Lac Aux Sables Weather Records (CA00701LEEH)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lac Aux Sables (CA00701LEEH), Quebec, Canada, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Lac Aux Sables

Lac Aux Sables (CA00701LEEH) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 46.87 latitude and -72.40 longitude, 160 m (525 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2024, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lac Aux Sables 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, 46.87 latitude, -72.40 longitude.
Elevation: 160 m (525 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2024, 61 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 Lac Aux Sables. 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 Lac Aux Sables, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.0 C (51.8 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.5 C (86.9 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lac Aux Sables still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Lac Aux Sables by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	26
1965	69
1966	77
1967	75
1968	90
1969	69
1970	59
1971	74
1972	93
1973	74
1974	69
1975	67
1976	86
1977	76
1978	50
1979	94
1980	62
1981	88
1982	77
1983	89

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 78.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lac Aux Sables. The most was 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 June 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lac Aux Sables
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 January 1971
Feb	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 February 1973
Mar	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 March 1983
Apr	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 April 1975
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 May 1981
Jun	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 June 1981
Jul	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 July 1966
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 August 1973
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 September 1979
Oct	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 October 1976
Nov	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 November 1966
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 1983

20 years of record at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964.

Days with data per year at Lac Aux Sables
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	122	33%	No
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	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	361	99%	Yes
1976	361	99%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	360	98%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Lac Aux Sables, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.3 C (37.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 1.8 C (35.2 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 4.4 C (39.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lac Aux Sables as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	3.1 C	-0.21 C
1966	4.2 C	+0.89 C
1967	3.1 C	-0.15 C
1968	3.1 C	-0.24 C
1969	3.8 C	+0.48 C
1970	3.1 C	-0.19 C
1971	2.8 C	-0.46 C
1972	1.8 C	-1.53 C
1973	4.3 C	+0.96 C
1974	2.6 C	-0.73 C
1975	3.7 C	+0.40 C
1976	2.3 C	-0.99 C
1977	3.5 C	+0.24 C
1978	2.7 C	-0.57 C
1979	4.1 C	+0.84 C
1980	2.7 C	-0.59 C
1981	4.3 C	+1.05 C
1982	3.0 C	-0.29 C
1983	4.4 C	+1.12 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

1964 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Lac Aux Sables: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1975	31.6 C (88.9 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	1981	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	29 days	1980	13 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.6 C (88.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lac Aux Sables by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.3 C (-36.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lac Aux Sables by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1967	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1969	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1972	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1975	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1976	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1977	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1978	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1980	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1981	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1982	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1983	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. The record is 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lac Aux Sables by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	40.2 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. The record is 120.8 mm (4.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lac Aux Sables by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1967	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1968	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1969	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1970	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1971	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1973	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1974	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1978	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1980	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1982	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	85.8 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lac Aux Sables, 1964 to 1983. The record is 29 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lac Aux Sables by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	16 days
1965	20 days
1966	9 days
1967	13 days
1968	14 days
1969	14 days
1970	14 days
1971	12 days
1972	11 days
1973	11 days
1974	16 days
1975	12 days
1976	11 days
1977	12 days
1978	17 days
1979	19 days
1980	29 days
1981	10 days
1982	12 days
1983	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.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).