Asbestos Weather Records (CA007020360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Asbestos (CA007020360), Quebec, Canada, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Asbestos

Asbestos (CA007020360) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 45.77 latitude and -71.95 longitude, 229 m (751 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1987, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Asbestos still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Asbestos set a daily record high minimum temperature of 3.0 C (37.4 F) on 15 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 45.77 latitude, -71.95 longitude.
Elevation: 229 m (751 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1987, 40 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 Asbestos. 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 Asbestos, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.0 C (96.8 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Asbestos still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Asbestos by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	33
1949	59
1950	42
1951	44
1952	27
1953	30
1954	31
1955	46
1956	48
1957	41
1958	30
1959	42
1960	24
1961	37
1962	27
1963	35
1964	37
1965	43
1966	50
1967	45
1968	47
1969	34
1970	40
1971	22
1972	23
1973	49
1974	44
1975	33
1976	62
1977	49
1978	44
1979	71
1980	38
1981	50
1982	53
1983	34

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Asbestos between 4 July 1983 and 4 July 1983. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Asbestos. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 7 August 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Asbestos
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 January 1978
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 February 1972
Mar	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 March 1981
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 April 1954
May	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 May 1973
Jun	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 June 1952
Jul	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 July 1948
Aug	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	7 August 1972
Sep	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	5 September 1973
Oct	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 October 1952
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	4 November 1950
Dec	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1983

36 years of record at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958 and others.

Days with data per year at Asbestos
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	236	64%	No
1949	340	93%	Yes
1950	306	84%	No
1951	303	83%	No
1952	303	83%	No
1953	227	62%	No
1954	316	87%	No
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	352	96%	Yes
1957	305	84%	No
1958	275	75%	No
1959	312	85%	No
1960	292	80%	No
1961	329	90%	Yes
1962	267	73%	No
1963	312	85%	No
1964	351	96%	Yes
1965	356	98%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	351	96%	Yes
1971	267	73%	No
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	354	97%	Yes
1974	350	96%	Yes
1975	301	82%	No
1976	324	89%	No
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	356	98%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	238	65%	No
1982	352	96%	Yes
1983	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Asbestos
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	5 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	5 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	14 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	17 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	14 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	9 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1983	Asbestos, CA	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1950 to 1983

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Asbestos, 1950 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Asbestos as warming stripes, 1950 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	4.8 C	-0.42 C
1951	5.3 C	+0.04 C
1952	5.7 C	+0.43 C
1954	4.8 C	-0.41 C
1955	5.3 C	+0.07 C
1961	5.5 C	+0.21 C
1964	5.3 C	+0.07 C
1965	4.8 C	-0.45 C
1966	5.4 C	+0.14 C
1967	4.9 C	-0.33 C
1968	4.9 C	-0.32 C
1969	5.7 C	+0.46 C
1972	4.3 C	-0.93 C
1973	6.7 C	+1.43 C
1977	5.6 C	+0.38 C
1978	4.3 C	-0.96 C
1979	6.0 C	+0.72 C
1980	4.5 C	-0.78 C
1982	5.0 C	-0.20 C
1983	6.1 C	+0.81 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

1948 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Asbestos: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1983	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1957	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	1972	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1972	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36
Longest dry spell (CDD)	21 days	1982	14 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Asbestos by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Asbestos by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1954	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1955	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1965	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1980	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1981	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1982	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1983	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Asbestos by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983	32.3 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Asbestos by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1950	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1951	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1959	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1962	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1963	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1967	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1971	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1972	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1973	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1975	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1980	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1981	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983	70.7 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Asbestos, 1948 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Asbestos by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	14 days
1949	12 days
1950	16 days
1951	14 days
1952	11 days
1953	18 days
1954	13 days
1955	11 days
1956	12 days
1957	16 days
1958	15 days
1959	14 days
1960	18 days
1961	16 days
1962	14 days
1963	20 days
1964	15 days
1965	19 days
1966	10 days
1967	17 days
1968	11 days
1969	13 days
1970	12 days
1971	11 days
1972	13 days
1973	17 days
1974	12 days
1975	12 days
1976	16 days
1977	14 days
1978	16 days
1979	15 days
1980	17 days
1981	13 days
1982	21 days
1983	14 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Asbestos falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Asbestos
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1950 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 May	n/a	14 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	28 September	n/a	28 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	137 days	n/a	137 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 Asbestos standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Asbestos 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).