Premier Weather Records (CA001066420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Premier (CA001066420), British Columbia, Canada, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Premier

Premier (CA001066420) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 56.05 latitude and -130.02 longitude, 410 m (1,345 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1996, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Premier still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 56.05 latitude, -130.02 longitude.
Elevation: 410 m (1,345 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1996, 71 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 Premier. 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 Premier, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Premier still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 113.

Standing records at Premier by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1926	67
1927	96
1928	44
1929	59
1930	78
1931	37
1932	58
1933	68
1934	77
1935	64
1936	113
1937	94
1938	52
1939	46
1940	43
1941	60
1942	62
1943	33
1944	50
1945	33
1946	34
1947	47
1948	37
1951	46
1952	47
1953	19

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Premier. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 15 January 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Premier
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 January 1949
Feb	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 February 1926
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 March 1937
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 April 1930
May	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 May 1938
Jun	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 June 1948
Jul	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 July 1940
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 August 1937
Sep	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 September 1939
Oct	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 October 1937
Nov	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	11 November 1936
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1926 to 1953

26 years of record at Premier, 1926 to 1953. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953.

Days with data per year at Premier
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
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	365	100%	Yes
1938	364	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	274	75%	No
1951	335	92%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	118	32%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1926 to 1952

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Premier, 1926 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.8 C (40.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1933, at 3.0 C (37.5 F), and the warmest was 1942, at 5.9 C (42.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Premier as warming stripes, 1926 to 1952
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1926	4.8 C	+0.08 C
1927	3.2 C	-1.58 C
1928	5.0 C	+0.21 C
1929	5.0 C	+0.23 C
1930	5.3 C	+0.50 C
1931	5.1 C	+0.32 C
1932	3.7 C	-1.03 C
1933	3.0 C	-1.73 C
1934	5.5 C	+0.77 C
1935	4.4 C	-0.37 C
1936	4.4 C	-0.40 C
1937	4.1 C	-0.64 C
1938	4.9 C	+0.17 C
1939	4.2 C	-0.57 C
1940	5.8 C	+1.06 C
1941	5.7 C	+0.92 C
1942	5.9 C	+1.10 C
1943	4.9 C	+0.18 C
1944	5.7 C	+0.95 C
1945	4.7 C	-0.09 C
1946	4.9 C	+0.12 C
1947	5.0 C	+0.25 C
1952	4.3 C	-0.43 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

1926 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Premier: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1941	28.6 C (83.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1947	-20.8 C (-5.5 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	1933	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1952	17 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Premier, 1926 to 1953. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 C (83.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Premier by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1927	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1929	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1930	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1931	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1933	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1934	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1935	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1936	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1937	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1941	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1944	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1945	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1946	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1949	n/a
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1953	16.7 C (62.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Premier, 1926 to 1953. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Premier by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1927	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1930	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1934	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1935	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1944	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1947	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	n/a
1951	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Premier, 1926 to 1953. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Premier by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1927	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1934	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1944	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1951	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Premier, 1926 to 1953. The record is 228.9 mm (9.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 153.6 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Premier by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1927	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1928	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1929	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1930	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1931	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1932	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1933	228.9 mm (9.0 in)
1934	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1935	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1936	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1937	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1938	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1939	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1940	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1941	172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1942	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1943	200.8 mm (7.9 in)
1944	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1945	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1946	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1947	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1948	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1949	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1951	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1952	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1953	109.7 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Premier, 1926 to 1953. The record is 27 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Premier by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	17 days
1927	22 days
1928	21 days
1929	19 days
1930	21 days
1931	10 days
1932	21 days
1933	10 days
1934	13 days
1935	22 days
1936	16 days
1937	14 days
1938	11 days
1939	10 days
1940	14 days
1941	13 days
1942	16 days
1943	17 days
1944	14 days
1945	23 days
1946	19 days
1947	18 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1951	18 days
1952	27 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Premier falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 166 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Premier
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1926 to 1952)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 April	n/a	30 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	15 October	n/a	15 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	166 days	n/a	166 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Premier standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Premier 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 2026-10-17 (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).