Riviere Bleue Weather Records (CA007056600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Riviere Bleue (CA007056600), Quebec, Canada, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Riviere Bleue

Riviere Bleue (CA007056600) is a weather station in Quebec, Canada at 47.43 latitude and -69.03 longitude, 213 m (699 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2004, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Riviere Bleue still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Riviere Bleue set a daily record low maximum temperature of -20.5 C (-4.9 F) on 25 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Quebec, Canada, 47.43 latitude, -69.03 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (699 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2004, 55 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 Riviere Bleue. 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 Riviere Bleue, 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)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.5 C (79.7 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Riviere Bleue still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 63.

Standing records at Riviere Bleue by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	6
1951	60
1952	30
1953	51
1954	49
1955	36
1956	50
1957	40
1958	36
1959	48
1960	28
1961	57
1962	43
1963	48
1964	22
1965	43
1966	41
1967	28
1968	45
1969	45
1970	23
1971	49
1972	51
1973	52
1974	49
1975	44
1976	59
1977	51
1978	48
1979	63
1980	37
1981	40
1982	52
1983	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 86.6 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Riviere Bleue. The most was 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 10 August 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Riviere Bleue
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 January 1963
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 February 1951
Mar	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 March 1959
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 April 1983
May	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 May 1975
Jun	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 June 1951
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	6 July 1951
Aug	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	10 August 1976
Sep	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 September 1979
Oct	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 October 1952
Nov	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 November 1974
Dec	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1983

34 years of record at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1964 and others.

Days with data per year at Riviere Bleue
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	60	16%	No
1951	303	83%	No
1952	264	72%	No
1953	356	98%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	327	90%	No
1958	327	90%	No
1959	325	89%	No
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	326	89%	No
1963	350	96%	Yes
1964	220	60%	No
1965	329	90%	Yes
1966	354	97%	Yes
1967	288	79%	No
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	152	42%	No
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	352	96%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Riviere Bleue
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	14 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	12.8 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily high min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily high min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	24 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	6.7 cm (2.6 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily snowfall	18.4 cm (7.2 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	0.9 cm (0.4 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	tie	26 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily low min (Tie)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	tie	2 years	0 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Riviere Bleue, CA	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1953 to 1983

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Riviere Bleue, 1953 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.0 C (37.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 2.0 C (35.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 4.3 C (39.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Riviere Bleue as warming stripes, 1953 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	4.3 C	+1.34 C
1954	2.9 C	-0.10 C
1955	2.5 C	-0.42 C
1956	2.0 C	-0.98 C
1960	3.3 C	+0.30 C
1961	2.9 C	-0.05 C
1963	2.4 C	-0.53 C
1965	2.3 C	-0.66 C
1966	3.9 C	+0.98 C
1968	2.7 C	-0.31 C
1969	3.5 C	+0.50 C
1971	2.7 C	-0.23 C
1973	4.1 C	+1.16 C
1974	2.1 C	-0.83 C
1975	3.2 C	+0.19 C
1976	2.3 C	-0.71 C
1977	2.9 C	-0.08 C
1978	2.2 C	-0.73 C
1979	3.8 C	+0.86 C
1981	3.7 C	+0.69 C
1982	2.1 C	-0.87 C
1983	3.4 C	+0.45 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

1950 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Riviere Bleue: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1951	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	1981	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1961	15 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Riviere Bleue by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1982	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Riviere Bleue by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1951	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1952	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1953	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1954	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1955	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1957	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1958	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1961	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1962	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1963	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1967	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1974	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1975	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1976	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1979	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1980	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1983	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. The record is 86.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Riviere Bleue by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1976	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1981	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1982	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	59.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. The record is 164.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Riviere Bleue by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1958	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1960	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1962	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1963	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1966	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1969	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1972	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1975	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1976	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1977	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1978	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1979	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1981	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1982	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1983	88.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Riviere Bleue, 1950 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Riviere Bleue by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	8 days
1951	16 days
1952	22 days
1953	18 days
1954	16 days
1955	10 days
1956	18 days
1957	19 days
1958	8 days
1959	10 days
1960	16 days
1961	26 days
1962	19 days
1963	16 days
1964	16 days
1965	17 days
1966	10 days
1967	12 days
1968	15 days
1969	23 days
1970	13 days
1971	12 days
1972	14 days
1973	11 days
1974	12 days
1975	13 days
1976	15 days
1977	15 days
1978	9 days
1979	14 days
1980	10 days
1981	15 days
1982	11 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Riviere Bleue falls on 10 June and the median first autumn frost on 6 September, which leaves a median of 85 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Riviere Bleue
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 June	n/a	10 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	6 September	n/a	6 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	85 days	n/a	85 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).