Rigaud Weather Records (CA007016470)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rigaud (CA007016470), Quebec, Canada, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Rigaud

Rigaud (CA007016470) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 45.50 latitude and -74.37 longitude, 46 m (151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2024, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rigaud 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, 45.50 latitude, -74.37 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (151 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2024, 62 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 Rigaud. 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 Rigaud, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rigaud still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Rigaud by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	72
1964	75
1965	81
1966	66
1967	76
1968	77
1969	53
1970	75
1971	68
1972	66
1973	74
1974	70
1975	54
1976	88
1977	57
1978	50
1979	73
1980	59
1981	81
1982	77
1983	72

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 90.2 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rigaud. The most was 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 12 September 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rigaud
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 January 1966
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 February 1972
Mar	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 March 1977
Apr	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 April 1983
May	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 May 1976
Jun	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 June 1972
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 July 1973
Aug	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	25 August 1982
Sep	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 September 1963
Oct	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 October 1976
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 November 1963
Dec	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1983

21 years of record at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Rigaud
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	358	98%	Yes
1964	348	95%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	353	96%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	358	98%	Yes
1980	357	98%	Yes
1981	354	97%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1963 to 1983

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.9 C (40.8 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 7.0 C (44.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rigaud as warming stripes, 1963 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	5.4 C	-0.60 C
1965	5.8 C	-0.23 C
1967	5.5 C	-0.47 C
1969	6.3 C	+0.35 C
1970	5.9 C	-0.11 C
1971	5.8 C	-0.21 C
1972	4.9 C	-1.09 C
1973	7.0 C	+1.01 C
1974	5.6 C	-0.42 C
1975	6.7 C	+0.74 C
1977	6.3 C	+0.34 C
1978	5.6 C	-0.40 C
1979	6.7 C	+0.67 C
1980	5.4 C	-0.61 C
1981	6.6 C	+0.63 C
1982	5.8 C	-0.23 C
1983	6.6 C	+0.59 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

1963 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Rigaud: 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)	1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1971	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	1963	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	1979	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1977	15 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rigaud by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rigaud by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1966	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1979	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1981	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1982	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1983	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. The record is 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rigaud by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1967	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1971	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. The record is 105.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.5 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rigaud by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1965	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1967	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1969	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1975	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1980	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1981	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rigaud, 1963 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rigaud by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	19 days
1964	19 days
1965	19 days
1966	12 days
1967	17 days
1968	13 days
1969	15 days
1970	17 days
1971	12 days
1972	13 days
1973	12 days
1974	11 days
1975	18 days
1976	10 days
1977	26 days
1978	24 days
1979	15 days
1980	11 days
1981	22 days
1982	16 days
1983	14 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 Rigaud standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rigaud 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).