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Sorel Weather Records (CA007028200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sorel (CA007028200), Quebec, Canada, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Sorel

  • Sorel (CA007028200) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 46.03 latitude and -73.12 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1914 to 2024, 111 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Sorel still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sorel set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 13 December 1983.

About the Station

  • Location: Quebec, Canada, 46.03 latitude, -73.12 longitude.
  • Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
  • Period of record: 1914 to 2024, 111 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Sorel, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sorel. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sorel. 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 Sorel, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan12.8 C (55.0 F)-41.0 C (-41.8 F)n/an/a
Feb12.0 C (53.6 F)-37.8 C (-36.0 F)n/an/a
Mar21.1 C (70.0 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a
Apr29.4 C (84.9 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
May34.4 C (93.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Jun37.8 C (100.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Jul36.7 C (98.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Sep33.9 C (93.0 F)-4.5 C (23.9 F)n/an/a
Oct28.9 C (84.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Nov22.8 C (73.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Dec14.4 C (57.9 F)-40.6 C (-41.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Sorel by the year they were set 1,464 records at Sorel still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 42. 02040601914: 241915: 191916: 271917: 231918: 311919: 241920: 261921: 241922: 261923: 421924: 171925: 271926: 201927: 181928: 111929: 211930: 211931: 251932: 221933: 331934: 281935: 191936: 291937: 181938: 131939: 181940: 271941: 191942: 231943: 211944: 271945: 341946: 391947: 221948: 281949: 321950: 241951: 191952: 91953: 221954: 191955: 141956: 81957: 291958: 171959: 131960: 111961: 131962: 161963: 231964: 221965: 191966: 201967: 81968: 191969: 81970: 151971: 151972: 71973: 191974: 131975: 251976: 201977: 211978: 171979: 271980: 141981: 301982: 181983: 121914192119281935194219491956196319701977
1,464 records at Sorel still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Sorel by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191424
191519
191627
191723
191831
191924
192026
192124
192226
192342
192417
192527
192620
192718
192811
192921
193021
193125
193222
193333
193428
193519
193629
193718
193813
193918
194027
194119
194223
194321
194427
194534
194639
194722
194828
194932
195024
195119
19529
195322
195419
195514
19568
195729
195817
195913
196011
196113
196216
196323
196422
196519
196620
19678
196819
19698
197015
197115
19727
197319
197413
197525
197620
197721
197817
197927
198014
198130
198218
198312

