Hay River Paradise Gdns Weather Records (CA002202405)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hay River Paradise Gdns (CA002202405), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 45 years of record.

Key Facts for Hay River Paradise Gdns

Hay River Paradise Gdns (CA002202405) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 60.65 latitude and -116.00 longitude, 213 m (699 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2006, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hay River Paradise Gdns 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, 60.65 latitude, -116.00 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (699 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2006, 45 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 Hay River Paradise Gdns. 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 Hay River Paradise Gdns, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.0 C (46.4 F)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.5 C (92.3 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hay River Paradise Gdns still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 139.

Standing records at Hay River Paradise Gdns by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	16
1965	23
1966	139
1967	53
1968	97
1969	96
1970	68
1971	77
1972	72
1973	55
1974	86
1975	82
1976	62
1977	62
1978	39
1979	96
1980	56
1981	116
1982	94
1983	75

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 62.2 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hay River Paradise Gdns. The most was 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 29 August 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hay River Paradise Gdns
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 January 1970
Feb	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 February 1983
Mar	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 March 1972
Apr	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 April 1970
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 May 1979
Jun	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 June 1968
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 July 1967
Aug	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 August 1975
Sep	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 September 1971
Oct	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 October 1978
Nov	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 November 1975
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

20 years of record at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982.

Days with data per year at Hay River Paradise Gdns
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	114	31%	No
1965	122	33%	No
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	335	92%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	353	96%	Yes
1977	346	95%	Yes
1978	300	82%	No
1979	320	88%	No
1980	303	83%	No
1981	285	78%	No
1982	324	89%	No
1983	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.9 C (25.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at -5.6 C (22.0 F), and the warmest was 1976, at -2.6 C (27.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hay River Paradise Gdns as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	-5.6 C	-1.69 C
1968	-4.4 C	-0.52 C
1969	-3.4 C	+0.51 C
1970	-3.7 C	+0.14 C
1971	-3.4 C	+0.48 C
1973	-2.8 C	+1.05 C
1974	-4.4 C	-0.56 C
1975	-4.0 C	-0.12 C
1976	-2.6 C	+1.24 C
1983	-4.4 C	-0.49 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

1962 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Hay River Paradise Gdns: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	1968	-47.7 C (-53.9 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	1975	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1973	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1969	29 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hay River Paradise Gdns by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. The record is -51.2 C (-60.2 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -47.7 C (-53.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hay River Paradise Gdns by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1966	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1967	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1968	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1969	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1970	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1971	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1972	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1973	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1974	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1975	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1976	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1977	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1978	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1979	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1980	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)
1981	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)
1982	-48.5 C (-55.3 F)
1983	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. The record is 62.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hay River Paradise Gdns by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1966	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1967	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1978	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1982	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1983	19.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hay River Paradise Gdns by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1965	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1966	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1978	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1980	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1981	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1982	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	46.2 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hay River Paradise Gdns, 1962 to 1983. The record is 57 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hay River Paradise Gdns by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	11 days
1965	14 days
1966	25 days
1967	39 days
1968	21 days
1969	57 days
1970	21 days
1971	32 days
1972	22 days
1973	40 days
1974	32 days
1975	23 days
1976	38 days
1977	17 days
1978	37 days
1979	37 days
1980	30 days
1981	37 days
1982	22 days
1983	28 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).