Quebec Weather Records (CA007016280)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Quebec (CA007016280), Quebec, Canada, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Quebec

Quebec (CA007016280) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 46.80 latitude and -71.22 longitude, 90 m (295 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1959, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Quebec still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Quebec set a daily record low maximum temperature of -17.8 C (0.0 F) on 20 February 1959.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 46.80 latitude, -71.22 longitude.
Elevation: 90 m (295 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1959, 88 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

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 Quebec. 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 Quebec, 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)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Quebec still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 32.

Standing records at Quebec by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1875	11
1876	26
1877	17
1878	11
1879	23
1880	18
1881	25
1882	22
1883	24
1884	27
1885	30
1886	22
1887	24
1888	31
1889	22
1890	17
1891	15
1892	14
1893	16
1894	22
1895	21
1896	15
1897	26
1898	10
1899	12
1900	19
1901	11
1902	14
1903	15
1904	14
1905	14
1906	14
1907	21
1908	16
1909	5
1910	10
1911	22
1912	19
1913	26
1914	23
1915	8
1916	14
1917	21
1918	22
1919	21
1920	14
1921	17
1922	18
1923	18
1924	5
1925	6
1926	5
1927	10
1928	13
1929	8
1930	14
1931	11
1932	19
1933	19
1934	20
1935	6
1936	21
1937	10
1938	25
1939	11
1940	8
1941	15
1942	15
1943	17
1944	26
1945	28
1946	22
1947	28
1948	16
1949	32
1950	15
1951	21
1952	5
1953	28
1954	28
1955	5
1956	14
1957	27
1958	11
1959	3

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records

12 all-time records were set at Quebec between 31 July 1908 and 17 July 1953. Each dot is a new record.

When Quebec set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1908-07-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.8 C (73.0 F)
1912-08-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1917-12-29	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1924-09-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1928-01-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1933-06-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935-08-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937-08-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1944-06-29	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1944-08-12	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1946-06-27	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1953-07-17	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 131.3 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Quebec. The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 11 August 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Quebec
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 January 1945
Feb	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	13 February 1900
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 March 1876
Apr	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 April 1947
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 May 1916
Jun	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	14 June 1942
Jul	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 July 1935
Aug	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	11 August 1937
Sep	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 September 1924
Oct	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	1 October 1896
Nov	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 November 1950
Dec	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 December 1954

Period of Record Coverage

1875 to 1959

85 years of record at Quebec, 1875 to 1959. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1875, 1876, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959.

Days with data per year at Quebec
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1875	141	39%	No
1876	259	71%	No
1877	365	100%	Yes
1878	365	100%	Yes
1879	362	99%	Yes
1880	366	100%	Yes
1881	365	100%	Yes
1882	365	100%	Yes
1883	365	100%	Yes
1884	365	100%	Yes
1885	365	100%	Yes
1886	365	100%	Yes
1887	365	100%	Yes
1888	366	100%	Yes
1889	365	100%	Yes
1890	365	100%	Yes
1891	365	100%	Yes
1892	366	100%	Yes
1893	365	100%	Yes
1894	365	100%	Yes
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	365	100%	Yes
1903	365	100%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
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	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	334	92%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	313	86%	No
1955	294	81%	No
1956	318	87%	No
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	358	98%	Yes
1959	59	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Quebec
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1959	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1959	Quebec, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1959	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1958	Quebec, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low max (Tie)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1958	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low max (Tie)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	tie	70 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1958	Quebec, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1958	Quebec, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1958	Quebec, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low min (Tie)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1958	Quebec, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1958	Quebec, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	tie	65 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1958	Quebec, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

