Baie-Comeau A Weather Records (CA007040440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Baie-Comeau A (CA007040440), Quebec, Canada, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Baie-Comeau A

Baie-Comeau A (CA007040440) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 49.13 latitude and -68.20 longitude, 22 m (72 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1947 to 2005, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Baie-Comeau A 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, 49.13 latitude, -68.20 longitude.
Elevation: 22 m (72 ft).
Period of record: 1947 to 2005, 59 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 Baie-Comeau A. 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 Baie-Comeau A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.8 C (44.2 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.2 C (46.8 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	8.8 C (47.8 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	17.3 C (63.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.8 C (83.8 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.4 C (61.5 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Baie-Comeau A still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Baie-Comeau A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1947	46
1948	76
1949	85
1950	89
1951	77
1952	28
1953	67
1954	31
1965	74
1966	47
1967	59
1968	57
1969	52
1970	47
1971	31
1972	62
1973	43
1974	47
1975	21
1976	48
1977	61
1978	48
1979	63
1980	38
1981	59
1982	65
1983	43

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 73.2 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baie-Comeau A. The most was 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 23 September 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Baie-Comeau A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29 January 1977
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 February 1953
Mar	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	27 March 1978
Apr	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 April 1950
May	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 May 1949
Jun	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	22 June 1981
Jul	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 July 1953
Aug	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	17 August 1952
Sep	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 September 1966
Oct	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 October 1952
Nov	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 November 1950
Dec	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1947 to 1983

27 years of record at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1947, 1949, 1952, 1954.

Days with data per year at Baie-Comeau A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1947	161	44%	No
1948	349	95%	Yes
1949	320	88%	No
1950	354	97%	Yes
1951	347	95%	Yes
1952	241	66%	No
1953	346	95%	Yes
1954	189	52%	No
1965	340	93%	Yes
1966	345	95%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1948 to 1983

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Baie-Comeau A, 1948 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.5 C (34.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -0.2 C (31.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.0 C (37.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Baie-Comeau A as warming stripes, 1948 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1948	1.3 C	-0.25 C
1950	1.2 C	-0.27 C
1951	1.7 C	+0.23 C
1967	0.9 C	-0.56 C
1968	1.8 C	+0.33 C
1969	2.5 C	+1.02 C
1970	1.6 C	+0.06 C
1971	1.6 C	+0.12 C
1972	-0.2 C	-1.72 C
1973	2.0 C	+0.54 C
1974	0.5 C	-0.96 C
1975	1.5 C	-0.05 C
1976	0.6 C	-0.87 C
1977	1.9 C	+0.37 C
1978	1.0 C	-0.52 C
1979	2.7 C	+1.17 C
1980	1.4 C	-0.13 C
1981	3.0 C	+1.52 C
1982	0.8 C	-0.74 C
1983	2.2 C	+0.72 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

1947 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Baie-Comeau A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1953	28.7 C (83.7 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1951	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	1966	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	1950	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1951	13 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 C (83.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Baie-Comeau A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1947	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1949	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1950	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1951	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1952	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977	28.8 C (83.8 F)
1978	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1979	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1980	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1981	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1982	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1983	28.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Baie-Comeau A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1947	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1948	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1949	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1950	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1951	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1952	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1953	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1967	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1969	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1976	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
1978	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1979	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1980	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)
1981	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1982	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. The record is 73.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baie-Comeau A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1947	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1950	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1953	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1974	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1978	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1979	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	56.8 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.6 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baie-Comeau A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1947	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1950	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1951	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1952	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1968	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1970	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1978	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1979	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1980	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1983	83.6 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Baie-Comeau A, 1947 to 1983. The record is 24 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baie-Comeau A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1947	16 days
1948	19 days
1949	11 days
1950	17 days
1951	24 days
1952	22 days
1953	17 days
1954	11 days
1965	20 days
1966	13 days
1967	18 days
1968	12 days
1969	19 days
1970	11 days
1971	12 days
1972	11 days
1973	11 days
1974	12 days
1975	17 days
1976	12 days
1977	9 days
1978	14 days
1979	17 days
1980	15 days
1981	11 days
1982	12 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Baie-Comeau A falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 117 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Baie-Comeau A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1948 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	25 May	n/a	25 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	18 September	n/a	18 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	117 days	n/a	117 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.

Download the Data

Data for Baie-Comeau A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Baie-Comeau A 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).