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Sorel set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Sorel between 26 December 1969 and 4 January 1981. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperature26 December 1969: Record daily snowfall 65.5 cm (25.8 in)19 June 1978: Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)4 January 1981: Record low minimum temperature -41.0 C (-41.8 F)197019751980
3 all-time records were set at Sorel between 26 December 1969 and 4 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.
When Sorel set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1969-12-26Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 65.5 cm (25.8 in)
1978-06-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981-01-04Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -41.0 C (-41.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sorel The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sorel. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 19 June 1978. 050100150 Jan: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 23 January 1966 Jan Feb: 83.0 mm (3.3 in), 11 February 1981 Feb Mar: 49.5 mm (1.9 in), 13 March 1977 Mar Apr: 43.4 mm (1.7 in), 16 April 1954 Apr May: 48.5 mm (1.9 in), 3 May 1933 May Jun: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 19 June 1978 Jun Jul: 79.5 mm (3.1 in), 7 July 1947 Jul Aug: 85.9 mm (3.4 in), 31 August 1954 Aug Sep: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 29 September 1946 Sep Oct: 72.9 mm (2.9 in), 6 October 1932 Oct Nov: 44.7 mm (1.8 in), 3 November 1951 Nov Dec: 65.5 mm (2.6 in), 26 December 1969 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sorel. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 19 June 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sorel
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.1 mm (1.5 in)23 January 1966
Feb83.0 mm (3.3 in)11 February 1981
Mar49.5 mm (1.9 in)13 March 1977
Apr43.4 mm (1.7 in)16 April 1954
May48.5 mm (1.9 in)3 May 1933
Jun109.2 mm (4.3 in)19 June 1978
Jul79.5 mm (3.1 in)7 July 1947
Aug85.9 mm (3.4 in)31 August 1954
Sep66.0 mm (2.6 in)29 September 1946
Oct72.9 mm (2.9 in)6 October 1932
Nov44.7 mm (1.8 in)3 November 1951
Dec65.5 mm (2.6 in)26 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1914 to 1983
Days with data per year at Sorel 70 years of record at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1927, 1956, 1968. 1914: 195 of 365 days1915: 334 of 365 days1916: 363 of 366 days1917: 361 of 365 days1918: 362 of 365 days1919: 362 of 365 days1920: 361 of 366 days1921: 347 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 362 of 365 days1924: 360 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 362 of 365 days1927: 306 of 365 days1928: 341 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 362 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 362 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 359 of 365 days1939: 361 of 365 days1940: 364 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 360 of 366 days1949: 362 of 365 days1950: 355 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 360 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 188 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 347 of 365 days1962: 331 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 278 of 366 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 361 of 365 days1983: 353 of 365 days1920193019401950196019701980
70 years of record at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1927, 1956, 1968.
Days with data per year at Sorel
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191419553%No
191533492%Yes
191636399%Yes
191736199%Yes
191836299%Yes
191936299%Yes
192036199%Yes
192134795%Yes
192236199%Yes
192336299%Yes
192436098%Yes
192536399%Yes
192636299%Yes
192730684%No
192834193%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193036299%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193636299%Yes
1937364100%Yes
193835998%Yes
193936199%Yes
194036499%Yes
1941364100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836098%Yes
194936299%Yes
195035597%Yes
195136199%Yes
195236098%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536099%Yes
195618851%No
1957364100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195936199%Yes
196036399%Yes
196134795%Yes
196233191%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196436199%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196827876%No
196936299%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236199%Yes
198335397%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sorel
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)41 years50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1983Sorel, CAdaily snowfall5.2 cm (2.0 in)0.1 cm (0.0 in)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)44 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983Sorel, CAdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1983Sorel, CAdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1983Sorel, CAdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1983Sorel, CAdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1983Sorel, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1983Sorel, CAdaily high min20.5 C (68.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1983Sorel, CAdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1983Sorel, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1983Sorel, CAdaily high max34.0 C (93.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)64 years27 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1983Sorel, CAdaily high max32.5 C (90.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie25 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1983Sorel, CAdaily low max3.5 C (38.3 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)68 years41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1983Sorel, CAdaily snowfall4.0 cm (1.6 in)4.0 cm (1.6 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1983Sorel, CAdaily low min-8.0 C (17.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1983Sorel, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

