Chicoutimi Weather Records (CA007061440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chicoutimi (CA007061440), Quebec, Canada, with 109 years of record.

Key Facts for Chicoutimi

Chicoutimi (CA007061440) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 48.42 latitude and -71.08 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1871 to 1979, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chicoutimi still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Chicoutimi set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 29 April 1979.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 48.42 latitude, -71.08 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1871 to 1979, 109 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 Chicoutimi. 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 Chicoutimi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Chicoutimi still stand. 1916 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Chicoutimi by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1880	4
1881	14
1882	16
1883	11
1884	38
1885	12
1886	27
1887	16
1888	12
1889	19
1890	63
1891	22
1892	5
1893	11
1894	22
1895	19
1896	19
1897	18
1898	14
1899	13
1900	15
1901	13
1902	12
1903	13
1904	8
1905	16
1906	15
1908	10
1909	7
1910	10
1911	19
1912	19
1913	24
1914	27
1915	9
1916	99
1917	10
1920	28
1921	2
1922	12
1923	7
1924	5
1925	13
1926	7
1927	7
1928	6
1929	8
1930	12
1931	14
1932	19
1933	28
1934	11
1935	8
1936	18
1937	18
1938	21
1939	14
1940	7
1941	5
1942	16
1943	7
1944	6
1945	17
1946	10
1947	21
1948	9
1949	14
1950	7
1951	15
1952	9
1953	19
1954	14
1955	11
1956	12
1957	13
1958	6
1959	16
1960	9
1961	10
1962	12
1963	17
1964	14
1965	11
1966	18
1967	11
1968	17
1969	16
1970	20
1971	8
1972	6
1973	12
1974	15
1975	16
1976	13
1977	18
1978	13
1979	15

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records

10 all-time records were set at Chicoutimi between 3 February 1916 and 16 July 1969. Each dot is a new record.

When Chicoutimi set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1916-02-03	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1916-02-05	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1917-08-02	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1933-12-29	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935-08-18	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965-08-15	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967-07-23	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1968-03-23	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 51.6 cm (20.3 in)
1968-07-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1969-07-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 94.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chicoutimi. The most was 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 30 August 1893.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chicoutimi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 January 1932
Feb	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 February 1961
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 March 1922
Apr	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 April 1935
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 May 1928
Jun	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	21 June 1972
Jul	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 July 1887
Aug	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 August 1893
Sep	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 September 1946
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 October 1900
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 November 1923
Dec	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1880 to 1979

98 years of record at Chicoutimi, 1880 to 1979. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1893, 1904, 1912 and others.

Days with data per year at Chicoutimi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1880	77	21%	No
1881	260	71%	No
1882	289	79%	No
1883	280	77%	No
1884	316	86%	No
1885	362	99%	Yes
1886	352	96%	Yes
1887	350	96%	Yes
1888	348	95%	Yes
1889	352	96%	Yes
1890	345	95%	Yes
1891	347	95%	Yes
1892	349	95%	Yes
1893	267	73%	No
1894	355	97%	Yes
1895	348	95%	Yes
1896	336	92%	Yes
1897	332	91%	Yes
1898	359	98%	Yes
1899	359	98%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	359	98%	Yes
1903	341	93%	Yes
1904	319	87%	No
1905	341	93%	Yes
1906	332	91%	Yes
1907	335	92%	Yes
1908	358	98%	Yes
1909	333	91%	Yes
1910	353	97%	Yes
1911	334	92%	Yes
1912	308	84%	No
1913	363	99%	Yes
1914	333	91%	Yes
1915	257	70%	No
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	118	32%	No
1920	253	69%	No
1921	65	18%	No
1922	289	79%	No
1923	224	61%	No
1924	301	82%	No
1925	271	74%	No
1926	361	99%	Yes
1927	356	98%	Yes
1928	349	95%	Yes
1929	359	98%	Yes
1930	356	98%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	364	99%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	303	83%	No
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	120	33%	No
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	317	87%	No
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	132	36%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Chicoutimi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	33 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min (Tie)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min (Tie)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	tie	48 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max (Tie)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	tie	36 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly high min (Tie)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	tie	47 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	20 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1979	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

