Cap Rouge Weather Records (CA007011170)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cap Rouge (CA007011170), Quebec, Canada, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Cap Rouge

Cap Rouge (CA007011170) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 46.77 latitude and -71.30 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1940, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cap Rouge still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 46.77 latitude, -71.30 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1940, 30 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 Cap Rouge. 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 Cap Rouge, 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)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 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)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cap Rouge still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 95.

Standing records at Cap Rouge by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1911	46
1912	76
1913	73
1914	95
1915	34
1916	58
1917	45
1918	57
1919	51
1920	49
1921	51
1922	57
1923	46
1924	19
1925	40
1926	82
1927	36
1928	29
1929	32
1930	43
1931	41
1932	43
1933	48
1934	53
1935	35
1936	64
1937	43
1938	62
1939	40
1940	16

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 128.3 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cap Rouge. The most was 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 21 August 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cap Rouge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 January 1938
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 February 1925
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 March 1920
Apr	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 April 1924
May	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 May 1912
Jun	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 July 1935
Aug	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	21 August 1935
Sep	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 September 1924
Oct	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 October 1923
Nov	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 November 1927
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 December 1927

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 1940

30 years of record at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1940.

Days with data per year at Cap Rouge
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1911	238	65%	No
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	334	92%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	364	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	365	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	182	50%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1912 to 1939

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Cap Rouge, 1912 to 1939. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.9 C (39.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 1.8 C (35.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.8 C (42.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cap Rouge as warming stripes, 1912 to 1939
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1912	2.3 C	-1.65 C
1913	4.1 C	+0.16 C
1914	2.4 C	-1.52 C
1915	4.7 C	+0.73 C
1916	4.0 C	+0.09 C
1917	2.6 C	-1.35 C
1918	3.2 C	-0.69 C
1919	4.1 C	+0.20 C
1920	4.3 C	+0.38 C
1922	4.6 C	+0.65 C
1923	3.5 C	-0.40 C
1925	3.8 C	-0.14 C
1926	1.8 C	-2.08 C
1927	4.7 C	+0.78 C
1929	3.9 C	-0.02 C
1930	5.1 C	+1.18 C
1931	5.8 C	+1.87 C
1932	4.7 C	+0.76 C
1933	3.9 C	-0.02 C
1934	3.2 C	-0.77 C
1935	3.5 C	-0.41 C
1936	3.8 C	-0.10 C
1937	5.3 C	+1.37 C
1938	4.8 C	+0.88 C
1939	4.1 C	+0.15 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

1911 to 1940

Yearly extremes at Cap Rouge: 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)	1921	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1917	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	1935	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	1912	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	22 days	1915	14 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cap Rouge by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1914	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1917	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1918	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1925	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1926	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1927	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1928	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1929	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1930	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1931	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1932	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1935	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1938	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1939	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940	27.2 C (81.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.3 C (-22.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cap Rouge by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1914	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1915	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1918	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1919	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1921	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1922	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1923	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1924	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1926	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1927	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1928	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1930	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1931	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1932	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1934	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1936	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1938	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1939	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1940	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. The record is 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cap Rouge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1913	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1919	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1934	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1936	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1938	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1939	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	66.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. The record is 216.2 mm (8.5 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.2 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cap Rouge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1912	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1913	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1915	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1916	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1917	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1918	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1920	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1921	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1922	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1923	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1926	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1927	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1928	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1930	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1931	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1932	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1934	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1935	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1936	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1938	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1939	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	79.8 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cap Rouge, 1911 to 1940. The record is 22 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cap Rouge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	12 days
1912	14 days
1913	18 days
1914	15 days
1915	22 days
1916	19 days
1917	11 days
1918	13 days
1919	11 days
1920	11 days
1921	15 days
1922	11 days
1923	14 days
1924	14 days
1925	18 days
1926	15 days
1927	14 days
1928	15 days
1929	10 days
1930	13 days
1931	14 days
1932	18 days
1933	21 days
1934	9 days
1935	15 days
1936	14 days
1937	19 days
1938	15 days
1939	21 days
1940	13 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cap Rouge falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 132 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cap Rouge
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1912 to 1939)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 May	n/a	16 May	n/a	-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	27 September	n/a	27 September	n/a	+5.9 days per decade
Growing days	132 days	n/a	132 days	n/a	+8.5 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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).