Pense Weather Records (CA004016080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pense (CA004016080), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Pense

Pense (CA004016080) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 50.42 latitude and -105.00 longitude, 577 m (1,893 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1959, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pense still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pense set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 23 April 1959.

About the Station

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, 50.42 latitude, -105.00 longitude.
Elevation: 577 m (1,893 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1959, 66 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Pense. 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 Pense, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pense still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Pense by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	53
1897	90
1898	47
1899	73
1900	70
1901	58
1902	53
1903	56
1904	47
1905	51
1906	57
1907	72
1908	41
1909	41
1910	71
1911	59
1912	42
1913	48
1914	50
1915	47
1916	46
1917	53
1918	73
1919	93
1920	51
1921	22

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 72.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pense. The most was 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 27 July 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pense
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 January 1906
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 February 1954
Mar	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 March 1955
Apr	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 April 1957
May	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 May 1909
Jun	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 June 1901
Jul	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 July 1909
Aug	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 August 1907
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 September 1905
Oct	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 October 1914
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 November 1906
Dec	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1921

26 years of record at Pense, 1896 to 1921. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1908, 1909, 1921.

Days with data per year at Pense
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	274	75%	No
1897	350	96%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	352	96%	Yes
1900	363	99%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	365	100%	Yes
1903	365	100%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	295	81%	No
1909	275	75%	No
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	364	99%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	361	99%	Yes
1920	363	99%	Yes
1921	233	64%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pense
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Pense, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	44 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	44 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1958	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1958	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	59 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1958	Pense, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	59 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1958	Pense, CA	daily rain (Tie)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1898 to 1920

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Pense, 1898 to 1920. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.8 C (35.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1911, at -0.2 C (31.7 F), and the warmest was 1900, at 3.4 C (38.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pense as warming stripes, 1898 to 1920
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1898	0.9 C	-0.82 C
1899	0.1 C	-1.67 C
1900	3.4 C	+1.68 C
1901	2.3 C	+0.58 C
1902	1.4 C	-0.32 C
1903	1.4 C	-0.40 C
1904	0.9 C	-0.87 C
1905	2.5 C	+0.73 C
1906	2.5 C	+0.76 C
1907	0.0 C	-1.72 C
1910	2.5 C	+0.76 C
1911	-0.2 C	-1.94 C
1912	1.8 C	+0.03 C
1913	2.3 C	+0.56 C
1914	2.8 C	+1.08 C
1915	3.3 C	+1.50 C
1916	0.1 C	-1.62 C
1917	0.8 C	-0.99 C
1918	3.1 C	+1.30 C
1919	2.4 C	+0.69 C
1920	2.4 C	+0.68 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

1894 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Pense: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1900	35.9 C (96.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	1916	-39.7 C (-39.5 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	1909	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1896	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1901	29 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pense, 1894 to 1959. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pense by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1899	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1900	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1901	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1908	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1912	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1914	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1917	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pense, 1894 to 1959. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.7 C (-39.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pense by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1897	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1898	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1899	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1900	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1901	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1902	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1903	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1904	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1905	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1906	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1907	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1908	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1909	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1910	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1911	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1912	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1913	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1914	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1915	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1916	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1917	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1918	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1919	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1920	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1921	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pense, 1894 to 1959. The record is 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pense by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1895	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1897	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1898	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1899	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1902	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1904	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1905	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1907	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1912	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1916	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1918	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1958	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	10.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pense, 1894 to 1959. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pense by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1895	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1897	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1898	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1899	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1901	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1902	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1903	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1906	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1907	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1909	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1910	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1912	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1920	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1955	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959	15.3 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pense, 1894 to 1959. The record is 52 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pense by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	43 days
1895	21 days
1896	25 days
1897	26 days
1898	23 days
1899	19 days
1900	28 days
1901	52 days
1902	38 days
1903	28 days
1904	49 days
1905	34 days
1906	29 days
1907	34 days
1908	17 days
1909	35 days
1910	27 days
1911	44 days
1912	29 days
1913	24 days
1914	35 days
1915	31 days
1916	31 days
1917	23 days
1918	28 days
1919	29 days
1920	24 days
1921	20 days
1953	31 days
1954	42 days
1955	23 days
1956	35 days
1957	26 days
1958	41 days
1959	42 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pense falls on 6 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 86 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Pense
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1898 to 1920)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 June	n/a	6 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	8 September	n/a	8 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	86 days	n/a	86 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.

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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).