78 complete years, 1877 to 1958

One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Quebec, 1877 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.3 C (39.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1883, at 2.3 C (36.1 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 6.7 C (44.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Quebec as warming stripes, 1877 to 1958
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1877	5.2 C	+0.91 C
1878	5.1 C	+0.80 C
1879	3.3 C	-1.00 C
1880	3.8 C	-0.55 C
1881	4.2 C	-0.12 C
1882	3.2 C	-1.16 C
1883	2.3 C	-2.08 C
1884	3.0 C	-1.29 C
1885	2.3 C	-2.03 C
1886	3.0 C	-1.30 C
1887	2.9 C	-1.47 C
1888	2.3 C	-2.00 C
1889	4.3 C	-0.05 C
1890	2.8 C	-1.49 C
1891	4.6 C	+0.27 C
1892	4.2 C	-0.18 C
1893	3.1 C	-1.27 C
1894	4.2 C	-0.10 C
1895	4.3 C	-0.03 C
1896	3.7 C	-0.60 C
1897	4.1 C	-0.24 C
1898	5.0 C	+0.69 C
1899	4.5 C	+0.16 C
1900	4.3 C	-0.07 C
1901	4.7 C	+0.33 C
1902	4.4 C	+0.06 C
1903	4.2 C	-0.13 C
1904	2.7 C	-1.61 C
1905	3.6 C	-0.70 C
1906	4.2 C	-0.14 C
1907	3.2 C	-1.18 C
1908	4.1 C	-0.23 C
1909	4.1 C	-0.23 C
1910	4.5 C	+0.14 C
1911	4.3 C	-0.01 C
1912	3.3 C	-1.03 C
1913	4.9 C	+0.57 C
1914	3.4 C	-0.90 C
1915	5.4 C	+1.03 C
1916	4.3 C	-0.08 C
1917	2.8 C	-1.57 C
1918	3.6 C	-0.70 C
1919	4.5 C	+0.13 C
1920	4.5 C	+0.12 C
1921	5.2 C	+0.86 C
1922	4.7 C	+0.40 C
1923	3.8 C	-0.57 C
1924	4.1 C	-0.26 C
1925	4.1 C	-0.27 C
1926	3.5 C	-0.86 C
1927	5.1 C	+0.80 C
1928	4.1 C	-0.24 C
1929	4.0 C	-0.37 C
1931	5.8 C	+1.48 C
1932	4.7 C	+0.40 C
1933	4.4 C	+0.11 C
1934	3.9 C	-0.46 C
1935	4.1 C	-0.22 C
1936	4.3 C	-0.02 C
1937	5.9 C	+1.59 C
1938	5.4 C	+1.11 C
1939	4.4 C	+0.08 C
1940	4.4 C	+0.05 C
1941	5.4 C	+1.06 C
1942	5.5 C	+1.16 C
1943	4.0 C	-0.29 C
1944	5.4 C	+1.02 C
1945	5.4 C	+1.05 C
1946	5.4 C	+1.06 C
1947	5.1 C	+0.78 C
1948	5.4 C	+1.07 C
1949	6.4 C	+2.02 C
1950	5.2 C	+0.86 C
1951	5.3 C	+0.99 C
1952	6.1 C	+1.81 C
1953	6.7 C	+2.38 C
1957	5.3 C	+0.98 C
1958	4.8 C	+0.44 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1877 to 1958. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Quebec
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1877 to 1958	78	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1877 to 1958	78	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	0.6 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade	1877 to 1958	78	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

1872 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Quebec: 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)	1953	31.7 C (89.1 F)	85
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1890	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	85
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	1937	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	195.5 mm (7.7 in)	1912	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	28 days	1896	15 days	88

