Castlegar Weather Records (CA001141450)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Castlegar (CA001141450), British Columbia, Canada, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Castlegar

Castlegar (CA001141450) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.33 latitude and -117.67 longitude, 434 m (1,424 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1963, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Castlegar 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, 49.33 latitude, -117.67 longitude.
Elevation: 434 m (1,424 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1963, 48 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 Castlegar. 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 Castlegar, 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)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Castlegar still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 130.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 43.4 mm (1.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Castlegar. The most was 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 9 September 1927.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Castlegar
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 January 1923
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 February 1926
Mar	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 March 1960
Apr	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 April 1919
May	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 May 1961
Jun	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 June 1921
Jul	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 July 1923
Aug	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 August 1922
Sep	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 September 1927
Oct	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 October 1921
Nov	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 November 1918
Dec	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 December 1923

Period of Record Coverage

1916 to 1963

18 years of record at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1928, 1959, 1963.

Days with data per year at Castlegar
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1916	184	50%	No
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	364	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	359	98%	Yes
1928	120	33%	No
1959	171	47%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	351	96%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	181	50%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1917 to 1962

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Castlegar, 1917 to 1962. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1922, at 6.9 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Castlegar as warming stripes, 1917 to 1962
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1917	7.3 C	-0.61 C
1918	8.0 C	+0.13 C
1919	7.2 C	-0.75 C
1920	7.3 C	-0.56 C
1921	7.4 C	-0.54 C
1922	6.9 C	-1.04 C
1923	8.1 C	+0.17 C
1924	7.9 C	+0.03 C
1925	9.1 C	+1.15 C
1926	9.1 C	+1.23 C
1927	8.0 C	+0.06 C
1960	7.6 C	-0.32 C
1961	8.6 C	+0.65 C
1962	8.3 C	+0.36 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

1916 to 1963

Yearly extremes at Castlegar: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1924	38.1 C (100.5 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1927	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1927	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1927	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	45 days	1926	24 days	18

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 C (100.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Castlegar by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1916	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1928	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.7 C (-3.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Castlegar by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1916	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1919	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1920	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1923	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1924	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1925	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. The record is 43.4 mm (1.7 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Castlegar by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1919	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1921	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1923	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1961	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	24.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. The record is 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Castlegar by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1919	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1920	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1921	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1923	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1924	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1925	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1960	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1961	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1962	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963	46.3 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Castlegar, 1916 to 1963. The record is 45 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Castlegar by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	29 days
1917	32 days
1918	21 days
1919	38 days
1920	17 days
1921	25 days
1922	16 days
1923	30 days
1924	37 days
1925	23 days
1926	45 days
1927	15 days
1928	15 days
1959	38 days
1960	29 days
1961	19 days
1962	19 days
1963	15 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 Castlegar standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Castlegar 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).