Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Barrow Island. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Barrow Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
44.0 C (111.2 F)
16.5 C (61.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
43.9 C (111.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
44.0 C (111.2 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.5 C (103.1 F)
17.0 C (62.6 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.1 C (102.4 F)
14.0 C (57.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.6 C (88.9 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.7 C (89.1 F)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.5 C (92.3 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.0 C (98.6 F)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
41.0 C (105.8 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
44.0 C (111.2 F)
12.5 C (54.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.0 C (113.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Barrow Island still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 90.
Standing records at Barrow Island by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1967
6
1968
90
1969
75
1970
61
1971
62
1972
65
1973
73
1974
32
1975
40
1976
46
1977
33
1978
47
1979
37
1980
72
1981
47
1982
44
1983
36
1984
36
1985
54
1986
41
1987
53
1988
82
1989
63
1990
59
1991
36
1992
53
1993
44
1994
16
1995
6
1996
7
1997
19
1998
25
1999
4
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 210.0 mm (8.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barrow Island. The most was 210.0 mm (8.3 in) on 12 June 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Barrow Island
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
20 January 1982
Feb
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
20 February 1969
Mar
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
3 March 1992
Apr
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
30 April 1992
May
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
24 May 1973
Jun
210.0 mm (8.3 in)
12 June 1989
Jul
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
26 July 1972
Aug
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 August 1973
Sep
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
12 September 1986
Oct
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
15 October 1975
Nov
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
14 November 1971
Dec
193.4 mm (7.6 in)
18 December 1988
Period of Record Coverage
1967 to 2000
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Barrow Island, 1969 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.0 C (78.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 25.1 C (77.1 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 27.0 C (80.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Barrow Island as warming stripes, 1969 to 1991
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1969
25.9 C
-0.06 C
1970
25.6 C
-0.32 C
1971
25.1 C
-0.90 C
1972
25.9 C
-0.05 C
1976
26.0 C
+0.02 C
1977
26.0 C
+0.03 C
1978
25.6 C
-0.31 C
1979
26.0 C
+0.08 C
1980
26.6 C
+0.64 C
1982
26.1 C
+0.12 C
1983
26.4 C
+0.42 C
1984
26.0 C
+0.05 C
1985
25.9 C
-0.09 C
1986
25.3 C
-0.61 C
1987
25.9 C
-0.01 C
1988
27.0 C
+1.05 C
1989
26.0 C
+0.04 C
1991
25.9 C
-0.04 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1967 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Barrow Island: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967
42.0 C (107.6 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
1989
13.7 C (56.6 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
273.8 mm (10.8 in)
1989
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
195 days
1977
82 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 C (107.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Barrow Island by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1967
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1968
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1976
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1977
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1978
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1979
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1980
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1982
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1983
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1986
42.4 C (108.3 F)
1987
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1988
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1989
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1990
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1991
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1992
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1993
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1994
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1995
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1996
n/a
1997
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1998
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1999
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2000
31.0 C (87.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. The record is 10.5 C (50.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.7 C (56.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Barrow Island by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1967
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1968
11.4 C (52.5 F)
1969
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1970
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1971
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1972
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1973
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1974
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1975
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1976
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1977
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1978
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1979
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1980
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1981
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1982
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1983
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1984
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1985
15.5 C (59.9 F)
1986
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1987
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1988
17.0 C (62.6 F)
1989
10.5 C (50.9 F)
1990
10.5 C (50.9 F)
1991
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1992
13.8 C (56.8 F)
1993
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1994
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1995
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1996
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1997
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1998
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1999
24.0 C (75.2 F)
2000
24.0 C (75.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. The record is 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barrow Island by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1970
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1971
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1974
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1978
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1983
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1985
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1987
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1988
193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1989
210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1990
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1993
n/a
1994
5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1995
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1998
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. The record is 273.8 mm (10.8 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barrow Island by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1969
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1970
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1971
129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1972
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1973
223.1 mm (8.8 in)
1974
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1975
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1976
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1977
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1978
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1980
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1983
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1985
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1986
216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1987
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1988
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1989
273.8 mm (10.8 in)
1990
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1992
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1993
n/a
1994
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1997
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1998
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Barrow Island, 1967 to 2000. The record is 195 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barrow Island by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967
61 days
1968
59 days
1969
169 days
1970
82 days
1971
104 days
1972
136 days
1973
94 days
1974
115 days
1975
57 days
1976
67 days
1977
195 days
1978
113 days
1979
68 days
1980
82 days
1981
69 days
1982
107 days
1983
63 days
1984
75 days
1985
79 days
1986
109 days
1987
154 days
1988
132 days
1989
159 days
1990
145 days
1991
151 days
1992
46 days
1993
n/a
1994
30 days
1995
24 days
1996
30 days
1997
83 days
1998
65 days
1999
20 days
2000
2 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.