Medicine Hat Weather Records

Medicine Hat, Alberta weather averages and records from 1883–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Medicine Hat, Alberta was 42.2 °C which occurred on July 12, 1886.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Medicine Hat, Alberta was -46.1 °C which occurred on February 4, 1887.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Medicine Hat Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧
January -2.6 -13.5 18.3 -46.1 1.2
February -0.4 -12.0 21.1 -46.1 0.8
March 5.5 -6.9 28.9 -38.9 1.3
April 13.5 -0.5 35.6 -26.7 2.0
May 19.1 5.0 37.2 -11.1 4.1
June 23.3 9.7 41.7 -1.1 6.7
July 28.0 12.4 42.2 1.2 2.8
August 27.2 11.4 41.1 -0.6 3.0
September 21.4 6.3 38.3 -12.8 3.1
October 13.2 -0.3 33.9 -28.7 1.8
November 4.8 -6.8 24.4 -37.8 1.1
December -1.2 -12.2 20.0 -45.6 0.8
Entire year 12.8 -0.5 42.2 -46.1 28.9
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1883–2024
Highest daily low 25.6 °C August 31, 1929
Lowest daily high -37.8 °C February 3, 1893
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
41.1 °C February 10, 1943
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
33.9 °C Jan 22–23, 1935
Most daily precipitation 12.2 cm August 14, 1927
Most monthly precipitation 19.8 cm September 1986
Most yearly precipitation 64.3 cm 1927
Most yearly days with precipitation 133 1940
Earliest freeze August 27 1911
Earliest day ≥ 25 °C March 4 1931
Earliest day ≥ 30 °C April 18 1936
Earliest day ≥ 35 °C April 26 1910
Latest freeze June 12 1969
Latest day ≥ 25 °C October 29 1968
Latest day ≥ 30 °C October 12 1934
Latest day ≥ 35 °C September 25 2001
Most days in a year < 0 °C 198 2002
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 162 1918
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 108 1913
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 55 1894
Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C 20 1914
Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C 2 1936
Medicine Hat Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 11 days May 8–18, 1974
Without precipitation 227 days Aug 17, 2006 – Mar 31, 2007
Freezing temperatures
High temperature ≤ 0 °C
49 days Dec 17, 1949 – Feb 3, 1950
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 107 days May 18 – Sep 1, 1961
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 41 days Jun 25 – Aug 4, 2006
High temperature ≥ 30 °C 25 days Jul 5–29, 1917
High temperature ≥ 35 °C 9 days Jul 15–23, 1917
Plant Hardiness Zone
4A
Medicine Hat is in plant hardiness zone 4A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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2010–2024 Medicine Hat location
2008–2012 Medicine Hat AWOS location
1883–2008 Medicine Hat A location