Petit Saguenay Weather Records (CA007046010)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petit Saguenay (CA007046010), Quebec, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Petit Saguenay

Petit Saguenay (CA007046010) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 48.18 latitude and -70.05 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2004, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Petit Saguenay 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, 48.18 latitude, -70.05 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2004, 42 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 Petit Saguenay. 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 Petit Saguenay, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Petit Saguenay still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Petit Saguenay by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	76
1964	77
1965	27
1966	53
1967	76
1968	91
1969	88
1970	68
1971	70
1972	83
1973	69
1974	58
1975	48
1976	90
1977	72
1978	60
1979	94
1980	65
1981	72
1982	62
1983	65

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 74.7 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petit Saguenay. The most was 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 8 November 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Petit Saguenay
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 January 1966
Feb	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 February 1972
Mar	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 March 1971
Apr	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 April 1983
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 May 1971
Jun	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	6 June 1977
Jul	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 July 1976
Aug	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	6 August 1981
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 September 1970
Oct	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 October 1963
Nov	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 November 1963
Dec	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1983

21 years of record at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975.

Days with data per year at Petit Saguenay
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	332	91%	Yes
1965	120	33%	No
1966	242	66%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	357	98%	Yes
1971	333	91%	Yes
1972	305	83%	No
1973	301	82%	No
1974	298	82%	No
1975	327	90%	No
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	358	98%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	356	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1963 to 1983

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.5 C (36.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 1.4 C (34.5 F), and the warmest was 1979, at 3.5 C (38.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Petit Saguenay as warming stripes, 1963 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	2.8 C	+0.35 C
1967	2.2 C	-0.31 C
1968	2.2 C	-0.26 C
1969	3.0 C	+0.52 C
1970	2.1 C	-0.42 C
1976	1.4 C	-1.11 C
1977	2.9 C	+0.44 C
1978	2.0 C	-0.51 C
1979	3.5 C	+1.02 C
1980	1.8 C	-0.68 C
1981	3.1 C	+0.65 C
1982	2.1 C	-0.43 C
1983	3.2 C	+0.76 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 Petit Saguenay: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1963	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1965	15 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Petit Saguenay by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1981	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1982	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Petit Saguenay by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1973	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1978	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1981	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1982	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1983	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. The record is 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petit Saguenay by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1976	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petit Saguenay by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1964	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1965	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1967	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1973	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1975	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1976	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1977	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1978	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1979	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1980	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1981	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983	108.6 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Petit Saguenay, 1963 to 1983. The record is 27 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petit Saguenay by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	21 days
1964	11 days
1965	27 days
1966	11 days
1967	17 days
1968	13 days
1969	18 days
1970	15 days
1971	14 days
1972	11 days
1973	15 days
1974	16 days
1975	17 days
1976	18 days
1977	17 days
1978	17 days
1979	15 days
1980	15 days
1981	14 days
1982	13 days
1983	10 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 Petit Saguenay standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Petit Saguenay 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).