Woodstock (154 m) is a weather station located 154 m above sea level, 3 km from Woodstock. Its records go back to 1918: 85 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 4.6 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (4.0 °C): a difference of 0.5 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1953 (7.2 °C) and the coldest 1923 (1.8 °C). The last complete year, 2020, ranks 5 out of 85, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2020, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade. The station ranks 172 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1918
The first ten years of the series (1918–1927) average 3.5 °C; the last ten (2011–2020) average 4.7 °C, a difference of +1.3 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 5 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1953 (7.2 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 5.0 °C (1960) and bottoms out at 3.3 °C (1929).
Annual rainfall since 1918
On average 1094 mm of rain falls per year over the 78 documented years. The wettest year, 2005, received 1718 mm; the driest, 1948, only 567 mm, which is 3.0 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (1254 mm per year) is 81 mm (6.9 %) above the 1961–1990 one (1173 mm). Over 1991–2020, December is on average the wettest month (131 mm) and April the driest (86 mm). Between 1998 and 2017, 18 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 | −12.1 °C | −10.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 110 mm | 114 mm | +4 mm |
| February | −10.5 °C | −9.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 76 mm | 96 mm | +20 mm |
| March | −3.8 °C | −3.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | 110 mm | +27 mm |
| April | 3.1 °C | 3.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | 86 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 10.7 °C | 10.4 °C | −0.3 °C | 97 mm | 97 mm | 0 mm |
| June | 15.5 °C | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 94 mm | 107 mm | +13 mm |
| July | 18.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | 110 mm | +17 mm |
| August | 17.2 °C | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | 93 mm | −18 mm |
| September | 12.2 °C | 13.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 96 mm | 95 mm | −1 mm |
| October | 6.4 °C | 6.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 96 mm | 109 mm | +13 mm |
| November | 0.1 °C | 0.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 110 mm | 106 mm | −4 mm |
| December | −8.9 °C | −6.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 122 mm | 131 mm | +9 mm |
The largest temperature change is in December (+2.3 °C) and the smallest in May (−0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.5 °C, and 8 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in March (+27 mm) and the smallest in August (−18 mm).
Records at Woodstock (154 m)
- Warmest year: 7.2 °C, in 1953
- Coldest year: 1.8 °C, in 1923
- Driest year: 567 mm, in 1948
- Wettest year: 1718 mm, in 2005
- Warmest month: 22.5 °C, in July 1921
- Coldest month: −18.4 °C, in January 1920
- Wettest month: 315 mm, in August 1990
5.4 °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 1961–2020
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, about +1.2 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.05 °C per decade: the station ranks 172 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 Woodstock (154 m) 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 Woodstock (154 m)?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Woodstock (154 m) is 4.6 °C. It was 4.0 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Woodstock (154 m)?
Since records began in 1918, the warmest year at Woodstock (154 m) is 1953, at 7.2 °C on average. The coldest is 1923 (1.8 °C).
Is the climate at Woodstock (154 m) getting warmer?
Yes: at Woodstock (154 m), the annual mean temperature rises by 0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2020, +1.2 °C in total. 5 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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