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Chinook Weather Records (USC00241722)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chinook (USC00241722), Montana, United States, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Chinook

  • Chinook (USC00241722) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 48.59 latitude and -109.23 longitude, 738 m (2,420 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1895 to 2026, 132 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Chinook still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Chinook set a daily record high minimum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 25 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Montana, United States, 48.59 latitude, -109.23 longitude.
  • Elevation: 738 m (2,420 ft).
  • Period of record: 1895 to 2026, 132 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Chinook, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Chinook. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Chinook. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Chinook, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.6 C (69.1 F)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Feb23.9 C (75.0 F)-46.1 C (-51.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Mar27.8 C (82.0 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)n/an/a
Dec21.1 C (70.0 F)-47.2 C (-53.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Chinook by the year they were set 1,464 records at Chinook still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49. 02040601895: 11896: 231897: 291898: 111899: 131900: 151901: 91903: 111904: 111905: 211906: 171907: 161908: 121909: 151910: 241911: 121912: 91913: 141914: 101915: 101916: 151917: 151918: 161919: 271920: 31921: 161922: 141923: 101924: 91925: 151926: 61927: 121928: 81929: 101930: 191931: 161932: 121933: 131934: 221935: 131936: 491937: 81938: 61939: 171940: 61941: 91942: 111943: 181944: 51945: 111946: 71947: 201948: 41949: 71950: 201951: 211952: 51953: 61954: 161955: 81956: 101957: 31958: 81959: 151960: 91961: 141962: 161963: 221964: 51965: 131966: 71967: 81968: 101969: 121970: 41971: 41972: 81973: 151974: 81975: 71976: 91977: 61978: 11979: 61980: 81981: 81982: 61983: 131984: 131985: 191986: 101987: 111988: 141989: 121990: 131991: 191992: 131993: 61994: 61995: 131996: 31997: 31998: 81999: 102000: 52001: 42002: 162003: 112004: 52005: 92006: 82007: 62008: 52009: 122010: 72011: 72012: 32013: 52014: 72015: 82016: 82017: 122018: 122019: 102020: 132021: 132022: 152023: 42024: 72025: 52026: 111895191019241938195219661980199420082022
1,464 records at Chinook still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Chinook by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18951
189623
189729
189811
189913
190015
19019
190311
190411
190521
190617
190716
190812
190915
191024
191112
19129
191314
191410
191510
191615
191715
191816
191927
19203
192116
192214
192310
19249
192515
19266
192712
19288
192910
193019
193116
193212
193313
193422
193513
193649
19378
19386
193917
19406
19419
194211
194318
19445
194511
19467
194720
19484
19497
195020
195121
19525
19536
195416
19558
195610
19573
19588
195915
19609
196114
196216
196322
19645
196513
19667
19678
196810
196912
19704
19714
19728
197315
19748
19757
19769
19776
19781
19796
19808
19818
19826
198313
198413
198519
198610
198711
198814
198912
199013
199119
199213
19936
19946
199513
19963
19973
19988
199910
20005
20014
200216
200311
20045
20059
20068
20076
20085
200912
20107
20117
20123
20135
20147
20158
20168
201712
201812
201910
202013
202113
202215
20234
20247
20255
202611

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Chinook set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Chinook between 7 February 1936 and 5 March 2018. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depth7 February 1936: Record low maximum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)14 February 1936: Record low minimum temperature -46.1 C (-51.0 F)16 February 1936: Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)22 June 1938: Record daily precipitation 90.2 mm (3.6 in)24 January 1969: Record low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)24 September 1986: Record daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)21 December 1989: Record low minimum temperature -47.2 C (-53.0 F)5 March 2018: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)19501965198019952010
8 all-time records were set at Chinook between 7 February 1936 and 5 March 2018. Each dot is a new record.
