Castlegar A Weather Records (CA001141455)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Castlegar A (CA001141455), British Columbia, Canada, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Castlegar A

Castlegar A (CA001141455) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.30 latitude and -117.63 longitude, 496 m (1,627 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2024, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Castlegar A 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, 49.30 latitude, -117.63 longitude.
Elevation: 496 m (1,627 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2024, 60 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 A. 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 A, 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)	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.2 C (82.8 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.6 C (103.3 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.6 C (52.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Castlegar A still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Castlegar A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	6
1966	96
1967	107
1968	69
1969	95
1970	67
1971	89
1972	103
1973	71
1974	68
1975	95
1976	58
1977	64
1978	51
1979	76
1980	92
1981	76
1982	76
1983	105

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 42.9 mm (1.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Castlegar A. The most was 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 24 August 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Castlegar A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 January 1969
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 February 1979
Mar	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 March 1976
Apr	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 April 1972
May	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 May 1981
Jun	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 June 1978
Jul	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 July 1972
Aug	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 August 1977
Sep	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 September 1972
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 October 1971
Nov	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 November 1969
Dec	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965.

Days with data per year at Castlegar A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	30	8%	No
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	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	337	92%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Castlegar A, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 7.4 C (45.4 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 9.2 C (48.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Castlegar A as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	8.5 C	+0.39 C
1967	9.2 C	+1.06 C
1968	7.9 C	-0.24 C
1969	8.0 C	-0.16 C
1970	8.3 C	+0.10 C
1971	7.7 C	-0.42 C
1972	7.4 C	-0.72 C
1973	8.5 C	+0.39 C
1974	8.6 C	+0.48 C
1975	7.5 C	-0.66 C
1976	8.0 C	-0.14 C
1977	8.0 C	-0.15 C
1978	7.7 C	-0.45 C
1980	8.3 C	+0.19 C
1981	8.6 C	+0.40 C
1982	7.7 C	-0.42 C
1983	8.5 C	+0.38 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

1965 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Castlegar A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1968	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1973	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	1967	22 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Castlegar A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1979	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1980	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1981	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1982	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1983	36.4 C (97.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.8 C (-3.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Castlegar A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1975	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1978	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
1979	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)
1980	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1981	-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1982	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
1983	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. The record is 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Castlegar A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1974	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1979	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1981	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	29.8 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. The record is 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Castlegar A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1971	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1979	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1980	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1981	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	64.1 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Castlegar A, 1965 to 1983. The record is 46 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Castlegar A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	7 days
1966	22 days
1967	46 days
1968	13 days
1969	36 days
1970	25 days
1971	41 days
1972	25 days
1973	34 days
1974	38 days
1975	17 days
1976	18 days
1977	25 days
1978	16 days
1979	19 days
1980	14 days
1981	21 days
1982	15 days
1983	32 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 A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).