Cape Parry A Weather Records (CA002200675)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Parry A (CA002200675), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Parry A

Cape Parry A (CA002200675) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 70.17 latitude and -124.72 longitude, 87 m (285 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2023, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Parry A still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Northwest Territories, Canada, 70.17 latitude, -124.72 longitude.
Elevation: 87 m (285 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2023, 67 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Parry A. 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 Cape Parry A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.8 C (69.4 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Parry A still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 128.

Standing records at Cape Parry A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	52
1958	33
1959	55
1960	34
1961	56
1962	50
1963	44
1964	78
1965	68
1966	47
1967	88
1968	52
1969	55
1970	28
1971	38
1972	27
1973	61
1974	128
1975	88
1976	43
1977	47
1978	51
1979	40
1980	44
1981	78
1982	34
1983	45

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 35.4 mm (1.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Parry A. The most was 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 13 July 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Parry A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6 January 1974
Feb	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 February 1968
Mar	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 March 1978
Apr	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 April 1961
May	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	3 May 1980
Jun	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 June 1963
Jul	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	13 July 1980
Aug	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 August 1961
Sep	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 September 1962
Oct	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 October 1960
Nov	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 November 1968
Dec	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957.

Days with data per year at Cape Parry A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	245	67%	No
1958	354	97%	Yes
1959	345	95%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1960 to 1983

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Cape Parry A, 1960 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -12.2 C (10.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -15.2 C (4.7 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -8.7 C (16.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.5 C (6.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Parry A as warming stripes, 1960 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	-12.1 C	+0.09 C
1961	-13.7 C	-1.52 C
1962	-11.0 C	+1.12 C
1963	-11.5 C	+0.66 C
1964	-14.1 C	-1.92 C
1965	-12.6 C	-0.40 C
1966	-12.4 C	-0.28 C
1967	-12.9 C	-0.76 C
1968	-11.3 C	+0.82 C
1969	-10.6 C	+1.54 C
1970	-12.4 C	-0.23 C
1971	-11.9 C	+0.29 C
1972	-13.3 C	-1.17 C
1973	-10.8 C	+1.37 C
1974	-15.2 C	-3.01 C
1975	-13.2 C	-1.01 C
1976	-11.7 C	+0.42 C
1977	-10.6 C	+1.52 C
1978	-11.9 C	+0.24 C
1979	-12.2 C	-0.05 C
1980	-12.0 C	+0.13 C
1981	-8.7 C	+3.46 C
1982	-13.2 C	-1.08 C
1983	-12.5 C	-0.32 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

1957 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Cape Parry A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1973	20.1 C (68.2 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	1968	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	1980	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	1961	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	125 days	1974	45 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.1 C (68.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Parry A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1958	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1959	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1960	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1961	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1962	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1963	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1964	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1965	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1966	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1967	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1968	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1969	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1970	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1971	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1972	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1973	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1974	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1975	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1976	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1977	20.9 C (69.6 F)
1978	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1979	18.5 C (65.3 F)
1980	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1981	16.5 C (61.7 F)
1982	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1983	20.6 C (69.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.1 C (-42.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Parry A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1960	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1961	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1962	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1964	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1965	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1966	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1967	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1968	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1972	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1974	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1975	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1976	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1977	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1978	-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1979	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)
1980	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)
1981	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)
1982	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)
1983	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 35.4 mm (1.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.4 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Parry A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1958	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1960	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1963	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1966	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1967	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1968	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1969	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1971	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1972	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1973	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1974	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1975	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1976	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1977	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1978	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1979	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
1980	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1981	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	11.8 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 39.8 mm (1.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.5 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Parry A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1958	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1960	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1961	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1962	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1964	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1965	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1966	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1967	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1968	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1969	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1972	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1973	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1975	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1976	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1977	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1979	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	25.6 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Parry A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 125 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Parry A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	63 days
1958	106 days
1959	44 days
1960	28 days
1961	65 days
1962	43 days
1963	31 days
1964	83 days
1965	34 days
1966	60 days
1967	74 days
1968	69 days
1969	32 days
1970	25 days
1971	38 days
1972	28 days
1973	39 days
1974	125 days
1975	51 days
1976	43 days
1977	37 days
1978	45 days
1979	77 days
1980	69 days
1981	67 days
1982	34 days
1983	60 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape Parry A falls on 29 June and the median first autumn frost on 6 July, which leaves a median of 10 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Cape Parry A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1960 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	29 June	n/a	29 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	6 July	n/a	6 July	n/a	n/a
Growing days	10 days	n/a	10 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).