Murdochville Weather Records (CA007055380)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Murdochville (CA007055380), Quebec, Canada, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Murdochville

Murdochville (CA007055380) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 48.95 latitude and -65.52 longitude, 575 m (1,886 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1995, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Murdochville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 48.95 latitude, -65.52 longitude.
Elevation: 575 m (1,886 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1995, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Murdochville. 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 Murdochville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.5 C (47.3 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.5 C (50.9 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Murdochville still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Murdochville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	20
1953	65
1954	70
1955	37
1956	70
1957	58
1958	42
1959	48
1960	50
1961	50
1962	51
1963	77
1964	58
1965	53
1966	47
1967	50
1968	46
1969	32
1970	44
1971	40
1972	67
1973	29
1974	41
1975	29
1976	44
1977	43
1978	23
1979	7
1980	18
1981	37
1982	50
1983	68

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 113.8 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murdochville. The most was 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 11 September 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Murdochville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 January 1981
Feb	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 February 1970
Mar	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 March 1976
Apr	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 April 1954
May	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 May 1977
Jun	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 June 1964
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 July 1980
Aug	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 August 1980
Sep	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	11 September 1954
Oct	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 October 1959
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 November 1959
Dec	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1983

32 years of record at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1957, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982.

Days with data per year at Murdochville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	126	34%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	325	89%	No
1958	353	97%	Yes
1959	348	95%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	356	98%	Yes
1962	331	91%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	351	96%	Yes
1969	359	98%	Yes
1970	359	98%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	347	95%	Yes
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	352	96%	Yes
1975	355	97%	Yes
1976	329	90%	No
1977	356	98%	Yes
1978	309	85%	No
1979	76	21%	No
1980	237	65%	No
1981	219	60%	No
1982	311	85%	No
1983	352	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1953 to 1983

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Murdochville, 1953 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.4 C (34.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -0.2 C (31.7 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 3.5 C (38.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Murdochville as warming stripes, 1953 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	2.2 C	+0.79 C
1954	1.1 C	-0.36 C
1955	1.2 C	-0.23 C
1956	0.7 C	-0.77 C
1958	1.6 C	+0.14 C
1959	1.5 C	+0.09 C
1960	2.2 C	+0.78 C
1963	0.7 C	-0.71 C
1964	0.6 C	-0.84 C
1965	0.3 C	-1.19 C
1966	2.2 C	+0.79 C
1967	1.3 C	-0.19 C
1969	2.0 C	+0.57 C
1970	1.6 C	+0.20 C
1971	1.7 C	+0.29 C
1972	-0.2 C	-1.63 C
1973	2.4 C	+0.97 C
1974	0.7 C	-0.79 C
1975	1.7 C	+0.28 C
1976	0.8 C	-0.68 C
1977	1.9 C	+0.42 C
1983	3.5 C	+2.01 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

1952 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Murdochville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1983	29.0 C (84.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1966	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	1954	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	1953	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1966	12 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 33.5 C (92.3 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 C (84.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Murdochville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1953	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1955	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1957	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1959	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1980	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1981	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	33.5 C (92.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Murdochville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1954	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1955	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1956	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1971	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1972	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1978	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1981	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1983	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murdochville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1961	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1976	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murdochville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1954	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1955	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1956	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1958	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1960	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1961	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1962	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1963	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1967	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1969	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1974	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1975	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1981	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Murdochville, 1952 to 1983. The record is 25 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murdochville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	10 days
1953	9 days
1954	14 days
1955	23 days
1956	18 days
1957	20 days
1958	15 days
1959	12 days
1960	14 days
1961	24 days
1962	13 days
1963	18 days
1964	12 days
1965	10 days
1966	25 days
1967	18 days
1968	15 days
1969	9 days
1970	10 days
1971	10 days
1972	12 days
1973	11 days
1974	12 days
1975	9 days
1976	9 days
1977	12 days
1978	13 days
1979	4 days
1980	11 days
1981	11 days
1982	13 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Murdochville falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 102 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Murdochville
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	8 June	n/a	8 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	18 September	n/a	18 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	102 days	n/a	102 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 Murdochville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Murdochville 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).