Lac Megantic 2 Weather Records (CA007023677)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lac Megantic 2 (CA007023677), Quebec, Canada, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Lac Megantic 2

Lac Megantic 2 (CA007023677) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 45.60 latitude and -70.87 longitude, 426 m (1,398 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2022, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lac Megantic 2 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, 45.60 latitude, -70.87 longitude.
Elevation: 426 m (1,398 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2022, 60 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 Megantic 2. 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 Megantic 2, 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)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lac Megantic 2 still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Lac Megantic 2 by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	90
1964	76
1965	65
1966	75
1967	96
1968	79
1969	52
1970	63
1971	69
1972	57
1973	66
1974	59
1975	48
1976	92
1977	65
1978	56
1979	93
1980	51
1981	80
1982	71
1983	61

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 75.4 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lac Megantic 2. The most was 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 26 August 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lac Megantic 2
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 January 1978
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 February 1971
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 March 1976
Apr	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	17 April 1982
May	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 May 1979
Jun	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 June 1969
Jul	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 July 1974
Aug	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 August 1975
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 September 1979
Oct	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	3 October 1973
Nov	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 November 1982
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1983

21 years of record at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Lac Megantic 2
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	342	93%	Yes
1969	339	93%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	357	98%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	358	98%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	351	96%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	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 Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.9 C (39.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 2.8 C (37.0 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 5.0 C (40.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lac Megantic 2 as warming stripes, 1963 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	3.5 C	-0.42 C
1964	4.0 C	+0.12 C
1965	3.4 C	-0.52 C
1966	4.2 C	+0.37 C
1967	3.7 C	-0.21 C
1971	3.3 C	-0.53 C
1972	2.8 C	-1.12 C
1973	5.0 C	+1.10 C
1974	4.0 C	+0.09 C
1975	4.4 C	+0.55 C
1976	3.3 C	-0.54 C
1977	3.9 C	-0.02 C
1978	3.2 C	-0.70 C
1979	4.4 C	+0.57 C
1981	4.4 C	+0.57 C
1982	3.7 C	-0.16 C
1983	4.6 C	+0.77 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 Lac Megantic 2: 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)	1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1972	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	1975	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1975	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	19 days	1975	13 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lac Megantic 2 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	32.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lac Megantic 2 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1967	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1980	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1981	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1983	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. The record is 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lac Megantic 2 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1982	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. The record is 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lac Megantic 2 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1966	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1969	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1971	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1976	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1980	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1983	59.6 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lac Megantic 2, 1963 to 1983. The record is 19 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lac Megantic 2 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	16 days
1964	13 days
1965	10 days
1966	15 days
1967	13 days
1968	13 days
1969	14 days
1970	12 days
1971	12 days
1972	13 days
1973	9 days
1974	11 days
1975	19 days
1976	17 days
1977	12 days
1978	14 days
1979	13 days
1980	9 days
1981	11 days
1982	14 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 Lac Megantic 2 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lac Megantic 2 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).