1940
6.4 C
-0.85 C
1941
8.1 C
+0.89 C
1942
7.3 C
+0.04 C
1943
6.4 C
-0.83 C
1944
7.6 C
+0.33 C
1945
6.9 C
-0.37 C
1946
7.9 C
+0.66 C
1947
7.4 C
+0.18 C
1948
7.6 C
+0.34 C
1949
8.6 C
+1.37 C
1950
6.7 C
-0.50 C
1951
7.3 C
+0.12 C
1952
8.2 C
+0.96 C
1953
8.7 C
+1.43 C
1954
7.3 C
+0.11 C
1955
8.0 C
+0.82 C
1956
6.7 C
-0.51 C
1957
7.3 C
+0.03 C
1958
6.6 C
-0.64 C
1959
7.4 C
+0.13 C
1960
6.9 C
-0.34 C
1961
7.4 C
+0.21 C
1962
6.8 C
-0.46 C
1963
6.6 C
-0.59 C
1964
7.5 C
+0.28 C
1965
6.8 C
-0.39 C
1966
7.3 C
+0.05 C
1967
6.8 C
-0.45 C
1968
7.3 C
+0.06 C
1969
7.5 C
+0.25 C
1970
7.3 C
+0.11 C
1971
7.5 C
+0.25 C
1972
6.4 C
-0.85 C
1973
8.2 C
+0.97 C
1974
7.1 C
-0.13 C
1975
8.0 C
+0.74 C
1976
6.6 C
-0.63 C
1977
7.2 C
+0.01 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1915 to 1977 is 0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 60 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kitchener
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1915 to 1977
60
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.12 C (-0.24 to 0.00) per decade
-0.21 F (-0.43 to 0.01) per decade
1915 to 1977
60
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1915 to 1977
60
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
1914 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Kitchener: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
64
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1934
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
64
Wettest day (Rx1day)
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1915
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1915
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
64
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1924
19 days
64
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kitchener by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
33.5 C (92.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kitchener by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1917
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1924
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1933
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1935
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1948
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1952
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1953
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1954
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1965
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kitchener by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1915
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1916
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1923
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1955
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1959
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1961
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1966
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1969
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1976
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. The record is 187.8 mm (7.4 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.2 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kitchener by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1915
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1916
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1918
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1919
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1920
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1922
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1924
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1925
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1927
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1928
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1931
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1932
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1933
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1935
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1936
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1937
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1940
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1944
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1947
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1948
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1949
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1952
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1955
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1956
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1960
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1964
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1966
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1970
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1976
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1977
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kitchener, 1914 to 1977. The record is 34 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kitchener by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
23 days
1915
19 days
1916
19 days
1917
22 days
1918
14 days
1919
23 days
1920
16 days
1921
18 days
1922
16 days
1923
25 days
1924
34 days
1925
15 days
1926
13 days
1927
31 days
1928
22 days
1929
20 days
1930
15 days
1931
16 days
1932
23 days
1933
21 days
1934
18 days
1935
20 days
1936
24 days
1937
20 days
1938
14 days
1939
20 days
1940
10 days
1941
12 days
1942
19 days
1943
32 days
1944
22 days
1945
11 days
1946
17 days
1947
20 days
1948
21 days
1949
23 days
1950
14 days
1951
15 days
1952
19 days
1953
12 days
1954
18 days
1955
18 days
1956
25 days
1957
23 days
1958
19 days
1959
16 days
1960
14 days
1961
17 days
1962
26 days
1963
27 days
1964
18 days
1965
14 days
1966
21 days
1967
21 days
1968
12 days
1969
29 days
1970
15 days
1971
17 days
1972
13 days
1973
27 days
1974
15 days
1975
21 days
1976
15 days
1977
22 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
60 years with a frost
Across 60 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kitchener falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 146 days between them.
In 1948 to 1977 the median growing season was 152 days. That is 11 days more than in 1915 to 1947.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kitchener
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1915 to 1947)
Recent period (1948 to 1977)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 May
14 May
10 May
4 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
1 October
4 October
3 days later
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
146 days
141 days
152 days
11 days more
+2.4 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
62 years, 1915 to 1977
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.5 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kitchener: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
100 years
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1915 to 1977.
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: 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1915; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1968; 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1975.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Kitchener 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.