Tete A la Baleine Weather Records (CA007048421)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tete A la Baleine (CA007048421), Quebec, Canada, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Tete A la Baleine

Tete A la Baleine (CA007048421) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 50.70 latitude and -59.32 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 1995, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tete A la Baleine 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, 50.70 latitude, -59.32 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 1995, 31 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 Tete A la Baleine. 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 Tete A la Baleine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tete A la Baleine still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 115.

Standing records at Tete A la Baleine by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	17
1966	82
1967	114
1968	66
1969	96
1970	88
1971	74
1972	115
1973	65
1974	69
1975	92
1976	78
1977	68
1978	79
1979	111
1980	51
1981	70
1982	54
1983	75

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 87.4 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tete A la Baleine. The most was 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 9 September 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tete A la Baleine
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 January 1966
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 February 1967
Mar	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 March 1977
Apr	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 April 1983
May	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 May 1974
Jun	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 June 1967
Jul	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 July 1966
Aug	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 August 1981
Sep	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 September 1975
Oct	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 November 1983
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965.

Days with data per year at Tete A la Baleine
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	30	8%	No
1966	332	91%	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	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	358	98%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	355	97%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1967 to 1983

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Tete A la Baleine, 1967 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.1 C (34.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -1.3 C (29.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.1 C (37.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tete A la Baleine as warming stripes, 1967 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	0.7 C	-0.39 C
1968	1.1 C	+0.01 C
1969	2.6 C	+1.54 C
1970	1.3 C	+0.22 C
1971	1.4 C	+0.30 C
1972	-1.3 C	-2.41 C
1973	1.6 C	+0.50 C
1974	-0.3 C	-1.37 C
1975	0.2 C	-0.86 C
1976	0.1 C	-0.97 C
1977	2.0 C	+0.87 C
1978	0.6 C	-0.50 C
1979	2.5 C	+1.37 C
1980	1.1 C	+0.01 C
1981	3.1 C	+2.03 C
1982	0.1 C	-1.05 C
1983	1.8 C	+0.73 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

1965 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Tete A la Baleine: 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)	1976	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	1975	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	1975	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	22 days	1967	15 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tete A la Baleine by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1973	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1980	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tete A la Baleine by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1969	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1973	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1978	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1981	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1983	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. The record is 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tete A la Baleine by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1970	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1979	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	60.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. The record is 183.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tete A la Baleine by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1966	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1971	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1973	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1976	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1978	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1979	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1981	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1983	82.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tete A la Baleine, 1965 to 1983. The record is 22 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tete A la Baleine by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	4 days
1966	15 days
1967	22 days
1968	15 days
1969	21 days
1970	11 days
1971	12 days
1972	17 days
1973	15 days
1974	18 days
1975	18 days
1976	18 days
1977	21 days
1978	12 days
1979	12 days
1980	19 days
1981	16 days
1982	12 days
1983	9 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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).