When Chinook set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1936-02-07Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1936-02-14Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1936-02-16Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1938-06-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969-01-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986-09-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1989-12-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -47.2 C (-53.0 F)
2018-03-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chinook The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chinook. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 24 September 1986. 050100150 Jan: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 11 January 2013 Jan Feb: 13.0 mm (0.5 in), 24 February 2006 Feb Mar: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 20 March 2012 Mar Apr: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 4 April 1955 Apr May: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 17 May 1949 May Jun: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 22 June 1938 Jun Jul: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 10 July 1983 Jul Aug: 83.6 mm (3.3 in), 21 August 1933 Aug Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 24 September 1986 Sep Oct: 33.0 mm (1.3 in), 4 October 2016 Oct Nov: 26.7 mm (1.1 in), 13 November 1932 Nov Dec: 24.4 mm (1.0 in), 16 December 1977 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chinook. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 24 September 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chinook
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.5 mm (1.2 in)11 January 2013
Feb13.0 mm (0.5 in)24 February 2006
Mar27.9 mm (1.1 in)20 March 2012
Apr53.6 mm (2.1 in)4 April 1955
May59.9 mm (2.4 in)17 May 1949
Jun90.2 mm (3.6 in)22 June 1938
Jul80.0 mm (3.1 in)10 July 1983
Aug83.6 mm (3.3 in)21 August 1933
Sep139.7 mm (5.5 in)24 September 1986
Oct33.0 mm (1.3 in)4 October 2016
Nov26.7 mm (1.1 in)13 November 1932
Dec24.4 mm (1.0 in)16 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2026
Days with data per year at Chinook 131 years of record at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 and others. 1895: 43 of 365 days1896: 342 of 366 days1897: 350 of 365 days1898: 267 of 365 days1899: 275 of 365 days1900: 295 of 365 days1901: 210 of 365 days1903: 323 of 365 days1904: 319 of 366 days1905: 266 of 365 days1906: 355 of 365 days1907: 318 of 365 days1908: 308 of 366 days1909: 245 of 365 days1910: 291 of 365 days1911: 240 of 365 days1912: 329 of 366 days1913: 350 of 365 days1914: 358 of 365 days1915: 332 of 365 days1916: 326 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 331 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 334 of 365 days1923: 362 of 365 days1924: 360 of 366 days1925: 360 of 365 days1926: 300 of 365 days1927: 358 of 365 days1928: 364 of 366 days1929: 319 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 358 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 362 of 365 days1936: 360 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 238 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 360 of 365 days1943: 358 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 358 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 341 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 339 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 361 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 360 of 365 days1960: 360 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 363 of 366 days1965: 361 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 360 of 365 days1968: 332 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 357 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 243 of 365 days1978: 252 of 365 days1979: 261 of 365 days1980: 234 of 366 days1981: 338 of 365 days1982: 288 of 365 days1983: 306 of 365 days1984: 338 of 366 days1985: 327 of 365 days1986: 324 of 365 days1987: 303 of 365 days1988: 294 of 366 days1989: 343 of 365 days1990: 339 of 365 days1991: 343 of 365 days1992: 345 of 366 days1993: 335 of 365 days1994: 339 of 365 days1995: 357 of 365 days1996: 359 of 366 days1997: 332 of 365 days1998: 343 of 365 days1999: 352 of 365 days2000: 337 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 359 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 362 of 365 days2006: 362 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 361 of 365 days2015: 342 of 365 days2016: 350 of 366 days2017: 351 of 365 days2018: 340 of 365 days2019: 356 of 365 days2020: 344 of 366 days2021: 349 of 365 days2022: 345 of 365 days2023: 342 of 365 days2024: 350 of 366 days2025: 311 of 365 days2026: 233 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
131 years of record at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 and others.