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Quebec, 1872 to 1959. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Quebec by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1876	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1877	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1878	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1879	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1880	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1881	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1882	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1883	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1884	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1885	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1886	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1887	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1888	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1889	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1890	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1891	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1892	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1893	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1894	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1895	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1896	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1897	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1899	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1900	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1901	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1902	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1903	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1909	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1910	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1918	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1923	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1924	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1926	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1927	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1930	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1931	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1932	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1935	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1937	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1939	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1941	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959	2.2 C (36.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Quebec, 1872 to 1959. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Quebec by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1876	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1877	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1878	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1879	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1880	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1881	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1882	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1883	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1884	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1885	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1886	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1887	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1888	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1889	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1890	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1891	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1892	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1893	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1894	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1895	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1896	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1897	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1898	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1899	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1901	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1902	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1903	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1904	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1905	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1906	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1907	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1908	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1909	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1910	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1915	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1918	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1920	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1921	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1922	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1923	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1926	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1927	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1928	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1929	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1931	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1936	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1938	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1939	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1942	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1944	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1945	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1947	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1952	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1953	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1958	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Quebec, 1872 to 1959. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Quebec by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1873	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1874	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1875	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1876	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1877	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1878	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1879	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1880	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1881	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1882	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1883	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1884	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1885	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1886	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1887	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1888	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1889	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1890	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1891	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1892	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1893	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1895	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1897	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1899	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1900	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1901	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1906	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1907	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1910	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1911	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1912	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1913	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1914	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1915	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1919	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1922	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1925	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1927	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1930	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1931	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1934	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1936	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1938	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1939	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1943	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	11.9 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Quebec, 1872 to 1959. The record is 195.5 mm (7.7 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Quebec by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1873	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1874	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1875	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1876	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1877	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1878	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1879	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1880	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1881	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1882	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1883	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1884	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1885	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1886	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1887	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1888	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1889	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1890	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1891	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1892	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1894	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1895	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1896	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1897	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1899	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1900	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1901	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1903	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1904	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1905	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1906	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1908	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1909	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1910	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1911	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1915	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1917	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1918	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1919	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1920	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1921	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1923	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1924	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1925	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1926	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1927	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1928	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1931	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1932	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1933	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1936	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1937	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1938	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1939	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1940	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1946	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1950	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1951	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1952	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1953	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1954	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1956	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1957	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1959	27.1 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Quebec, 1872 to 1959. The record is 28 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Quebec by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872	9 days
1873	12 days
1874	16 days
1875	13 days
1876	24 days
1877	16 days
1878	14 days
1879	15 days
1880	10 days
1881	18 days
1882	15 days
1883	15 days
1884	17 days
1885	12 days
1886	11 days
1887	18 days
1888	8 days
1889	22 days
1890	9 days
1891	10 days
1892	16 days
1893	11 days
1894	15 days
1895	12 days
1896	28 days
1897	11 days
1898	13 days
1899	17 days
1900	20 days
1901	18 days
1902	13 days
1903	15 days
1904	15 days
1905	15 days
1906	12 days
1907	13 days
1908	14 days
1909	9 days
1910	13 days
1911	12 days
1912	18 days
1913	19 days
1914	15 days
1915	20 days
1916	18 days
1917	14 days
1918	14 days
1919	13 days
1920	11 days
1921	15 days
1922	16 days
1923	15 days
1924	19 days
1925	18 days
1926	15 days
1927	15 days
1928	9 days
1929	10 days
1930	17 days
1931	15 days
1932	14 days
1933	13 days
1934	10 days
1935	11 days
1936	8 days
1937	19 days
1938	14 days
1939	21 days
1940	12 days
1941	21 days
1942	17 days
1943	14 days
1944	16 days
1945	10 days
1946	12 days
1947	20 days
1948	16 days
1949	17 days
1950	17 days
1951	13 days
1952	17 days
1953	18 days
1954	12 days
1955	10 days
1956	14 days
1957	15 days
1958	9 days
1959	9 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

78 years with a frost

Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Quebec falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.

In 1925 to 1958 the median growing season was 158 days. That is 15 days more than in 1877 to 1906.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Quebec
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1877 to 1906)	Recent period (1925 to 1958)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 May	11 May	5 May	6 days earlier	-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 October	2 October	10 October	8 days later	+1.7 days per decade
Growing days	149 days	143 days	158 days	15 days more	+2.9 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

85 years, 1873 to 1958

A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Quebec: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1873 to 1958.

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: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1937; 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1935; 104.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1942.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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).