Sorel Weather Records (CA007028200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sorel (CA007028200), Quebec, Canada, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Sorel

Sorel (CA007028200) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 46.03 latitude and -73.12 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 2024, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sorel still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sorel set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 13 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 46.03 latitude, -73.12 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 2024, 111 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 Sorel. 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 Sorel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sorel still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 42.

Standing records at Sorel by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1914	24
1915	19
1916	27
1917	23
1918	31
1919	24
1920	26
1921	24
1922	26
1923	42
1924	17
1925	27
1926	20
1927	18
1928	11
1929	21
1930	21
1931	25
1932	22
1933	33
1934	28
1935	19
1936	29
1937	18
1938	13
1939	18
1940	27
1941	19
1942	23
1943	21
1944	27
1945	34
1946	39
1947	22
1948	28
1949	32
1950	24
1951	19
1952	9
1953	22
1954	19
1955	14
1956	8
1957	29
1958	17
1959	13
1960	11
1961	13
1962	16
1963	23
1964	22
1965	19
1966	20
1967	8
1968	19
1969	8
1970	15
1971	15
1972	7
1973	19
1974	13
1975	25
1976	20
1977	21
1978	17
1979	27
1980	14
1981	30
1982	18
1983	12

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Sorel between 26 December 1969 and 4 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Sorel set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-12-26	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 65.5 cm (25.8 in)
1978-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981-01-04	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -41.0 C (-41.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sorel. The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 19 June 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sorel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 January 1966
Feb	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 February 1981
Mar	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 March 1977
Apr	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 April 1954
May	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 May 1933
Jun	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 June 1978
Jul	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 July 1947
Aug	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 August 1954
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 September 1946
Oct	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 October 1932
Nov	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 November 1951
Dec	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1914 to 1983

70 years of record at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1927, 1956, 1968.

Days with data per year at Sorel
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1914	195	53%	No
1915	334	92%	Yes
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	361	99%	Yes
1918	362	99%	Yes
1919	362	99%	Yes
1920	361	99%	Yes
1921	347	95%	Yes
1922	361	99%	Yes
1923	362	99%	Yes
1924	360	98%	Yes
1925	363	99%	Yes
1926	362	99%	Yes
1927	306	84%	No
1928	341	93%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	362	99%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	359	98%	Yes
1939	361	99%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	360	98%	Yes
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	355	97%	Yes
1951	361	99%	Yes
1952	360	98%	Yes
1953	361	99%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	360	99%	Yes
1956	188	51%	No
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	347	95%	Yes
1962	331	91%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	278	76%	No
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	364	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	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	353	97%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Sorel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1983	Sorel, CA	daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	0.1 cm (0.0 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1983	Sorel, CA	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1983	Sorel, CA	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1983	Sorel, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1983	Sorel, CA	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain (Tie)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1983	Sorel, CA	daily low max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1983	Sorel, CA	daily snowfall	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1983	Sorel, CA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1983	Sorel, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