Days with data per year at Chinook
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18954312%No
189634293%Yes
189735096%Yes
189826773%No
189927575%No
190029581%No
190121058%No
190332388%No
190431987%No
190526673%No
190635597%Yes
190731887%No
190830884%No
190924567%No
191029180%No
191124066%No
191232990%No
191335096%Yes
191435898%Yes
191533291%Yes
191632689%No
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192033190%Yes
192136399%Yes
192233492%Yes
192336299%Yes
192436098%Yes
192536099%Yes
192630082%No
192735898%Yes
192836499%Yes
192931987%No
193036399%Yes
193136299%Yes
193235898%Yes
193336399%Yes
193436299%Yes
193536299%Yes
193636098%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
194023865%No
1941364100%Yes
194236099%Yes
194335898%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194535898%Yes
194636399%Yes
194736399%Yes
1948366100%Yes
194934193%Yes
195036399%Yes
195133993%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536199%Yes
195636399%Yes
195736399%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936099%Yes
196036098%Yes
1961364100%Yes
196236099%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436399%Yes
196536199%Yes
196636299%Yes
196736099%Yes
196833291%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197136399%Yes
197235798%Yes
197336199%Yes
197436299%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197724367%No
197825269%No
197926172%No
198023464%No
198133893%Yes
198228879%No
198330684%No
198433892%Yes
198532790%No
198632489%No
198730383%No
198829480%No
198934394%Yes
199033993%Yes
199134394%Yes
199234594%Yes
199333592%Yes
199433993%Yes
199535798%Yes
199635998%Yes
199733291%Yes
199834394%Yes
199935296%Yes
200033792%Yes
200135898%Yes
200235998%Yes
200336399%Yes
200436499%Yes
200536299%Yes
200636299%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
201036399%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012365100%Yes
201336399%Yes
201436199%Yes
201534294%Yes
201635096%Yes
201735196%Yes
201834093%Yes
201935698%Yes
202034494%Yes
202134996%Yes
202234595%Yes
202334294%Yes
202435096%Yes
202531185%No
202623364%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Chinook
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 September 2026Chinook, USdaily high min (Provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)109 years44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2026Chinook, USdaily rain (Provisional)15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026Chinook, USdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026Chinook, USdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie111 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2026Chinook, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)119 years41 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026Chinook, USdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026Chinook, USdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)124 years43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2026Chinook, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)65 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2026Chinook, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026Chinook, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Chinook, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026Chinook, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)67 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026Chinook, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)63 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2026Chinook, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)124 years40 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2025Chinook, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)125 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025Chinook, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)125 years58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2025Chinook, USdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)98 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025Chinook, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2025Chinook, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)108 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2025Chinook, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)100 years78 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

95 complete years, 1896 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Chinook as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025 One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Chinook, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 3.5 C (38.3 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1896: 5.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1897: 5.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1906: 6.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1914: 6.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1917: 4.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1918: 6.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1919: 5.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1921: 6.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1923: 6.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1924: 4.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1925: 5.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1927: 4.0 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1928: 6.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1930: 6.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1931: 7.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1932: 5.