Muenster is a weather station located 580 m above sea level, 17 km from Humboldt. Its records go back to 1905: 106 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 1.8 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (1.2 °C): a difference of 0.6 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1987 (4.3 °C) and the coldest 1950 (−1.6 °C). The last complete year, 2020, ranks 55 out of 106, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2020, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.19 °C per decade. The station ranks 189 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1905
The first ten years of the series (1905–1916) average 0.2 °C; the last ten (2010–2020) average 1.8 °C, a difference of +1.6 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 5 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1987 (4.3 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 2.4 °C (2007) and bottoms out at 0.0 °C (1917).
Annual rainfall since 1905
On average 481 mm of rain falls per year over the 67 documented years. The wettest year, 2010, received 807 mm; the driest, 2001, only 254 mm, which is 3.2 times less. Over 1961–1990, June is on average the wettest month (70 mm) and November the driest (21 mm). Between 1987 and 2010, 10 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 | −18.8 °C | −15.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | 27 mm | −3 mm |
| February | −14.9 °C | −13.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | 20 mm | −3 mm |
| March | −7.9 °C | −6.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | 21 mm | −8 mm |
| April | 2.9 °C | 2.7 °C | −0.2 °C | 25 mm | 35 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 10.8 °C | 10.1 °C | −0.7 °C | 46 mm | 46 mm | 0 mm |
| June | 15.6 °C | 15.2 °C | −0.4 °C | 70 mm | 94 mm | +24 mm |
| July | 17.9 °C | 17.7 °C | −0.2 °C | 69 mm | 82 mm | +13 mm |
| August | 16.8 °C | 16.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | 66 mm | +12 mm |
| September | 10.6 °C | 11.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | – | – |
| October | 4.4 °C | 3.4 °C | −1.0 °C | 27 mm | – | – |
| November | −6.8 °C | −6.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | – | – |
| December | −15.8 °C | −13.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | 22 mm | −5 mm |
The largest temperature change is in January (+2.9 °C) and the smallest in October (−1.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.6 °C, and 7 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Muenster
- Warmest year: 4.3 °C, in 1987
- Coldest year: −1.6 °C, in 1950
- Driest year: 254 mm, in 2001
- Wettest year: 807 mm, in 2010
- Warmest month: 21.1 °C, in August 1961
- Coldest month: −32.2 °C, in January 1950
- Wettest month: 219 mm, in July 1916
- Hottest day: 41.1 °C, on 19 July 1941
- Coldest day: −48.3 °C, on 12 January 1916
- Heaviest rain in one day: 142.2 mm, on 8 July 1909
5.9 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 89.4 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2020
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.19 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, about +1.1 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.06 °C per decade: the station ranks 189 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 Muenster 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 Muenster?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Muenster is 1.8 °C. It was 1.2 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.6 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Muenster?
Since records began in 1905, the warmest year at Muenster is 1987, at 4.3 °C on average. The coldest is 1950 (−1.6 °C).
Is the climate at Muenster getting warmer?
Yes: at Muenster, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.19 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, +1.1 °C in total. 5 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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