59 complete years, 1916 to 1982
Annual mean temperature at Sorel as warming stripes, 1916 to 1982 One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Sorel, 1916 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 2.9 C (37.2 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 7.3 C (45.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1916: 4.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1917: 2.9 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1918: 4.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1919: 4.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1920: 4.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1922: 4.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1923: 3.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1924: 3.4 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1925: 4.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1926: 3.0 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1929: 4.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1930: 5.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1931: 6.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1932: 5.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1933: 4.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1934: 4.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1935: 4.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1936: 4.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1937: 6.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1938: 5.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1939: 4.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1940: 4.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1941: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1942: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 4.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1944: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 5.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1946: 6.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1947: 5.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 5.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 6.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1950: 5.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1951: 5.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1952: 6.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1953: 6.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1954: 5.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1955: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1957: 6.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1959: 5.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 6.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1963: 5.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1964: 6.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1965: 5.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 6.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1967: 5.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 6.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1970: 5.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1971: 6.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1972: 5.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 7.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1974: 5.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1975: 6.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1976: 5.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1977: 6.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1978: 5.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1979: 6.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1980: 4.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 6.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1982: 5.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean19161920193019401950196019701980
One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Sorel, 1916 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 2.9 C (37.2 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 7.3 C (45.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sorel as warming stripes, 1916 to 1982
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19164.4 C-0.86 C
19172.9 C-2.38 C
19184.1 C-1.21 C
19194.4 C-0.85 C
19204.7 C-0.61 C
19224.4 C-0.90 C
19233.2 C-2.06 C
19243.4 C-1.91 C
19254.0 C-1.30 C
19263.0 C-2.30 C
19294.3 C-0.99 C
19305.3 C0.00 C
19316.6 C+1.35 C
19325.5 C+0.26 C
19334.8 C-0.46 C
19344.2 C-1.07 C
19354.3 C-0.95 C
19364.3 C-0.98 C
19376.1 C+0.80 C
19385.3 C+0.05 C
19394.1 C-1.20 C
19404.1 C-1.19 C
19415.6 C+0.34 C
19425.6 C+0.30 C
19434.1 C-1.13 C
19445.6 C+0.35 C
19455.7 C+0.43 C
19466.0 C+0.69 C
19475.4 C+0.16 C
19485.6 C+0.37 C
19496.4 C+1.18 C
19505.0 C-0.30 C
19515.2 C-0.05 C
19526.1 C+0.86 C
19536.9 C+1.64 C
19545.2 C-0.04 C
19555.6 C+0.34 C
19576.1 C+0.79 C
19595.6 C+0.36 C
19606.1 C+0.83 C
19635.4 C+0.16 C
19646.2 C+0.97 C
19655.5 C+0.20 C
19666.1 C+0.82 C
19675.1 C-0.14 C
19696.4 C+1.09 C
19705.9 C+0.68 C
19716.1 C+0.83 C
19725.1 C-0.19 C
19737.3 C+2.03 C
19745.8 C+0.52 C
19756.9 C+1.60 C
19765.2 C-0.09 C
19776.5 C+1.19 C
19785.7 C+0.40 C
19796.4 C+1.12 C
19804.7 C-0.60 C
19816.3 C+1.08 C
19825.3 C+0.05 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1916 to 1982. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 59 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sorel
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade1916 to 198259Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade1916 to 198259Rise
Mean daily minimum0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade0.9 F (0.7 to 1.1) per decade1916 to 198259Rise

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

1914 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Sorel: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.8 C (100.0 F)194133.6 C (92.5 F)70
Coldest night (TNn)-41.0 C (-41.8 F)1981-33.0 C (-27.5 F)70
Wettest day (Rx1day)109.2 mm (4.3 in)197844.2 mm (1.7 in)70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)126.0 mm (5.0 in)193366.4 mm (2.6 in)70
Longest dry spell (CDD)36 days196116 days70