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 6.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1934: 7.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1935: 4.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1936: 4.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1937: 4.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1938: 6.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1939: 7.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1941: 6.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1942: 5.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1943: 5.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1944: 5.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 5.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1946: 6.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1947: 7.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1948: 6.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1950: 3.5 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1952: 5.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1953: 8.0 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1954: 7.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1955: 4.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1956: 6.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 6.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 7.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1959: 5.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1960: 5.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 7.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1962: 7.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1963: 8.2 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1964: 6.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1965: 4.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1966: 5.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 6.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 4.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1970: 5.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 5.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 6.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1974: 7.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1975: 5.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1976: 7.8 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1981: 7.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1984: 6.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1985: 4.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1986: 6.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1989: 5.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1990: 6.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 7.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1992: 7.8 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1993: 5.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1994: 7.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: 6.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1996: 4.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1998: 7.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1999: 7.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2000: 6.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2001: 6.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 4.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2003: 6.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 5.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 6.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 7.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2007: 6.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2008: 5.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2009: 4.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean2010: 4.1 C, -2.0 C from the station mean2011: 5.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2012: 6.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2013: 5.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 5.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2015: 6.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 7.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 6.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2018: 4.2 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2019: 3.9 C, -2.2 C from the station mean2020: 5.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2021: 6.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 5.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 6.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2024: 6.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2025: 6.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1896191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Chinook, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 3.5 C (38.3 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Chinook as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18965.4 C-0.63 C
18975.8 C-0.23 C
19066.6 C+0.54 C
19146.7 C+0.59 C
19174.7 C-1.42 C
19186.6 C+0.55 C
19195.9 C-0.21 C
19216.7 C+0.65 C
19236.6 C+0.49 C
19244.8 C-1.29 C
19255.6 C-0.48 C
19274.0 C-2.11 C
19286.2 C+0.17 C
19306.6 C+0.54 C
19317.5 C+1.42 C
19325.5 C-0.56 C
19336.1 C+0.01 C
19347.7 C+1.63 C
19354.9 C-1.22 C
19364.8 C-1.26 C
19374.7 C-1.41 C
19386.7 C+0.62 C
19397.4 C+1.37 C
19416.9 C+0.80 C
19425.5 C-0.62 C
19435.3 C-0.74 C
19445.7 C-0.35 C
19455.1 C-1.00 C
19466.9 C+0.81 C
19477.5 C+1.38 C
19486.1 C+0.06 C
19503.5 C-2.55 C
19525.9 C-0.21 C
19538.0 C+1.93 C
19547.2 C+1.17 C
19554.7 C-1.35 C