70 complete years, 1885 to 1978

One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Chicoutimi, 1885 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.8 C (37.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1890, at -1.1 C (30.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.0 C (41.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.9 C (7.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Chicoutimi as warming stripes, 1885 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1885	0.9 C	-1.90 C
1886	1.4 C	-1.37 C
1887	1.4 C	-1.35 C
1888	1.0 C	-1.75 C
1889	2.7 C	-0.05 C
1890	-1.1 C	-3.84 C
1891	2.6 C	-0.20 C
1892	2.4 C	-0.36 C
1894	1.9 C	-0.83 C
1895	2.6 C	-0.14 C
1898	3.1 C	+0.30 C
1899	2.5 C	-0.32 C
1900	1.8 C	-0.95 C
1901	2.5 C	-0.25 C
1902	2.0 C	-0.81 C
1903	2.3 C	-0.52 C
1905	1.4 C	-1.33 C
1906	1.9 C	-0.88 C
1908	1.9 C	-0.84 C
1913	2.3 C	-0.44 C
1926	1.2 C	-1.62 C
1927	3.1 C	+0.31 C
1928	2.2 C	-0.55 C
1929	1.3 C	-1.45 C
1930	2.9 C	+0.16 C
1931	5.0 C	+2.25 C
1932	2.8 C	+0.03 C
1933	1.8 C	-0.98 C
1934	1.1 C	-1.64 C
1935	2.3 C	-0.51 C
1936	2.5 C	-0.29 C
1937	4.7 C	+1.91 C
1938	3.9 C	+1.13 C
1940	2.7 C	-0.09 C
1941	3.0 C	+0.25 C
1942	3.6 C	+0.87 C
1943	1.4 C	-1.33 C
1944	3.1 C	+0.34 C
1945	3.0 C	+0.20 C
1946	3.1 C	+0.33 C
1947	3.0 C	+0.19 C
1948	2.9 C	+0.15 C
1949	3.9 C	+1.13 C
1951	3.8 C	+1.06 C
1952	4.5 C	+1.71 C
1953	4.8 C	+2.03 C
1954	3.4 C	+0.64 C
1955	3.6 C	+0.81 C
1956	2.8 C	+0.04 C
1957	3.6 C	+0.79 C
1958	3.4 C	+0.64 C
1959	3.0 C	+0.27 C
1960	4.1 C	+1.37 C
1961	3.7 C	+0.91 C
1963	3.2 C	+0.43 C
1964	3.4 C	+0.66 C
1965	2.5 C	-0.27 C
1966	4.4 C	+1.60 C
1967	3.0 C	+0.27 C
1968	3.5 C	+0.72 C
1969	3.6 C	+0.85 C
1970	2.7 C	-0.08 C
1971	3.3 C	+0.49 C
1972	2.1 C	-0.63 C
1973	4.2 C	+1.41 C
1974	2.5 C	-0.29 C
1975	3.8 C	+1.04 C
1976	2.5 C	-0.29 C
1977	3.8 C	+1.04 C
1978	2.8 C	-0.01 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1885 to 1978. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chicoutimi
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	1885 to 1978	70	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.11) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1885 to 1978	70	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade	1885 to 1978	70	Rise

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

1871 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Chicoutimi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1935	32.8 C (91.0 F)	98
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1916	-35.8 C (-32.5 F)	98
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	1893	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	107
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	1893	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	107
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1915	15 days	107