59 complete years, 1916 to 1982

One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Sorel, 1916 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 2.9 C (37.2 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 7.3 C (45.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sorel as warming stripes, 1916 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1916	4.4 C	-0.86 C
1917	2.9 C	-2.38 C
1918	4.1 C	-1.21 C
1919	4.4 C	-0.85 C
1920	4.7 C	-0.61 C
1922	4.4 C	-0.90 C
1923	3.2 C	-2.06 C
1924	3.4 C	-1.91 C
1925	4.0 C	-1.30 C
1926	3.0 C	-2.30 C
1929	4.3 C	-0.99 C
1930	5.3 C	0.00 C
1931	6.6 C	+1.35 C
1932	5.5 C	+0.26 C
1933	4.8 C	-0.46 C
1934	4.2 C	-1.07 C
1935	4.3 C	-0.95 C
1936	4.3 C	-0.98 C
1937	6.1 C	+0.80 C
1938	5.3 C	+0.05 C
1939	4.1 C	-1.20 C
1940	4.1 C	-1.19 C
1941	5.6 C	+0.34 C
1942	5.6 C	+0.30 C
1943	4.1 C	-1.13 C
1944	5.6 C	+0.35 C
1945	5.7 C	+0.43 C
1946	6.0 C	+0.69 C
1947	5.4 C	+0.16 C
1948	5.6 C	+0.37 C
1949	6.4 C	+1.18 C
1950	5.0 C	-0.30 C
1951	5.2 C	-0.05 C
1952	6.1 C	+0.86 C
1953	6.9 C	+1.64 C
1954	5.2 C	-0.04 C
1955	5.6 C	+0.34 C
1957	6.1 C	+0.79 C
1959	5.6 C	+0.36 C
1960	6.1 C	+0.83 C
1963	5.4 C	+0.16 C
1964	6.2 C	+0.97 C
1965	5.5 C	+0.20 C
1966	6.1 C	+0.82 C
1967	5.1 C	-0.14 C
1969	6.4 C	+1.09 C
1970	5.9 C	+0.68 C
1971	6.1 C	+0.83 C
1972	5.1 C	-0.19 C
1973	7.3 C	+2.03 C
1974	5.8 C	+0.52 C
1975	6.9 C	+1.60 C
1976	5.2 C	-0.09 C
1977	6.5 C	+1.19 C
1978	5.7 C	+0.40 C
1979	6.4 C	+1.12 C
1980	4.7 C	-0.60 C
1981	6.3 C	+1.08 C
1982	5.3 C	+0.05 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1916 to 1982. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 59 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sorel
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade	1916 to 1982	59	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1916 to 1982	59	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	0.9 F (0.7 to 1.1) per decade	1916 to 1982	59	Rise

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

1914 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Sorel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1941	33.6 C (92.5 F)	70
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	1981	-33.0 C (-27.5 F)	70
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	1978	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	1933	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1961	16 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sorel by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1914	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1917	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1925	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1928	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1931	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1937	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1938	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1981	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.0 C (-27.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sorel by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1914	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1915	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1918	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1919	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1923	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1925	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1928	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1930	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1932	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1934	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1939	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1940	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1942	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1944	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1945	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1958	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1969	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1975	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1981	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sorel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1918	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1919	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1924	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1955	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1956	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sorel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1915	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1917	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1924	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1926	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1927	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1931	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1933	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1934	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1938	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1940	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1941	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1942	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1947	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1948	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1952	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1954	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1955	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1958	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1976	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1980	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1981	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	93.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sorel, 1914 to 1983. The record is 36 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sorel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	19 days
1915	20 days
1916	18 days
1917	18 days
1918	17 days
1919	17 days
1920	19 days
1921	17 days
1922	21 days
1923	18 days
1924	25 days
1925	19 days
1926	11 days
1927	16 days
1928	14 days
1929	14 days
1930	18 days
1931	12 days
1932	18 days
1933	12 days
1934	13 days
1935	15 days
1936	12 days
1937	16 days
1938	18 days
1939	23 days
1940	14 days
1941	24 days
1942	17 days
1943	13 days
1944	15 days
1945	13 days
1946	12 days
1947	19 days
1948	18 days
1949	17 days
1950	16 days
1951	14 days
1952	12 days
1953	16 days
1954	12 days
1955	17 days
1956	12 days
1957	16 days
1958	15 days
1959	33 days
1960	19 days
1961	36 days
1962	19 days
1963	19 days
1964	17 days
1965	19 days
1966	12 days
1967	18 days
1968	24 days
1969	12 days
1970	21 days
1971	12 days
1972	13 days
1973	13 days
1974	12 days
1975	17 days
1976	13 days
1977	14 days
1978	34 days
1979	14 days
1980	11 days
1981	13 days
1982	12 days
1983	13 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

59 years with a frost

Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sorel falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sorel
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1948 to 1982)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 May	n/a	5 May	n/a	-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	27 September	n/a	1 October	n/a	+2.3 days per decade
Growing days	142 days	n/a	147 days	n/a	+4.2 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

64 years, 1915 to 1983

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.8 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sorel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1915 to 1983.

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: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1978; 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1933; 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1954.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Sorel, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Sorel, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1969	+0.5	+0.9	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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).