19566.5 C+0.40 C
19576.8 C+0.74 C
19587.1 C+1.01 C
19595.1 C-1.00 C
19605.6 C-0.48 C
19617.3 C+1.21 C
19627.5 C+1.46 C
19638.2 C+2.13 C
19646.3 C+0.18 C
19654.8 C-1.25 C
19665.2 C-0.83 C
19676.1 C+0.05 C
19694.9 C-1.19 C
19705.1 C-0.96 C
19715.8 C-0.26 C
19736.7 C+0.65 C
19747.3 C+1.19 C
19755.1 C-0.97 C
19767.8 C+1.76 C
19817.8 C+1.68 C
19846.2 C+0.16 C
19854.6 C-1.50 C
19866.7 C+0.66 C
19895.4 C-0.69 C
19906.5 C+0.44 C
19917.3 C+1.18 C
19927.8 C+1.75 C
19935.7 C-0.42 C
19947.0 C+0.88 C
19956.1 C+0.02 C
19964.5 C-1.55 C
19987.5 C+1.38 C
19997.7 C+1.59 C
20006.2 C+0.08 C
20016.3 C+0.22 C
20024.6 C-1.52 C
20036.1 C-0.02 C
20045.7 C-0.35 C
20056.5 C+0.40 C
20067.5 C+1.46 C
20076.9 C+0.81 C
20085.2 C-0.86 C
20094.5 C-1.57 C
20104.1 C-1.98 C
20115.1 C-0.99 C
20126.7 C+0.64 C
20135.5 C-0.60 C
20145.6 C-0.51 C
20156.8 C+0.74 C
20167.1 C+1.03 C
20176.4 C+0.30 C
20184.2 C-1.87 C
20193.9 C-2.16 C
20205.9 C-0.20 C
20216.5 C+0.38 C
20225.6 C-0.47 C
20236.0 C-0.06 C
20246.3 C+0.19 C
20256.2 C+0.08 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 95 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chinook
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.06) per decade-0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.10) per decade1896 to 202595Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.04) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade1896 to 202595Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.09) per decade0.04 F (-0.07 to 0.15) per decade1896 to 202595Not clearly different from zero

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

1895 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Chinook: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)191737.8 C (100.0 F)131
Coldest night (TNn)-47.2 C (-53.0 F)1989-37.2 C (-35.0 F)131
Wettest day (Rx1day)139.7 mm (5.5 in)198630.0 mm (1.2 in)131
Wettest five days (Rx5day)146.0 mm (5.7 in)191148.5 mm (1.9 in)130
Longest dry spell (CDD)102 days192638 days131

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Chinook by year The hottest day of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1917
The hottest day of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Chinook by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189517.2 C (63.0 F)
189640.6 C (105.1 F)
189740.0 C (104.0 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189937.8 C (100.0 F)
190042.8 C (109.0 F)
190140.0 C (104.0 F)
190336.7 C (98.1 F)
190439.4 C (102.9 F)
190537.2 C (99.0 F)
190638.3 C (100.9 F)
190734.4 C (93.9 F)
190842.8 C (109.0 F)
190933.3 C (91.9 F)
191040.6 C (105.1 F)
191136.1 C (97.0 F)
191235.6 C (96.1 F)
191336.7 C (98.1 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191743.3 C (109.9 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192038.3 C (100.9 F)
192140.0 C (104.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192538.9 C (102.0 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192837.8 C (100.0 F)
192940.6 C (105.1 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193142.2 C (108.0 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193342.8 C (109.0 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193641.7 C (107.1 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193836.1 C (97.0 F)
193942.2 C (108.0 F)
194036.7 C (98.1 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194335.6 C (96.1 F)
194436.1 C (97.0 F)
194537.8 C (100.0 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194736.1 C (97.0 F)
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195136.7 C (98.1 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195437.8 C (100.0 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196040.6 C (105.1 F)
196142.8 C (109.0 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196340.6 C (105.1 F)
196438.9 C (102.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196938.9 C (102.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197436.7 C (98.1 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198035.6 C (96.1 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198341.1 C (106.0 F)
198440.0 C (104.0 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198641.1 C (106.0 F)
198737.2 C (99.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199437.8 C (100.0 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199840.0 C (104.0 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200138.9 C (102.0 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200339.4 C (102.9 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200836.7 C (98.1 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201237.2 C (99.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201437.2 C (99.0 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201738.9 C (102.0 F)
201840.0 C (104.0 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202140.0 C (104.0 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202640.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Chinook by year The coldest night of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.2 C (-35.0 F). -50-40-30-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.2 C (-35.