Fort Providence Weather Records (CA002201800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Providence (CA002201800), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Providence

Fort Providence (CA002201800) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 61.33 latitude and -117.67 longitude, 159 m (522 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 1982, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort Providence 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, 61.33 latitude, -117.67 longitude.
Elevation: 159 m (522 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 1982, 40 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 Fort Providence. 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 Providence, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fort Providence still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Fort Providence by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1943	47
1944	14
1945	64
1946	51
1947	77
1948	74
1949	60
1950	47
1951	55
1952	51
1953	58
1954	59
1955	58
1956	58
1957	41
1958	33
1959	50
1960	16
1961	55
1962	18
1972	11
1973	31
1974	47
1975	40
1976	48
1977	58
1978	34
1979	61
1980	61
1981	61
1982	26

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 77.7 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Providence. The most was 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 3 June 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Providence
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 January 1949
Feb	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 February 1982
Mar	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 March 1957
Apr	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 April 1975
May	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 May 1951
Jun	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 June 1945
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 July 1959
Aug	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 August 1959
Sep	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 September 1950
Oct	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 October 1948
Nov	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 November 1960
Dec	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

1943 to 1982

31 years of record at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1972, 1975, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Fort Providence
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1943	305	84%	No
1944	41	11%	No
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	289	79%	No
1951	202	55%	No
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	349	96%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	358	98%	Yes
1957	355	97%	Yes
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	187	51%	No
1972	75	20%	No
1973	354	97%	Yes
1974	344	94%	Yes
1975	315	86%	No
1976	350	96%	Yes
1977	350	96%	Yes
1978	310	85%	No
1979	312	85%	No
1980	312	85%	No
1981	330	90%	Yes
1982	161	44%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1945 to 1977

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Fort Providence, 1945 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.9 C (24.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1945, at -5.1 C (22.9 F), and the warmest was 1958, at -2.7 C (27.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fort Providence as warming stripes, 1945 to 1977
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	-5.1 C	-1.13 C
1946	-4.6 C	-0.63 C
1947	-4.7 C	-0.78 C
1948	-4.1 C	-0.21 C
1949	-3.8 C	+0.15 C
1952	-2.8 C	+1.11 C
1954	-4.0 C	-0.09 C
1955	-4.9 C	-0.93 C
1956	-4.6 C	-0.62 C
1957	-3.4 C	+0.56 C
1958	-2.7 C	+1.25 C
1959	-4.1 C	-0.14 C
1960	-3.5 C	+0.39 C
1961	-4.7 C	-0.80 C
1973	-3.1 C	+0.81 C
1977	-2.9 C	+1.07 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

1943 to 1982

Yearly extremes at Fort Providence: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1953	31.0 C (87.8 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	1947	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	1945	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1945	33 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Providence by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1943	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1948	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1949	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1979	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. The record is -50.0 C (-58.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -46.7 C (-52.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Providence by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1943	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1945	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1946	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1947	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1948	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1949	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1950	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1951	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1952	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1953	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1954	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1955	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1956	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1957	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1958	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1959	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1960	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1961	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1962	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1972	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1974	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1975	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1976	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1977	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1978	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1979	-49.0 C (-56.2 F)
1980	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1981	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1982	-47.5 C (-53.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. The record is 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.1 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Providence by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1945	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1947	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1952	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1954	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1957	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1962	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1972	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1973	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1976	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982	19.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. The record is 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Providence by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1944	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1945	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1947	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1948	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1951	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1953	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1954	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1955	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1956	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1957	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1958	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1975	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Providence, 1943 to 1982. The record is 60 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Providence by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943	33 days
1944	15 days
1945	60 days
1946	34 days
1947	22 days
1948	41 days
1949	44 days
1950	32 days
1951	27 days
1952	59 days
1953	36 days
1954	28 days
1955	40 days
1956	57 days
1957	32 days
1958	34 days
1959	32 days
1960	26 days
1961	24 days
1962	45 days
1972	11 days
1973	42 days
1974	25 days
1975	29 days
1976	39 days
1977	29 days
1978	34 days
1979	20 days
1980	42 days
1981	16 days
1982	34 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).