Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Asbestos. 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 Asbestos, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.0 C (96.8 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Asbestos still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Asbestos by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
33
1949
59
1950
42
1951
44
1952
27
1953
30
1954
31
1955
46
1956
48
1957
41
1958
30
1959
42
1960
24
1961
37
1962
27
1963
35
1964
37
1965
43
1966
50
1967
45
1968
47
1969
34
1970
40
1971
22
1972
23
1973
49
1974
44
1975
33
1976
62
1977
49
1978
44
1979
71
1980
38
1981
50
1982
53
1983
34
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Asbestos between 4 July 1983 and 4 July 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Asbestos set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-07-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.0 C (96.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Asbestos. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 7 August 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Asbestos
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
8 January 1978
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
19 February 1972
Mar
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
29 March 1981
Apr
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
23 April 1954
May
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
21 May 1973
Jun
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1 June 1952
Jul
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 July 1948
Aug
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
7 August 1972
Sep
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
5 September 1973
Oct
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2 October 1952
Nov
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
4 November 1950
Dec
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
25 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Asbestos, 1950 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Asbestos as warming stripes, 1950 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
4.8 C
-0.42 C
1951
5.3 C
+0.04 C
1952
5.7 C
+0.43 C
1954
4.8 C
-0.41 C
1955
5.3 C
+0.07 C
1961
5.5 C
+0.21 C
1964
5.3 C
+0.07 C
1965
4.8 C
-0.45 C
1966
5.4 C
+0.14 C
1967
4.9 C
-0.33 C
1968
4.9 C
-0.32 C
1969
5.7 C
+0.46 C
1972
4.3 C
-0.93 C
1973
6.7 C
+1.43 C
1977
5.6 C
+0.38 C
1978
4.3 C
-0.96 C
1979
6.0 C
+0.72 C
1980
4.5 C
-0.78 C
1982
5.0 C
-0.20 C
1983
6.1 C
+0.81 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
1948 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Asbestos: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1983
31.7 C (89.1 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1957
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1972
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1972
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
21 days
1982
14 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Asbestos by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
36.0 C (96.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Asbestos by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1954
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1965
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1980
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1981
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1982
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1983
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Asbestos by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Asbestos by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1950
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1951
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1959
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1962
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1963
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1964
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1971
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1972
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1973
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1975
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1980
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1981
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Asbestos by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
14 days
1949
12 days
1950
16 days
1951
14 days
1952
11 days
1953
18 days
1954
13 days
1955
11 days
1956
12 days
1957
16 days
1958
15 days
1959
14 days
1960
18 days
1961
16 days
1962
14 days
1963
20 days
1964
15 days
1965
19 days
1966
10 days
1967
17 days
1968
11 days
1969
13 days
1970
12 days
1971
11 days
1972
13 days
1973
17 days
1974
12 days
1975
12 days
1976
16 days
1977
14 days
1978
16 days
1979
15 days
1980
17 days
1981
13 days
1982
21 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Asbestos falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Asbestos
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1950 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
28 September
n/a
28 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
137 days
n/a
137 days
n/a
n/a
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.