Meadow Lake is a weather station located 481 m above sea level, 6 km from Meadow Lake. Its records go back to 1968: 52 years of temperature are available up to 2020, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Closed series: the records of this station end in 2020. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 0.9 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (0.6 °C): a difference of 0.3 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1987 (3.1 °C) and the coldest 1982 (−1.7 °C). The last complete year, 2020, ranks 27 out of 52, from warmest to coldest. Over 1968–2020, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.18 °C per decade. The station ranks 197 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1968
The first ten years of the series (1968–1978) average 0.2 °C; the last ten (2011–2020) average 1.1 °C, a difference of +0.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 6 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1987 (3.1 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 1.3 °C (2006) and bottoms out at 0.0 °C (1975).
Annual rainfall since 1968
On average 456 mm of rain falls per year over the 35 documented years. The wettest year, 1970, received 630 mm; the driest, 2002, only 271 mm, which is 2.3 times less. Over 1961–1990, June is on average the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (15 mm). Between 1985 and 2004, 8 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 | −19.2 °C | −16.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | – | – |
| February | −15.2 °C | −14.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | – | – |
| March | −7.9 °C | −7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 25 mm | – | – |
| April | 3.4 °C | 2.5 °C | −0.9 °C | 23 mm | – | – |
| May | 10.4 °C | 9.6 °C | −0.8 °C | 43 mm | – | – |
| June | 14.6 °C | 14.4 °C | −0.2 °C | 85 mm | – | – |
| July | 16.5 °C | 16.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 77 mm | – | – |
| August | 15.3 °C | 15.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | – | – |
| September | 9.7 °C | 10.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | – | – |
| October | 3.4 °C | 2.6 °C | −0.8 °C | 16 mm | – | – |
| November | −7.6 °C | −7.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | – | – |
| December | −16.5 °C | −14.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | – | – |
The largest temperature change is in January (+2.4 °C) and the smallest in April (−0.9 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.3 °C, and 8 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Meadow Lake
- Warmest year: 3.1 °C, in 1987
- Coldest year: −1.7 °C, in 1982
- Driest year: 271 mm, in 2002
- Wettest year: 630 mm, in 1970
- Warmest month: 19.0 °C, in July 2007
- Coldest month: −31.1 °C, in January 1982
- Wettest month: 249 mm, in June 1970
4.8 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Daily records are not part of the dataset for this station: only annual and monthly extremes are shown.
Temperature trend over 1968–2020
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.18 °C per decade between 1968 and 2020, about +0.9 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.07 °C per decade: the station ranks 197 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 Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Meadow Lake is 0.9 °C. It was 0.6 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.3 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Meadow Lake?
Since records began in 1968, the warmest year at Meadow Lake is 1987, at 3.1 °C on average. The coldest is 1982 (−1.7 °C).
Is the climate at Meadow Lake getting warmer?
Yes: at Meadow Lake, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.18 °C per decade between 1968 and 2020, +0.9 °C in total. 6 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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