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Chinook by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1895-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1896-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1897-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1898-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1899-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1900-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1901-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1903-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1904-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1905-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1906-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1907-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1908-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1909-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1910-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1911-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1912-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1913-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1914-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1915-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1916-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1917-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1918-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1919-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1921-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1922-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1923-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1924-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1925-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1926-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1927-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1928-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1929-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1930-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1931-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1932-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1934-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1936-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1937-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1938-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1940-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1941-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1942-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1943-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1944-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1946-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1947-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1948-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1950-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1951-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1952-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1954-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1955-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1956-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1957-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1958-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1960-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1961-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1964-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1967-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1970-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1973-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1976-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1977-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1978-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1979-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1981-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1982-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1983-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1984-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1985-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1986-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1987-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1988-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1989-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1990-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1991-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1992-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1993-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1995-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1997-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1998-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1999-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2000-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2001-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2002-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2003-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2004-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2005-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2006-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2008-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2009-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2010-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2011-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2012-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2013-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2014-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2015-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2016-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2017-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2018-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2019-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2020-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2021-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2022-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2023-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2024-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2025-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2026-28.9 C (-20.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chinook by year The wettest day of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1986
The wettest day of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chinook by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18956.4 mm (0.25 in)
189641.9 mm (1.6 in)
189744.5 mm (1.8 in)
189820.6 mm (0.8 in)
189915.5 mm (0.6 in)
190018.0 mm (0.7 in)
190127.9 mm (1.1 in)
190334.3 mm (1.4 in)
190429.7 mm (1.2 in)
190524.1 mm (0.9 in)
190655.1 mm (2.2 in)
190746.7 mm (1.8 in)
190813.5 mm (0.5 in)
190967.3 mm (2.6 in)
191016.3 mm (0.6 in)
191186.4 mm (3.4 in)
191237.8 mm (1.5 in)
191330.0 mm (1.2 in)
191431.5 mm (1.2 in)
191522.4 mm (0.9 in)
191629.7 mm (1.2 in)
191730.5 mm (1.2 in)
191825.7 mm (1.0 in)
191927.9 mm (1.1 in)
192040.6 mm (1.6 in)
192143.2 mm (1.7 in)
192226.7 mm (1.1 in)
192344.5 mm (1.8 in)
192455.9 mm (2.2 in)
192530.2 mm (1.2 in)
192631.5 mm (1.2 in)
192754.6 mm (2.1 in)
192838.9 mm (1.5 in)
192944.5 mm (1.8 in)
193038.6 mm (1.5 in)
193121.6 mm (0.9 in)
193241.9 mm (1.6 in)
193383.6 mm (3.3 in)
193429.0 mm (1.1 in)
193523.4 mm (0.9 in)
193618.8 mm (0.7 in)
193750.8 mm (2.0 in)
193890.2 mm (3.6 in)
193922.1 mm (0.9 in)
194026.7 mm (1.1 in)
194121.6 mm (0.9 in)
194250.8 mm (2.0 in)
194329.2 mm (1.1 in)
194445.5 mm (1.8 in)
194535.6 mm (1.4 in)
194617.3 mm (0.7 in)
194723.1 mm (0.9 in)
194823.6 mm (0.9 in)
194959.9 mm (2.4 in)
195041.4 mm (1.6 in)
195131.2 mm (1.2 in)
195213.7 mm (0.5 in)
195322.6 mm (0.9 in)
195425.7 mm (1.0 in)
195553.6 mm (2.1 in)
195618.8 mm (0.7 in)
195722.4 mm (0.9 in)
195824.4 mm (1.0 in)
195958.4 mm (2.3 in)
196015.2 mm (0.6 in)
196120.3 mm (0.8 in)
196233.0 mm (1.3 in)
196320.1 mm (0.8 in)
196429.2 mm (1.1 in)
196574.9 mm (2.9 in)
196629.7 mm (1.2 in)
196741.9 mm (1.6 in)
196853.3 mm (2.1 in)
196928.2 mm (1.1 in)
197031.2 mm (1.2 in)
197118.8 mm (0.7 in)
197216.3 mm (0.6 in)
197341.9 mm (1.6 in)
197463.5 mm (2.5 in)
197546.5 mm (1.8 in)
197617.3 mm (0.7 in)
197731.2 mm (1.2 in)
197868.3 mm (2.7 in)
197919.1 mm (0.8 in)
198048.8 mm (1.9 in)
198127.4 mm (1.1 in)
198220.6 mm (0.8 in)
198380.0 mm (3.1 in)
198418.0 mm (0.7 in)
198527.4 mm (1.1 in)
1986139.7 mm (5.5 in)
198733.5 mm (1.3 in)
198823.4 mm (0.9 in)
198926.4 mm (1.0 in)
199029.2 mm (1.1 in)
199133.5 mm (1.3 in)
199240.9 mm (1.6 in)
199319.1 mm (0.8 in)
199434.3 mm (1.4 in)
199558.2 mm (2.3 in)
199625.7 mm (1.0 in)
199730.5 mm (1.2 in)
199846.7 mm (1.8 in)
199920.3 mm (0.8 in)
200056.6 mm (2.2 in)
200112.4 mm (0.5 in)
200262.5 mm (2.5 in)
200326.7 mm (1.1 in)
200463.5 mm (2.5 in)
200528.4 mm (1.1 in)
200623.4 mm (0.9 in)
200722.1 mm (0.9 in)
200844.5 mm (1.8 in)
200925.9 mm (1.0 in)
201025.4 mm (1.0 in)
201112.7 mm (0.5 in)
201238.1 mm (1.5 in)
201340.6 mm (1.6 in)
201450.8 mm (2.0 in)
201552.1 mm (2.1 in)
201635.6 mm (1.4 in)
201725.4 mm (1.0 in)
201817.0 mm (0.7 in)
201943.2 mm (1.7 in)
202029.2 mm (1.1 in)
202124.1 mm (0.9 in)
202229.2 mm (1.1 in)
202345.7 mm (1.8 in)
202466.0 mm (2.6 in)
202549.5 mm (1.9 in)
202624.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chinook by year The wettest five days of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 146.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 146.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1911
The wettest five days of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 146.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chinook by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18956.4 mm (0.25 in)
189693.3 mm (3.7 in)
189775.9 mm (3.0 in)
189831.2 mm (1.2 in)
189926.7 mm (1.1 in)
190020.5 mm (0.8 in)
190134.3 mm (1.4 in)
190335.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904n/a
190546.3 mm (1.8 in)
190691.5 mm (3.6 in)
190765.5 mm (2.6 in)
190836.3 mm (1.4 in)
190981.5 mm (3.2 in)
191027.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911146.0 mm (5.7 in)
191249.8 mm (2.0 in)
191336.9 mm (1.5 in)
191447.8 mm (1.9 in)
191544.4 mm (1.7 in)
191656.7 mm (2.2 in)
191735.3 mm (1.4 in)
191832.5 mm (1.3 in)
191934.0 mm (1.3 in)
192056.6 mm (2.2 in)
192149.8 mm (2.0 in)
192229.0 mm (1.1 in)
192395.6 mm (3.8 in)
192472.2 mm (2.8 in)
192554.3 mm (2.1 in)
192667.6 mm (2.7 in)
192767.8 mm (2.7 in)
192884.9 mm (3.3 in)
192947.3 mm (1.9 in)
193042.7 mm (1.7 in)
193149.1 mm (1.9 in)
193290.4 mm (3.6 in)
1933118.9 mm (4.7 in)
193465.0 mm (2.6 in)
193523.9 mm (0.9 in)
193627.0 mm (1.1 in)
193775.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938123.2 mm (4.9 in)
193952.3 mm (2.1 in)
194043.4 mm (1.7 in)
194135.1 mm (1.4 in)
194270.4 mm (2.8 in)
194343.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944100.4 mm (4.0 in)
194549.6 mm (2.0 in)
194626.7 mm (1.1 in)
194750.1 mm (2.0 in)
194849.0 mm (1.9 in)
194970.3 mm (2.8 in)
195052.6 mm (2.1 in)
195148.0 mm (1.9 in)
195224.2 mm (1.0 in)
195346.2 mm (1.8 in)
195444.9 mm (1.8 in)
195569.4 mm (2.7 in)
195624.4 mm (1.0 in)
195743.2 mm (1.7 in)
195826.2 mm (1.0 in)
195974.2 mm (2.9 in)
196039.6 mm (1.6 in)
196122.9 mm (0.9 in)
196241.1 mm (1.6 in)
196327.0 mm (1.1 in)
196444.9 mm (1.8 in)
196581.3 mm (3.2 in)
196658.9 mm (2.3 in)
196777.7 mm (3.1 in)
196873.1 mm (2.9 in)
196953.6 mm (2.1 in)
197062.7 mm (2.5 in)
197128.9 mm (1.1 in)
197220.6 mm (0.8 in)
197348.2 mm (1.9 in)
197496.7 mm (3.8 in)
197563.0 mm (2.5 in)
197630.7 mm (1.2 in)
