Viking is a weather station located 711 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1924: 72 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 2.5 °C; the 1961–1990 period is not documented well enough to compare. The warmest year of the series is 1981 (5.9 °C) and the coldest 1950 (−2.1 °C). The last complete year, 2018, ranks 42 out of 72, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2018, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.13 °C per decade. The station ranks 224 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1924
The first ten years of the series (1924–1934) average 1.8 °C; the last ten (2005–2018) average 2.7 °C, a difference of +0.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 2 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1981 (5.9 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 3.0 °C (1987) and bottoms out at 0.7 °C (1956).
Annual rainfall since 1924
On average 520 mm of rain falls per year over the 68 documented years. The wettest year, 1942, received 745 mm; the driest, 2002, only 286 mm, which is 2.6 times less. Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (16 mm). Between 1985 and 2013, 7 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Records at Viking
- Warmest year: 5.9 °C, in 1981
- Coldest year: −2.1 °C, in 1950
- Driest year: 286 mm, in 2002
- Wettest year: 745 mm, in 1942
- Warmest month: 19.8 °C, in July 1941
- Coldest month: −31.4 °C, in January 1950
- Wettest month: 216 mm, in July 1942
8.0 °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 1961–2018
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.13 °C per decade between 1961 and 2018, about +0.7 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.12 °C per decade: the station ranks 224 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 Viking 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 Viking?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Viking is 2.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Viking?
Since records began in 1924, the warmest year at Viking is 1981, at 5.9 °C on average. The coldest is 1950 (−2.1 °C).
Is the climate at Viking getting warmer?
Yes: at Viking, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.13 °C per decade between 1961 and 2018, +0.7 °C in total. 2 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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