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Sorel by year The hottest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F). 253035401920194019601980Record: 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1941
The hottest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sorel by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191432.8 C (91.0 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191633.9 C (93.0 F)
191735.6 C (96.1 F)
191833.9 C (93.0 F)
191933.9 C (93.0 F)
192032.8 C (91.0 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192232.2 C (90.0 F)
192333.3 C (91.9 F)
192431.1 C (88.0 F)
192532.8 C (91.0 F)
192631.1 C (88.0 F)
192728.9 C (84.0 F)
192831.1 C (88.0 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193031.7 C (89.1 F)
193136.7 C (98.1 F)
193232.8 C (91.0 F)
193334.4 C (93.9 F)
193433.9 C (93.0 F)
193534.4 C (93.9 F)
193633.3 C (91.9 F)
193734.4 C (93.9 F)
193835.6 C (96.1 F)
193933.9 C (93.0 F)
194033.3 C (91.9 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194233.9 C (93.0 F)
194333.3 C (91.9 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194534.4 C (93.9 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194736.1 C (97.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195032.2 C (90.0 F)
195131.1 C (88.0 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195431.1 C (88.0 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195625.6 C (78.1 F)
195732.2 C (90.0 F)
195830.0 C (86.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196032.2 C (90.0 F)
196130.6 C (87.1 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196335.0 C (95.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196633.9 C (93.0 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196828.9 C (84.0 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197231.7 C (89.1 F)
197333.3 C (91.9 F)
197432.2 C (90.0 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197633.3 C (91.9 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)
197932.2 C (90.0 F)
198032.5 C (90.5 F)
198134.0 C (93.2 F)
198234.5 C (94.1 F)
198334.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Sorel by year The coldest night of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.0 C (-27.5 F). -45-40-35-30-251920194019601980Record: -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1981
The coldest night of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.0 C (-27.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sorel by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1914-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1915-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1918-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1919-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1923-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1925-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1928-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1930-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1932-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1934-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1939-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1942-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1944-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1945-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1958-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1960-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1969-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1975-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1981-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983-28.5 C (-19.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sorel by year The wettest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in). 02550751001251920194019601980Record: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978
The wettest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sorel by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191434.8 mm (1.4 in)
191530.5 mm (1.2 in)
191663.5 mm (2.5 in)
191741.7 mm (1.6 in)
191856.6 mm (2.2 in)
191929.7 mm (1.2 in)
192039.1 mm (1.5 in)
192142.7 mm (1.7 in)
192234.0 mm (1.3 in)
192356.6 mm (2.2 in)
192452.1 mm (2.1 in)
192521.1 mm (0.8 in)
192645.5 mm (1.8 in)
192741.9 mm (1.6 in)
192836.1 mm (1.4 in)
192937.1 mm (1.5 in)
193030.0 mm (1.2 in)
193171.1 mm (2.8 in)
193272.9 mm (2.9 in)
193399.8 mm (3.9 in)
193444.5 mm (1.8 in)
193557.2 mm (2.3 in)
193641.4 mm (1.6 in)
193736.6 mm (1.4 in)
193853.1 mm (2.1 in)
193945.7 mm (1.8 in)
194043.2 mm (1.7 in)
194147.5 mm (1.9 in)
194241.4 mm (1.6 in)
194353.1 mm (2.1 in)
194440.6 mm (1.6 in)
194555.9 mm (2.2 in)
194666.0 mm (2.6 in)
194779.5 mm (3.1 in)
194860.2 mm (2.4 in)
194955.4 mm (2.2 in)
195039.9 mm (1.6 in)
195144.7 mm (1.8 in)
195243.4 mm (1.7 in)
195332.0 mm (1.3 in)
195485.9 mm (3.4 in)
195568.3 mm (2.7 in)
195645.5 mm (1.8 in)
195750.8 mm (2.0 in)
195843.9 mm (1.7 in)
195929.2 mm (1.1 in)
196054.6 mm (2.1 in)
196147.8 mm (1.9 in)