197755.9 mm (2.2 in)
197892.7 mm (3.6 in)
197933.9 mm (1.3 in)
198065.1 mm (2.6 in)
198129.7 mm (1.2 in)
198240.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983118.1 mm (4.6 in)
198431.7 mm (1.2 in)
198546.1 mm (1.8 in)
1986144.3 mm (5.7 in)
198743.9 mm (1.7 in)
198848.8 mm (1.9 in)
198955.7 mm (2.2 in)
199032.5 mm (1.3 in)
199143.9 mm (1.7 in)
199271.7 mm (2.8 in)
199333.0 mm (1.3 in)
199434.3 mm (1.4 in)
199567.6 mm (2.7 in)
199630.3 mm (1.2 in)
199768.6 mm (2.7 in)
199862.2 mm (2.4 in)
199936.6 mm (1.4 in)
200098.6 mm (3.9 in)
200131.7 mm (1.2 in)
200285.6 mm (3.4 in)
200343.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004132.8 mm (5.2 in)
200547.0 mm (1.9 in)
200636.8 mm (1.4 in)
200735.3 mm (1.4 in)
200887.7 mm (3.5 in)
200932.7 mm (1.3 in)
201052.6 mm (2.1 in)
201116.8 mm (0.7 in)
201239.4 mm (1.6 in)
2013114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2014125.0 mm (4.9 in)
201569.8 mm (2.7 in)
201677.4 mm (3.0 in)
201725.4 mm (1.0 in)
201832.2 mm (1.3 in)
201961.3 mm (2.4 in)
202045.0 mm (1.8 in)
202133.4 mm (1.3 in)
202255.9 mm (2.2 in)
202376.1 mm (3.0 in)
2024131.1 mm (5.2 in)
202563.8 mm (2.5 in)
202641.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chinook by year The longest dry spell of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 102 days in 1926
The longest dry spell of the year at Chinook, 1895 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chinook by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189520 days
189632 days
189728 days
189821 days
189946 days
190022 days
190124 days
190322 days
19041 day
190576 days
190645 days
190765 days
190829 days
190924 days
191045 days
191131 days
191255 days
191346 days
191425 days
191569 days
191626 days
191743 days
191830 days
191932 days
192034 days
192130 days
192232 days
192350 days
192423 days
192554 days
1926102 days
192721 days
192853 days
192939 days
193027 days
193152 days
193248 days
193329 days
193457 days
193535 days
193643 days
193735 days
193824 days
193952 days
194021 days
194138 days
194229 days
194330 days
194434 days
194537 days
194624 days
194740 days
194838 days
194964 days
195027 days
195125 days
195264 days
195356 days
195449 days
195551 days
195642 days
195745 days
195821 days
195954 days
196047 days
196136 days
196237 days
196344 days
196441 days
196554 days
196638 days
196736 days
196825 days
196953 days
197045 days
197131 days
197235 days
197353 days
197440 days
197528 days
197639 days
197753 days
197846 days
197938 days
198037 days
198164 days
198243 days
198364 days
198435 days
198542 days
198632 days
198752 days
198881 days
198925 days
199023 days
199152 days
199228 days
199327 days
199436 days
199527 days
199627 days
199736 days
199818 days
199934 days
200042 days
200135 days
200243 days
200338 days
200435 days
200560 days
200630 days
200732 days
200837 days
200980 days
201030 days
201140 days
201234 days
201338 days
201476 days
201559 days
201667 days
201779 days
201863 days
201932 days
202052 days
202151 days
202262 days
202376 days
202462 days
202530 days
202651 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

95 years with a frost

Across 95 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Chinook falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 September, which leaves a median of 122 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 130 days. That is 8 days more than in 1896 to 1947.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Chinook
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1896 to 1947)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 May16 May15 May1 day earlier-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost16 September14 September22 September8 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days122 days122 days130 days8 days more+0.9 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

106 years, 1896 to 2024

A day with at least 32.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 106.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chinook: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years32.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years47.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years59.6 mm (2.3 in)
25 years76.6 mm (3.0 in)
50 years90.9 mm (3.6 in)
100 years106.7 mm (4.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1896 to 2024.

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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1986; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1938; 83.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1933.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Chinook, at 1966. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Chinook, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1966-0.4-0.7possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Chinook had a mean temperature of 5.8 C (42.5 F) and 326.9 mm (12.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bowman (United States, 515 km away), Ralph 1 N (United States, 560 km away) and Terry 21 NNW (United States, 326 km away).

Climate twins of Chinook: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
BowmanUnited States515 km (320 mi)5.8 C (42.5 F)400.3 mm (15.8 in)1.07
Ralph 1 NUnited States560 km (348 mi)6.2 C (43.2 F)402.2 mm (15.8 in)1.08
Terry 21 NNWUnited States326 km (203 mi)5.7 C (42.2 F)334.9 mm (13.2 in)1.10

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Chinook standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Chinook 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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