Causapscal is a weather station located 168 m above sea level, 1 km from Causapscal. Its records go back to 1914: 87 years of temperature are available up to 2018, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Closed series: the records of this station end in 2018. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 2.8 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (2.4 °C): a difference of 0.5 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2010 (5.4 °C) and the coldest 1914 (0.3 °C). The last complete year, 2018, ranks 24 out of 87, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2018, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.21 °C per decade. The station ranks 160 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1914
The first ten years of the series (1914–1929) average 1.4 °C; the last ten (2006–2018) average 3.4 °C, a difference of +2.0 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 4 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2010 (5.4 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 3.4 °C (2014) and bottoms out at 1.4 °C (1929).
Annual rainfall since 1914
On average 1044 mm of rain falls per year over the 78 documented years. The wettest year, 1954, received 1580 mm; the driest, 1949, only 663 mm, which is 2.4 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (1082 mm per year) is 49 mm (4.3 %) below the 1961–1990 one (1131 mm). Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (120 mm) and February the driest (70 mm). Between 1992 and 2014, 14 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.9 °C | −13.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | 78 mm | −4 mm |
| February | −12.8 °C | −12.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 63 mm | 70 mm | +7 mm |
| March | −6.0 °C | −6.1 °C | −0.1 °C | 82 mm | 70 mm | −12 mm |
| April | 1.5 °C | 1.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 72 mm | 73 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 8.4 °C | 8.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 91 mm | 90 mm | −1 mm |
| June | 14.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | 91 mm | −5 mm |
| July | 17.2 °C | 17.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | 120 mm | −1 mm |
| August | 15.9 °C | 16.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | 98 mm | −23 mm |
| September | 10.7 °C | 11.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | 101 mm | −2 mm |
| October | 5.0 °C | 5.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | 100 mm | +3 mm |
| November | −1.7 °C | −1.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | 95 mm | −2 mm |
| December | −10.2 °C | −8.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 106 mm | 96 mm | −10 mm |
The largest temperature change is in December (+1.5 °C) and the smallest in March (−0.1 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.5 °C, and 10 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+7 mm) and the smallest in August (−23 mm).
Records at Causapscal
- Warmest year: 5.4 °C, in 2010
- Coldest year: 0.3 °C, in 1914
- Driest year: 663 mm, in 1949
- Wettest year: 1580 mm, in 1954
- Warmest month: 20.2 °C, in July 2018
- Coldest month: −21.2 °C, in January 1925
- Wettest month: 276 mm, in July 1985
- Hottest day: 36.0 °C, on 18 June 2020
- Coldest day: −44.5 °C, on 18 January 2009
- Heaviest rain in one day: 106.0 mm, on 9 September 2004
5.1 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 80.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2018
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.21 °C per decade between 1961 and 2018, about +1.2 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.04 °C per decade: the station ranks 160 out of 240.
Data source and licence
Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (dataset “AHCCD (ahccd-monthly) + climate-daily”), licence Open Government Licence – Canada. Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Causapscal are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 240 stations in Canada: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Causapscal?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Causapscal is 2.8 °C. It was 2.4 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Causapscal?
Since records began in 1914, the warmest year at Causapscal is 2010, at 5.4 °C on average. The coldest is 1914 (0.3 °C).
Is the climate at Causapscal getting warmer?
Yes: at Causapscal, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.21 °C per decade between 1961 and 2018, +1.2 °C in total. 4 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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