Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Good Hope A (CA002201400), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 67 years of record.
Key Facts for Fort Good Hope A
Fort Good Hope A (CA002201400) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 66.23 latitude and -128.65 longitude, 81 m (266 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 2010, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort Good Hope A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fort Good Hope A set a daily record high minimum temperature of -18.5 C (-1.3 F) on 2 December 1983.
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Good Hope 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 Fort Good Hope A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.7 C (44.1 F)
-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
5.6 C (42.1 F)
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
2.8 C (37.0 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
3.9 C (39.0 F)
-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fort Good Hope A still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Fort Good Hope A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1944
31
1945
29
1946
25
1947
48
1948
61
1949
49
1950
25
1951
49
1952
29
1953
36
1954
61
1955
42
1956
64
1957
64
1958
19
1959
37
1960
16
1961
28
1962
43
1963
38
1964
46
1965
47
1966
41
1967
30
1968
31
1969
58
1970
38
1971
24
1972
44
1973
29
1974
53
1975
60
1976
39
1977
46
1978
12
1979
16
1981
3
1982
36
1983
17
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 59.2 mm (2.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Good Hope A. The most was 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 14 August 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Good Hope A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
24 January 1950
Feb
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
26 February 1962
Mar
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
31 March 1967
Apr
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
15 April 1971
May
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
28 May 1976
Jun
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
28 June 1965
Jul
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
12 July 1955
Aug
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
14 August 1949
Sep
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
18 September 1947
Oct
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
10 October 1967
Nov
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
23 November 1956
Dec
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
11 December 1962
Period of Record Coverage
1944 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
39 years of record at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1950, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Fort Good Hope A, 1945 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -7.7 C (18.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -9.8 C (14.3 F), and the warmest was 1962, at -6.2 C (20.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fort Good Hope A as warming stripes, 1945 to 1977
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1945
-7.6 C
+0.11 C
1946
-7.9 C
-0.21 C
1947
-7.4 C
+0.24 C
1948
-8.2 C
-0.56 C
1949
-6.8 C
+0.89 C
1952
-7.5 C
+0.15 C
1953
-6.9 C
+0.80 C
1954
-7.5 C
+0.18 C
1955
-8.4 C
-0.73 C
1956
-8.7 C
-0.99 C
1957
-7.0 C
+0.65 C
1959
-9.1 C
-1.41 C
1962
-6.2 C
+1.48 C
1963
-7.1 C
+0.59 C
1964
-8.4 C
-0.74 C
1965
-7.8 C
-0.15 C
1966
-8.8 C
-1.10 C
1967
-7.6 C
+0.02 C
1968
-7.1 C
+0.55 C
1969
-7.1 C
+0.53 C
1973
-6.8 C
+0.82 C
1974
-9.8 C
-2.16 C
1975
-8.3 C
-0.62 C
1976
-6.6 C
+1.02 C
1977
-7.1 C
+0.54 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
1944 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Fort Good Hope A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
39
Coldest night (TNn)
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1947
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1949
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1947
36 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Good Hope A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1944
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1946
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1947
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1978
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1979
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1982
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983
30.5 C (86.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. The record is -55.6 C (-68.1 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -50.0 C (-58.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Good Hope A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1944
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1945
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1946
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1947
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1948
-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1949
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1950
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1951
-51.7 C (-61.1 F)
1952
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1953
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1954
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1955
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1956
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1957
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1958
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1959
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1960
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1961
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1962
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1963
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1964
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1965
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1966
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1967
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1968
-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
1969
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1970
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1971
-52.8 C (-63.0 F)
1972
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1973
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1974
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1975
-53.9 C (-65.0 F)
1976
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1977
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1978
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1979
-48.5 C (-55.3 F)
1981
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1982
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1983
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. The record is 59.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Good Hope A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1945
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1947
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1949
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1955
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1958
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1959
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1961
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1962
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1963
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1964
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1967
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1969
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1974
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1976
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1977
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978
12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1979
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1981
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1983
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. The record is 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.8 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Good Hope A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1945
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1946
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1949
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1950
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1951
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1955
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1957
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1958
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1959
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960
13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1961
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1964
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1975
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1976
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1979
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Good Hope A, 1944 to 1983. The record is 66 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Good Hope A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944
26 days
1945
36 days
1946
41 days
1947
66 days
1948
41 days
1949
29 days
1950
56 days
1951
49 days
1952
36 days
1953
30 days
1954
45 days
1955
20 days
1956
39 days
1957
32 days
1958
26 days
1959
42 days
1960
55 days
1961
35 days
1962
24 days
1963
36 days
1964
19 days
1965
41 days
1966
31 days
1967
36 days
1968
41 days
1969
36 days
1970
43 days
1971
20 days
1972
38 days
1973
40 days
1974
29 days
1975
23 days
1976
28 days
1977
48 days
1978
38 days
1979
38 days
1981
8 days
1982
22 days
1983
21 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
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fort Good Hope A falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 August, which leaves a median of 76 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fort Good Hope A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1945 to 1977)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
n/a
30 May
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 August
n/a
14 August
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
76 days
n/a
76 days
n/a
+5.3 days per decade
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.