Riviere des Prairies Weather Records (CA007026612)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Riviere des Prairies (CA007026612), Quebec, Canada, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Riviere des Prairies

Riviere des Prairies (CA007026612) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 45.70 latitude and -73.50 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2024, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Riviere des Prairies 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, 45.70 latitude, -73.50 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2024, 52 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 Riviere des Prairies. 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 Riviere des Prairies, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.0 C (93.2 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Riviere des Prairies still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 162.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 88.6 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Riviere des Prairies. The most was 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 14 September 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Riviere des Prairies
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 January 1976
Feb	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2 February 1983
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 March 1978
Apr	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 April 1983
May	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 May 1980
Jun	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 June 1978
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 July 1974
Aug	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 August 1982
Sep	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	14 September 1979
Oct	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 October 1976
Nov	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 November 1983
Dec	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 1983

11 years of record at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Riviere des Prairies
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	360	99%	Yes
1974	358	98%	Yes
1975	355	97%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	342	94%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1973 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 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 1976, at 5.0 C (41.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.8 C (44.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Riviere des Prairies as warming stripes, 1973 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1973	6.8 C	+0.78 C
1974	5.4 C	-0.58 C
1975	6.3 C	+0.31 C
1976	5.0 C	-1.03 C
1977	6.4 C	+0.41 C
1978	5.4 C	-0.65 C
1980	5.9 C	-0.11 C
1981	6.8 C	+0.79 C
1982	5.6 C	-0.43 C
1983	6.5 C	+0.47 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

1973 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Riviere des Prairies: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1976	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	1979	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	11
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	1978	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	11
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1978	14 days	11

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. The record is 34.0 C (93.2 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 C (91.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Riviere des Prairies by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.0 C (-23.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Riviere des Prairies by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1978	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1981	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1983	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. The record is 88.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.4 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Riviere des Prairies by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	50.4 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. The record is 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Riviere des Prairies by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1975	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1978	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1979	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1980	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1981	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1983	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Riviere des Prairies, 1973 to 1983. The record is 34 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Riviere des Prairies by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	10 days
1974	13 days
1975	16 days
1976	12 days
1977	15 days
1978	34 days
1979	25 days
1980	30 days
1981	14 days
1982	11 days
1983	11 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 Riviere des Prairies standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Riviere des Prairies 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 2026-10-17 (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).