Canyon City Weather Records (USC00351352)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canyon City (USC00351352), Oregon, United States, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Canyon City

Canyon City (USC00351352) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 44.40 latitude and -118.95 longitude, 973 m (3,192 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1953, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Canyon City still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Oregon, United States, 44.40 latitude, -118.95 longitude.
Elevation: 973 m (3,192 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1953, 61 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 Canyon City. 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 Canyon City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Canyon City still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 117.

Standing records at Canyon City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	75
1894	79
1895	117
1896	19
1897	79
1938	29
1939	88
1940	82
1941	69
1942	70
1943	69
1944	64
1945	59
1946	49
1947	72
1948	84
1949	103
1950	83
1951	81
1952	65
1953	28

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 68.6 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canyon City. The most was 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 21 January 1894.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Canyon City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 January 1894
Feb	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 February 1942
Mar	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 March 1952
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 April 1897
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 May 1894
Jun	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 June 1911
Jul	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 July 1940
Aug	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 August 1941
Sep	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 September 1940
Oct	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 October 1893
Nov	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 November 1897
Dec	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1953

21 years of record at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1946 and others.

Days with data per year at Canyon City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	301	82%	No
1894	236	65%	No
1895	355	97%	Yes
1896	60	16%	No
1897	247	68%	No
1938	152	42%	No
1939	355	97%	Yes
1940	343	94%	Yes
1941	300	82%	No
1942	327	90%	No
1943	361	99%	Yes
1944	361	99%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	282	77%	No
1947	362	99%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	120	33%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1895 to 1952

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Canyon City, 1895 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.0 C (50.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 8.7 C (47.6 F), and the warmest was 1939, at 11.3 C (52.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Canyon City as warming stripes, 1895 to 1952
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	11.0 C	+0.96 C
1939	11.3 C	+1.26 C
1943	9.6 C	-0.40 C
1944	9.2 C	-0.75 C
1945	9.4 C	-0.61 C
1947	9.9 C	-0.06 C
1948	8.7 C	-1.31 C
1949	9.7 C	-0.34 C
1950	10.1 C	+0.12 C
1951	10.5 C	+0.48 C
1952	10.6 C	+0.65 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

1893 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Canyon City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1893	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1949	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	1894	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	1894	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	88 days	1938	38 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Canyon City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1894	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1895	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1896	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1897	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1938	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	25.0 C (77.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Canyon City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1894	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1895	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1896	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1897	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1938	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1950	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. The record is 68.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canyon City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1894	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1896	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1897	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1910	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1911	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1938	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1939	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1943	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	17.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. The record is 132.5 mm (5.2 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canyon City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1894	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1895	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1896	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1897	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1908	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1909	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1910	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1912	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1938	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1939	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1942	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1943	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1944	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1951	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1953	39.4 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Canyon City, 1893 to 1953. The record is 88 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canyon City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	41 days
1894	33 days
1895	53 days
1896	12 days
1897	53 days
1908	21 days
1909	37 days
1910	54 days
1911	21 days
1912	26 days
1938	88 days
1939	51 days
1940	38 days
1941	22 days
1942	33 days
1943	40 days
1944	29 days
1945	23 days
1946	24 days
1947	61 days
1948	21 days
1949	78 days
1950	45 days
1951	78 days
1952	63 days
1953	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.

Download the Data

Data for Canyon City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Canyon City 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).