Bell Falls Weather Records (CA007030640)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bell Falls (CA007030640), Quebec, Canada, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Bell Falls

Bell Falls (CA007030640) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 45.77 latitude and -74.68 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1994, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bell Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bell Falls set a daily record snowfall of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 28 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 45.77 latitude, -74.68 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1994, 76 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Bell Falls. 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 Bell Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bell Falls still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 723.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bell Falls between 19 February 1960 and 12 March 1962. Each dot is a new record.

When Bell Falls set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1960-02-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1962-03-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 78.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bell Falls. The most was 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 September 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bell Falls
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 January 1921
Feb	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 February 1972
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 March 1962
Apr	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 April 1934
May	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 May 1983
Jun	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 June 1943
Jul	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 July 1952
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 August 1952
Sep	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 September 1924
Oct	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6 October 1932
Nov	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 November 1951
Dec	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1924 to 1974

3 years of record at Bell Falls, 1924 to 1974. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974.

Latest Records

Latest records at Bell Falls
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1983	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1983	Bell Falls, CA	monthly snowfall (Tie)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	tie	7 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1983	Bell Falls, CA	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1982	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1982	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1982	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1982	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1981	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1981	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1981	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Bell Falls: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1925	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1924	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1924	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1924	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	60
Longest dry spell (CDD)	29 days	1948	17 days	60

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bell Falls, 1919 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bell Falls by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bell Falls, 1919 to 1983. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.1 C (-33.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bell Falls by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1925	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bell Falls, 1919 to 1983. The record is 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bell Falls by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1923	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1933	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1951	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	44.4 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bell Falls, 1919 to 1983. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.7 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bell Falls by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1924	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1925	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1933	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1934	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1935	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1939	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1942	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1944	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1945	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1947	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1956	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1957	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1958	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1967	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1971	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1973	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1975	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1978	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1980	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1981	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1982	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	75.2 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bell Falls, 1919 to 1983. The record is 29 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bell Falls by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	12 days
1920	16 days
1921	13 days
1922	22 days
1923	19 days
1924	14 days
1925	24 days
1931	22 days
1932	25 days
1933	22 days
1934	11 days
1935	11 days
1936	12 days
1937	21 days
1938	13 days
1939	22 days
1940	20 days
1941	26 days
1942	25 days
1943	14 days
1944	22 days
1945	21 days
1946	10 days
1947	18 days
1948	29 days
1949	15 days
1950	17 days
1951	13 days
1952	13 days
1953	15 days
1954	17 days
1955	17 days
1956	16 days
1957	16 days
1958	20 days
1959	17 days
1960	19 days
1961	16 days
1962	15 days
1963	19 days
1964	17 days
1965	19 days
1966	12 days
1967	16 days
1968	17 days
1969	19 days
1970	18 days
1971	12 days
1972	11 days
1973	11 days
1974	14 days
1975	21 days
1976	13 days
1977	17 days
1978	17 days
1979	13 days
1980	18 days
1981	11 days
1982	12 days
1983	13 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1919 to 1982

A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.2 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bell Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1919 to 1982.

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: 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1924; 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1934; 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for Bell Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bell Falls 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1924	365	100%	Yes
1925	364	100%	Yes
1974	57	16%	No