Ellerslie Weather Records (CA008300420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ellerslie (CA008300420), Prince Edward Island, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Ellerslie

Ellerslie (CA008300420) is a weather station in Prince Edward Island, Canada at 46.62 latitude and -63.92 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1987, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ellerslie still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.62 latitude, -63.92 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1987, 43 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 Ellerslie. 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 Ellerslie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.5 C (52.7 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.5 C (72.5 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ellerslie still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 104.

Standing records at Ellerslie by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	8
1946	54
1947	77
1948	55
1949	47
1950	65
1951	54
1952	13
1962	22
1963	6
1964	16
1965	36
1966	42
1967	64
1968	52
1969	56
1970	42
1971	46
1972	104
1973	58
1974	48
1975	54
1976	61
1977	43
1978	46
1979	63
1980	41
1981	64
1982	70
1983	57

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ellerslie. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 21 October 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ellerslie
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14 January 1982
Feb	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 February 1975
Mar	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 March 1949
Apr	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1 April 1962
May	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 May 1951
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 June 1950
Jul	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	17 July 1979
Aug	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2 August 1973
Sep	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 September 1977
Oct	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 October 1968
Nov	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 November 1979
Dec	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1983

30 years of record at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1949, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1980.

Days with data per year at Ellerslie
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	57	16%	No
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	349	96%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	323	88%	No
1950	350	96%	Yes
1951	333	91%	Yes
1952	110	30%	No
1962	167	46%	No
1963	108	30%	No
1964	103	28%	No
1965	259	71%	No
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	338	93%	Yes
1979	342	94%	Yes
1980	318	87%	No
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1946 to 1982

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Ellerslie, 1946 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.5 C (41.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.0 C (39.3 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.3 C (43.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ellerslie as warming stripes, 1946 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	6.0 C	+0.49 C
1947	5.9 C	+0.43 C
1948	4.9 C	-0.58 C
1950	5.7 C	+0.21 C
1966	6.3 C	+0.80 C
1967	5.1 C	-0.44 C
1968	5.0 C	-0.50 C
1969	6.1 C	+0.63 C
1970	5.3 C	-0.22 C
1971	5.4 C	-0.08 C
1972	4.0 C	-1.46 C
1973	5.9 C	+0.41 C
1974	5.0 C	-0.52 C
1975	5.4 C	-0.13 C
1976	5.4 C	-0.14 C
1977	5.6 C	+0.13 C
1979	6.1 C	+0.62 C
1981	6.3 C	+0.82 C
1982	5.0 C	-0.49 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

1945 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Ellerslie: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1947	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	1982	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1968	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	1968	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1947	13 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ellerslie by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1946	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1962	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1963	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. The record is -36.0 C (-32.8 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ellerslie by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1947	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1948	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1975	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1980	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1981	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1982	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1983	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ellerslie by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983	44.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. The record is 126.4 mm (5.0 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ellerslie by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1951	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1952	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1962	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1969	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1973	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1974	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1976	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1977	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1978	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1980	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1981	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	65.4 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ellerslie, 1945 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ellerslie by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	1 day
1946	9 days
1947	26 days
1948	18 days
1949	12 days
1950	17 days
1951	16 days
1952	8 days
1962	9 days
1963	9 days
1964	15 days
1965	17 days
1966	13 days
1967	13 days
1968	11 days
1969	15 days
1970	17 days
1971	9 days
1972	11 days
1973	10 days
1974	13 days
1975	23 days
1976	12 days
1977	19 days
1978	16 days
1979	15 days
1980	10 days
1981	12 days
1982	17 days
1983	8 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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Data for Ellerslie standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ellerslie 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).