Saltspring Island Weather Records (CA001016990)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saltspring Island (CA001016990), British Columbia, Canada, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island (CA001016990) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 48.85 latitude and -123.50 longitude, 73 m (240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1977, 85 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saltspring Island still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saltspring Island tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 4 July 1977.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 48.85 latitude, -123.50 longitude.
Elevation: 73 m (240 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1977, 85 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 Saltspring Island. 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 Saltspring Island, 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)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Saltspring Island still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 57.

Standing records at Saltspring Island by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1909	4
1910	20
1911	7
1912	14
1913	24
1914	22
1915	10
1916	35
1917	27
1918	22
1919	23
1920	20
1921	26
1922	25
1923	22
1924	30
1925	14
1926	42
1927	23
1928	24
1929	34
1930	32
1931	22
1932	39
1933	36
1934	26
1935	38
1936	43
1937	15
1938	14
1939	16
1940	13
1941	24
1942	18
1943	17
1944	15
1945	14
1946	7
1947	17
1948	11
1949	21
1950	29
1951	23
1952	20
1953	10
1954	17
1955	57
1956	22
1957	8
1958	30
1959	14
1960	17
1961	17
1962	16
1963	30
1964	11
1965	32
1966	15
1967	14
1968	26
1969	16
1970	15
1971	11
1972	31
1973	17
1974	19
1975	15
1976	14
1977	12

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Saltspring Island between 15 July 1941 and 28 December 1968. Each dot is a new record.

When Saltspring Island set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1941-07-15	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941-07-16	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943-01-21	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950-01-14	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958-06-17	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960-01-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968-12-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 93.2 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saltspring Island. The most was 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 28 January 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Saltspring Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 January 1960
Feb	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 February 1923
Mar	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 March 1935
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 April 1917
May	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 May 1948
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 June 1955
Jul	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 July 1932
Aug	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 August 1975
Sep	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 September 1924
Oct	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 October 1956
Nov	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 November 1896
Dec	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1909 to 1977

69 years of record at Saltspring Island, 1909 to 1977. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1911, 1977.

Days with data per year at Saltspring Island
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1909	61	17%	No
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	107	29%	No
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	361	99%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	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	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	209	57%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Saltspring Island
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily low max (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min (Tie)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	47 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max (Tie)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	tie	53 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min (Tie)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1977	Saltspring Island, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

66 complete years, 1910 to 1976

One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Saltspring Island, 1910 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 7.5 C (45.5 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 11.1 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Saltspring Island as warming stripes, 1910 to 1976
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1910	9.1 C	-0.50 C
1912	9.4 C	-0.23 C
1913	8.6 C	-1.05 C
1914	9.5 C	-0.14 C
1915	10.0 C	+0.37 C
1916	7.9 C	-1.70 C
1917	9.1 C	-0.54 C
1918	10.0 C	+0.32 C
1919	9.2 C	-0.46 C
1920	9.2 C	-0.40 C
1921	9.2 C	-0.43 C
1922	8.9 C	-0.74 C
1923	9.9 C	+0.29 C
1924	10.1 C	+0.50 C
1925	10.7 C	+1.06 C
1926	11.1 C	+1.51 C
1927	9.1 C	-0.52 C
1928	9.7 C	+0.10 C
1929	8.9 C	-0.77 C
1930	9.0 C	-0.64 C
1931	9.6 C	-0.01 C
1932	9.2 C	-0.46 C
1933	8.7 C	-0.93 C
1934	10.2 C	+0.56 C
1935	9.2 C	-0.46 C
1936	9.4 C	-0.28 C
1937	9.0 C	-0.59 C
1938	9.7 C	+0.11 C
1939	10.0 C	+0.38 C
1940	10.3 C	+0.65 C
1941	10.5 C	+0.91 C
1942	10.2 C	+0.52 C
1943	9.4 C	-0.21 C
1944	10.1 C	+0.44 C
1945	9.9 C	+0.24 C
1946	9.8 C	+0.20 C
1947	10.3 C	+0.70 C
1948	9.2 C	-0.42 C
1949	9.5 C	-0.14 C
1950	9.1 C	-0.56 C
1951	9.7 C	+0.08 C
1952	9.8 C	+0.21 C
1953	10.1 C	+0.44 C
1954	8.6 C	-1.07 C
1955	7.5 C	-2.15 C
1956	8.8 C	-0.82 C
1957	9.3 C	-0.34 C
1958	11.1 C	+1.43 C
1959	9.7 C	+0.06 C
1960	9.9 C	+0.30 C
1961	10.5 C	+0.82 C
1962	10.0 C	+0.32 C
1963	10.3 C	+0.62 C
1964	9.5 C	-0.17 C
1965	10.4 C	+0.76 C
1966	10.3 C	+0.62 C
1967	10.7 C	+1.04 C
1968	10.0 C	+0.38 C
1969	9.8 C	+0.17 C
1970	9.9 C	+0.30 C
1971	9.4 C	-0.22 C
1972	9.6 C	-0.01 C
1973	9.8 C	+0.17 C
1974	10.2 C	+0.54 C
1975	9.7 C	+0.08 C
1976	9.7 C	+0.06 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.18) per decade over 1910 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.17 F (0.02 to 0.32) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 66 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Saltspring Island
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.10 C (0.01 to 0.18) per decade	0.17 F (0.02 to 0.32) per decade	1910 to 1976	66	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.11) per decade	0.03 F (-0.13 to 0.19) per decade	1910 to 1976	66	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1910 to 1976	66	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

