Chibougamau Weather Records (CA007091400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chibougamau (CA007091400), Quebec, Canada, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Chibougamau

Chibougamau (CA007091400) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 49.92 latitude and -74.37 longitude, 378 m (1,240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1975, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chibougamau 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, 49.92 latitude, -74.37 longitude.
Elevation: 378 m (1,240 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1975, 40 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 Chibougamau. 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 Chibougamau, 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)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 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)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Chibougamau still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Chibougamau by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1936	25
1937	46
1938	43
1939	45
1940	38
1941	43
1942	63
1943	54
1944	33
1945	41
1946	47
1947	81
1948	49
1949	36
1950	43
1951	27
1960	51
1961	38
1962	46
1963	34
1964	60
1965	60
1966	54
1967	37
1968	53
1969	45
1970	55
1971	39
1972	54
1973	49
1974	48
1975	27

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 62.5 mm (2.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chibougamau. The most was 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 31 August 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chibougamau
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 January 1943
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 February 1945
Mar	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 March 1961
Apr	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 April 1943
May	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 May 1947
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 June 1944
Jul	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 July 1970
Aug	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 August 1960
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 September 1941
Oct	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 October 1946
Nov	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 November 1963
Dec	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1936 to 1975

32 years of record at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1942, 1951, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975.

Days with data per year at Chibougamau
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1936	83	23%	No
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	319	87%	No
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	357	98%	Yes
1946	363	99%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	151	41%	No
1960	275	75%	No
1961	334	92%	Yes
1962	334	92%	Yes
1963	241	66%	No
1964	327	89%	No
1965	358	98%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	336	92%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	291	80%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1937 to 1974

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Chibougamau, 1937 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -0.5 C (31.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -2.5 C (27.4 F), and the warmest was 1937, at 0.5 C (32.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Chibougamau as warming stripes, 1937 to 1974
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1937	0.5 C	+1.02 C
1938	-0.4 C	+0.18 C
1939	-1.4 C	-0.86 C
1940	-0.6 C	-0.09 C
1941	-0.1 C	+0.40 C
1945	-0.2 C	+0.31 C
1946	-0.9 C	-0.40 C
1947	0.0 C	+0.54 C
1948	0.2 C	+0.70 C
1949	0.1 C	+0.64 C
1950	-1.1 C	-0.55 C
1966	0.1 C	+0.59 C
1968	-0.6 C	-0.07 C
1969	-0.3 C	+0.22 C
1970	-0.7 C	-0.18 C
1971	-0.6 C	-0.02 C
1972	-2.5 C	-2.01 C
1973	0.4 C	+0.98 C
1974	-1.9 C	-1.34 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

1936 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Chibougamau: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1975	30.3 C (86.5 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1971	-41.9 C (-43.5 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	1966	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1972	14 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.3 C (86.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chibougamau by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1936	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1937	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1942	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1949	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.9 C (-43.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chibougamau by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1936	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1937	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1938	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1939	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1940	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1941	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1942	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1943	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1944	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1945	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1946	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1947	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1948	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1949	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1950	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1951	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1960	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1962	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1963	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1964	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1965	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1967	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1969	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1970	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1971	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1972	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1974	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1975	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. The record is 62.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chibougamau by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1962	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. The record is 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chibougamau by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1937	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1940	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1943	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1945	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1960	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1961	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1962	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1963	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1964	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1967	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1969	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1972	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1973	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975	63.8 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chibougamau, 1936 to 1975. The record is 27 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chibougamau by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	9 days
1937	18 days
1938	10 days
1939	12 days
1940	17 days
1941	15 days
1942	13 days
1943	14 days
1944	17 days
1945	15 days
1946	13 days
1947	11 days
1948	15 days
1949	14 days
1950	17 days
1951	9 days
1960	10 days
1961	18 days
1962	17 days
1963	9 days
1964	14 days
1965	13 days
1966	9 days
1967	16 days
1968	13 days
1969	14 days
1970	13 days
1971	15 days
1972	27 days
1973	12 days
1974	11 days
1975	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.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).