Hughenden Weather Records (CA003013360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hughenden (CA003013360), Alberta, Canada, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Hughenden

Hughenden (CA003013360) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 52.52 latitude and -110.97 longitude, 694 m (2,277 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 1972, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hughenden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hughenden set a daily record snowfall of 5.6 cm (2.2 in) on 29 April 1972.

About the Station

Location: Alberta, Canada, 52.52 latitude, -110.97 longitude.
Elevation: 694 m (2,277 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 1972, 39 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 Hughenden. 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 Hughenden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hughenden still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Hughenden by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1934	12
1935	41
1936	97
1937	39
1938	33
1939	46
1940	44
1941	20
1942	41
1943	42
1944	27
1945	37
1946	40
1947	28
1948	34
1949	37
1950	52
1951	49
1952	26
1953	32
1954	56
1955	39
1956	43
1957	24
1958	21
1959	35
1960	21
1961	52
1962	44
1963	43
1964	39
1965	41
1966	33
1967	30
1968	45
1969	42
1970	39
1971	25
1972	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 89.7 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hughenden. The most was 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 21 June 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hughenden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 January 1951
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 March 1940
Apr	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 April 1963
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 May 1943
Jun	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	21 June 1963
Jul	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	14 July 1962
Aug	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	3 August 1941
Sep	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 September 1956
Oct	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 October 1950
Nov	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 November 1969
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1934 to 1972

39 years of record at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1934, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1960, 1972.

Days with data per year at Hughenden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1934	92	25%	No
1935	364	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	304	83%	No
1939	257	70%	No
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	361	99%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	336	92%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	267	73%	No
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	304	83%	No
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	358	98%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	333	91%	Yes
1958	333	91%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	240	66%	No
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	121	33%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hughenden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily low max (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high min (Tie)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily high max (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1972	Hughenden, CA	monthly low min (Tie)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	tie	0 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1936 to 1971

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Hughenden, 1936 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.6 C (35.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -0.6 C (30.9 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 3.3 C (37.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hughenden as warming stripes, 1936 to 1971
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1936	1.4 C	-0.29 C
1937	1.4 C	-0.20 C
1940	1.9 C	+0.28 C
1941	3.2 C	+1.53 C
1943	3.0 C	+1.32 C
1945	1.1 C	-0.59 C
1946	2.0 C	+0.33 C
1948	1.4 C	-0.24 C
1950	-0.6 C	-2.26 C
1951	-0.3 C	-1.98 C
1952	2.3 C	+0.63 C
1953	2.7 C	+1.08 C
1954	2.3 C	+0.70 C
1955	0.6 C	-1.06 C
1956	1.5 C	-0.19 C
1959	2.6 C	+0.94 C
1961	2.2 C	+0.59 C
1962	2.1 C	+0.50 C
1963	3.3 C	+1.64 C
1964	2.0 C	+0.38 C
1965	0.9 C	-0.75 C
1966	0.8 C	-0.89 C
1967	1.5 C	-0.12 C
1968	2.4 C	+0.73 C
1969	0.9 C	-0.76 C
1970	0.8 C	-0.81 C
1971	1.2 C	-0.41 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

1934 to 1972

Yearly extremes at Hughenden: 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)	1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	1936	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	39
Wettest day (Rx1day)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1965	31 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hughenden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1934	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1935	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1941	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	24.4 C (75.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. The record is -50.6 C (-59.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.6 C (-41.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hughenden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1934	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1937	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1938	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1939	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1941	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1942	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1944	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1945	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1946	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1947	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1948	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1949	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1950	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1951	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1953	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1954	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1955	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1956	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1959	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1960	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1961	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1962	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1963	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1964	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1965	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1966	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1967	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1968	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1970	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1971	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1972	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. The record is 89.7 mm (3.5 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hughenden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1937	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1940	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1955	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1962	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1963	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	15.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. The record is 121.1 mm (4.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hughenden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1935	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1936	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1938	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1940	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1944	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1945	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1947	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1948	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1951	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1959	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1963	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1966	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1968	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1969	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	17.5 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hughenden, 1934 to 1972. The record is 48 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hughenden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	19 days
1935	25 days
1936	32 days
1937	40 days
1938	43 days
1939	19 days
1940	32 days
1941	36 days
1942	35 days
1943	34 days
1944	31 days
1945	44 days
1946	28 days
1947	26 days
1948	34 days
1949	31 days
1950	20 days
1951	19 days
1952	38 days
1953	41 days
1954	38 days
1955	31 days
1956	30 days
1957	27 days
1958	39 days
1959	20 days
1960	30 days
1961	29 days
1962	36 days
1963	32 days
1964	17 days
1965	48 days
1966	35 days
1967	33 days
1968	30 days
1969	22 days
1970	30 days
1971	31 days
1972	17 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hughenden falls on 31 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 102 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Hughenden
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1936 to 1971)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	31 May	n/a	31 May	n/a	+1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	8 September	n/a	8 September	n/a	+0.8 days per decade
Growing days	102 days	n/a	102 days	n/a	-0.1 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

32 years, 1935 to 1971

A day with at least 36.6 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.8 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hughenden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1935 to 1971.

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: 89.7 mm (3.5 in) in 1963; 75.9 mm (3.0 in) in 1962; 57.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1966.

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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).