1893 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Saltspring Island: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1941	31.7 C (89.1 F)	69
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1923	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	69
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	1960	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	1954	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	84 days	1951	30 days	76

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Saltspring Island, 1893 to 1977. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Saltspring Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1909	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1910	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1911	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1912	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1913	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1914	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1915	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1917	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1918	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1920	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1922	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1927	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1931	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1932	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1933	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1937	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1948	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1955	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977	28.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Saltspring Island, 1893 to 1977. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Saltspring Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1909	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1910	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1911	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1912	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1913	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1914	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1915	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1916	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1917	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1918	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1921	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1923	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1924	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1925	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1926	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1929	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1932	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1933	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1935	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1936	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1939	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1940	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1941	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1943	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1945	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1946	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1949	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1952	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1954	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1963	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1971	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1973	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Saltspring Island, 1893 to 1977. The record is 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.3 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saltspring Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1894	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1898	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1912	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1915	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1919	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1921	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1925	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1926	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1931	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1938	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1943	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1961	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1977	24.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Saltspring Island, 1893 to 1977. The record is 214.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.9 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saltspring Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1894	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1895	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1896	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1897	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1898	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1899	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1909	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1910	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1911	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1912	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1913	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1914	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1915	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1916	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1917	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1918	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1919	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1920	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1921	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1922	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1923	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1924	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1925	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1928	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1929	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1931	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1933	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1934	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1936	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1938	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1939	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1940	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1942	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1945	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1946	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1949	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1954	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1955	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1957	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1958	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	155.3 mm (6.1 in)
1961	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1963	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1965	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1966	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1967	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1969	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1976	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1977	71.7 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Saltspring Island, 1893 to 1977. The record is 84 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saltspring Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	26 days
1894	26 days
1895	46 days
1896	45 days
1897	26 days
1898	33 days
1899	20 days
1909	12 days
1910	43 days
1911	24 days
1912	21 days
1913	34 days
1914	27 days
1915	45 days
1916	46 days
1917	46 days
1918	39 days
1919	36 days
1920	43 days
1921	20 days
1922	65 days
1923	45 days
1924	33 days
1925	30 days
1926	58 days
1927	21 days
1928	38 days
1929	22 days
1930	28 days
1931	43 days
1932	25 days
1933	29 days
1934	31 days
1935	24 days
1936	49 days
1937	42 days
1938	36 days
1939	39 days
1940	33 days
1941	25 days
1942	39 days
1943	24 days
1944	32 days
1945	30 days
1946	27 days
1947	24 days
1948	20 days
1949	28 days
1950	30 days
1951	84 days
1952	44 days
1953	35 days
1954	34 days
1955	42 days
1956	39 days
1957	19 days
1958	58 days
1959	37 days
1960	31 days
1961	40 days
1962	27 days
1963	24 days
1964	15 days
1965	27 days
1966	17 days
1967	30 days
1968	24 days
1969	31 days
1970	25 days
1971	21 days
1972	32 days
1973	22 days
1974	25 days
1975	19 days
1976	13 days
1977	16 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

66 years with a frost

Across 66 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Saltspring Island falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 218 days between them.

In 1947 to 1976 the median growing season was 224 days. That is 14 days more than in 1910 to 1940.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Saltspring Island
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1910 to 1940)	Recent period (1947 to 1976)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 April	9 April	1 April	8 days earlier	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	7 November	3 November	11 November	8 days later	+1.7 days per decade
Growing days	218 days	210 days	224 days	14 days more	+3.3 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

71 years, 1894 to 1976

A day with at least 47.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.4 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saltspring Island: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1894 to 1976.

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: 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1960; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1896; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1972.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Saltspring Island, at 1954 and 1959. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1954 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1959 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Saltspring Island, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1954	-0.5	-0.9	likely	5
1959	+0.7	+1.2	likely	5

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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).