196241.9 mm (1.6 in)
196359.2 mm (2.3 in)
196438.1 mm (1.5 in)
196530.5 mm (1.2 in)
196678.2 mm (3.1 in)
196732.3 mm (1.3 in)
196841.1 mm (1.6 in)
196965.5 mm (2.6 in)
197058.2 mm (2.3 in)
197130.0 mm (1.2 in)
197242.2 mm (1.7 in)
197336.6 mm (1.4 in)
197440.6 mm (1.6 in)
197542.9 mm (1.7 in)
197643.2 mm (1.7 in)
197755.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197954.1 mm (2.1 in)
198039.2 mm (1.5 in)
198183.0 mm (3.3 in)
198233.9 mm (1.3 in)
198345.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sorel by year The wettest five days of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in). 2550751001251501920194019601980Record: 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933
The wettest five days of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sorel by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191464.0 mm (2.5 in)
191557.2 mm (2.3 in)
191676.2 mm (3.0 in)
191759.3 mm (2.3 in)
191863.5 mm (2.5 in)
191949.8 mm (2.0 in)
192056.4 mm (2.2 in)
192157.4 mm (2.3 in)
192260.7 mm (2.4 in)
192377.7 mm (3.1 in)
192466.1 mm (2.6 in)
192539.2 mm (1.5 in)
192668.9 mm (2.7 in)
192744.9 mm (1.8 in)
192864.8 mm (2.6 in)
192958.2 mm (2.3 in)
193069.5 mm (2.7 in)
193174.9 mm (2.9 in)
193290.9 mm (3.6 in)
1933126.0 mm (5.0 in)
193462.5 mm (2.5 in)
193557.2 mm (2.3 in)
193659.4 mm (2.3 in)
193751.9 mm (2.0 in)
193882.5 mm (3.2 in)
193983.7 mm (3.3 in)
194086.2 mm (3.4 in)
194177.4 mm (3.0 in)
194261.2 mm (2.4 in)
194399.6 mm (3.9 in)
194459.7 mm (2.4 in)
194597.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946108.6 mm (4.3 in)
194788.1 mm (3.5 in)
194868.1 mm (2.7 in)
194976.0 mm (3.0 in)
195061.0 mm (2.4 in)
195179.2 mm (3.1 in)
195265.5 mm (2.6 in)
195344.9 mm (1.8 in)
195498.4 mm (3.9 in)
1955100.1 mm (3.9 in)
195661.0 mm (2.4 in)
195789.2 mm (3.5 in)
195873.4 mm (2.9 in)
195952.8 mm (2.1 in)
196060.5 mm (2.4 in)
196162.3 mm (2.5 in)
196275.2 mm (3.0 in)
196386.9 mm (3.4 in)
196453.5 mm (2.1 in)
196554.3 mm (2.1 in)
196684.3 mm (3.3 in)
196757.9 mm (2.3 in)
196843.9 mm (1.7 in)
196977.7 mm (3.1 in)
197072.7 mm (2.9 in)
197162.0 mm (2.4 in)
197262.0 mm (2.4 in)
197371.6 mm (2.8 in)
197471.9 mm (2.8 in)
197566.7 mm (2.6 in)
197649.8 mm (2.0 in)
197767.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978124.2 mm (4.9 in)
197970.6 mm (2.8 in)
198061.8 mm (2.4 in)
198195.8 mm (3.8 in)
198249.8 mm (2.0 in)
198393.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sorel by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 36 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 102030401920194019601980Record: 36 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 36 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sorel by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191419 days
191520 days
191618 days
191718 days
191817 days
191917 days
192019 days
192117 days
192221 days
192318 days
192425 days
192519 days
192611 days
192716 days
192814 days
192914 days
193018 days
193112 days
193218 days
193312 days
193413 days
193515 days
193612 days
193716 days
193818 days
193923 days
194014 days
194124 days
194217 days
194313 days
194415 days
194513 days
194612 days
194719 days
194818 days
194917 days
195016 days
195114 days
195212 days
195316 days
195412 days
195517 days
195612 days
195716 days
195815 days
195933 days
196019 days
196136 days
196219 days
196319 days
196417 days
196519 days
196612 days
196718 days
196824 days
196912 days
197021 days
197112 days
197213 days
197313 days
197412 days
197517 days
197613 days
197714 days
197834 days
197914 days
198011 days
198113 days
198212 days
198313 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

59 years with a frost

Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sorel falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sorel
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1948 to 1982)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 Mayn/a5 Mayn/a-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost27 Septembern/a1 Octobern/a+2.3 days per decade
Growing days142 daysn/a147 daysn/a+4.2 days per decade

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

64 years, 1915 to 1983

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.8 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sorel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years87.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years100.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years113.8 mm (4.5 in)Longer than the 64 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 64 years of values from 1915 to 1983.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978; 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1933; 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1954.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Sorel, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Sorel, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1969+0.5+0.9likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).