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chicoutimi, 1871 to 1979. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chicoutimi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1881	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1882	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1883	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1884	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1885	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1886	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1887	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1888	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1889	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1890	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1891	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1892	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1893	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1894	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1896	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1899	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1900	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1901	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1902	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1903	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1904	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1922	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1926	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1927	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1930	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1931	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1932	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1941	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1958	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	28.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Chicoutimi, 1871 to 1979. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.8 C (-32.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chicoutimi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1881	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1882	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1883	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1884	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1885	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1886	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1887	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1888	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1889	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1890	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1891	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1892	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1893	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1894	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1895	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1896	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1897	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1898	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1899	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1900	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1901	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1902	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1903	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1904	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1905	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1906	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1907	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1908	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1909	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1910	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1911	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1912	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1914	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1915	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1916	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1917	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1921	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1922	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1924	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1926	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1928	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1929	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1930	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1931	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1932	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1933	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1934	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1935	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1937	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1938	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1939	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1940	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1941	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1942	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1943	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1945	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1946	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1947	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1948	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1950	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1951	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1953	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1956	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1958	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1969	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1970	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chicoutimi, 1871 to 1979. The record is 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chicoutimi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1871	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1872	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1873	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1876	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1877	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1878	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1879	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1880	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1881	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1882	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1883	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1884	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1885	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1886	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1887	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1888	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1889	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1890	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1891	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1892	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1893	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1894	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1895	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1896	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1902	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1907	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1908	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1919	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1924	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1933	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1939	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1940	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1969	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1976	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	21.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chicoutimi, 1871 to 1979. The record is 122.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.4 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chicoutimi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1871	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1872	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1873	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1876	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1877	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1878	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1879	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1880	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1881	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1882	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1883	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1884	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1885	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1886	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1887	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1888	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1889	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1890	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1891	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1892	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1893	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1894	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1895	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1896	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1897	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1898	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1899	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1905	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1910	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1912	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1913	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1914	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1915	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1916	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1920	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1921	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1922	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1923	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1924	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1925	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1930	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1931	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1933	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1941	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1943	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1944	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1945	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1947	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1949	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1953	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1955	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1956	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1958	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1962	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1968	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1972	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1976	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	31.2 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chicoutimi, 1871 to 1979. The record is 43 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chicoutimi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1871	11 days
1872	9 days
1873	10 days
1876	11 days
1877	15 days
1878	27 days
1879	13 days
1880	14 days
1881	15 days
1882	15 days
1883	18 days
1884	23 days
1885	14 days
1886	14 days
1887	15 days
1888	11 days
1889	11 days
1890	11 days
1891	15 days
1892	16 days
1893	12 days
1894	13 days
1895	20 days
1896	12 days
1897	23 days
1898	30 days
1899	17 days
1900	23 days
1901	15 days
1902	16 days
1903	14 days
1904	21 days
1905	33 days
1906	30 days
1907	18 days
1908	16 days
1909	13 days
1910	21 days
1911	28 days
1912	21 days
1913	16 days
1914	23 days
1915	43 days
1916	16 days
1917	19 days
1918	35 days
1919	13 days
1920	15 days
1921	10 days
1922	19 days
1923	27 days
1924	13 days
1925	12 days
1926	35 days
1927	17 days
1928	12 days
1929	11 days
1930	18 days
1931	14 days
1932	12 days
1933	10 days
1934	9 days
1935	17 days
1936	11 days
1937	19 days
1938	9 days
1939	18 days
1940	13 days
1941	30 days
1942	14 days
1943	12 days
1944	19 days
1945	14 days
1946	11 days
1947	15 days
1948	18 days
1949	14 days
1950	15 days
1951	14 days
1952	15 days
1953	13 days
1954	15 days
1955	11 days
1956	19 days
1957	23 days
1958	25 days
1959	17 days
1960	24 days
1961	18 days
1962	14 days
1963	16 days
1964	14 days
1965	12 days
1966	19 days
1967	14 days
1968	19 days
1969	19 days
1970	11 days
1971	11 days
1972	11 days
1973	10 days
1974	8 days
1975	16 days
1976	10 days
1977	11 days
1978	13 days
1979	14 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

70 years with a frost

Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Chicoutimi falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 129 days between them.

In 1947 to 1978 the median growing season was 137 days. That is 15 days more than in 1885 to 1935.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Chicoutimi
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1885 to 1935)	Recent period (1947 to 1978)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 May	23 May	16 May	7 days earlier	-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	26 September	25 September	27 September	2 days later	+0.6 days per decade
Growing days	129 days	122 days	137 days	15 days more	+1.7 days per decade

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

77 years, 1878 to 1978

A day with at least 38.9 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.0 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chicoutimi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1878 to 1978.

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: 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1972; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1949; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1887.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).