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A lot of interpolation to be sure, esp prior to a large enough obs network which generally didn't come into existence until the 1890s for most areas. Even then the upper air data is extrapolation from surface data prior to WWII as atmospheric soundings began to shed more light on the workings of the mid and upper troposphere. However, it's what we have and while not gospel prior to the NCEP reanalysis period (1948 onward) it's nonetheless better than guesswork. I'd like some data for these events if you've got it...specifically for the early events I'm trying to get monthly mean temp, lowest afternoon temp ("lo max") and lowest morning temp ("lo min"). I've been unable to find any BC data for the Jan 1888 event over on Environment Canada's website so if you have some info there that would be great. For Jan 1875 likewise I have a lot of missing data for sites. This is what I have so far (in tabular form): Station | Monthly Mean | Lo Max | Day | Lo Min | Day Station This format will be used for 19th century events where number of stations is relatively small and data sparse. Would love to get info on those 19th century events Snow Wizard, WxStatman etc. Now that you have an idea what parameters I'm interested in. I'll also include snowfall as appropriate. I mainly need your help for pre-1890 data as the NCDC state climatology publications begin in 1890 and are fairly comprehensive with regard to the parameters I'm interested in. If I can get a little data for the earlier events like Jan 1854, Dec 1855, Jan 1862, Mar 1867, Jan 1868 etc I will include those with a small narrative for each and the available data (I have the monthly means for those months already).