Inuvik A Weather Records (CA002202570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Inuvik A (CA002202570), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Inuvik A

Inuvik A (CA002202570) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 68.30 latitude and -133.48 longitude, 68 m (223 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2013, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Inuvik 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, 68.30 latitude, -133.48 longitude.
Elevation: 68 m (223 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2013, 57 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 Inuvik 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 Inuvik A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	5.4 C (41.7 F)	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	2.8 C (37.0 F)	-56.7 C (-70.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.4 C (74.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Inuvik A still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Inuvik A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	50
1958	35
1959	58
1960	51
1961	75
1962	53
1963	56
1964	86
1965	69
1966	45
1967	49
1968	39
1969	70
1970	48
1971	40
1972	50
1973	46
1974	69
1975	61
1976	42
1977	52
1978	47
1979	68
1980	36
1981	44
1982	69
1983	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 42.9 mm (1.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Inuvik A. The most was 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 16 August 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Inuvik A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 January 1958
Feb	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 February 1962
Mar	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 March 1967
Apr	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 April 1961
May	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 May 1976
Jun	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 June 1962
Jul	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 July 1963
Aug	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 August 1969
Sep	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 September 1976
Oct	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 October 1971
Nov	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	11 November 1981
Dec	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1 December 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Inuvik 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 Inuvik A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	306	84%	No
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	357	98%	Yes
1960	361	99%	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	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1958 to 1983

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Inuvik A, 1958 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -9.7 C (14.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -11.9 C (10.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -6.9 C (19.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Inuvik A as warming stripes, 1958 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	-8.4 C	+1.36 C
1959	-11.3 C	-1.55 C
1960	-10.1 C	-0.38 C
1961	-11.5 C	-1.81 C
1962	-8.3 C	+1.43 C
1963	-9.4 C	+0.30 C
1964	-11.8 C	-2.04 C
1965	-10.1 C	-0.42 C
1966	-10.7 C	-1.00 C
1967	-9.5 C	+0.25 C
1968	-9.9 C	-0.14 C
1969	-9.7 C	+0.04 C
1970	-10.4 C	-0.66 C
1971	-10.9 C	-1.19 C
1972	-9.7 C	+0.01 C
1973	-8.6 C	+1.14 C
1974	-11.9 C	-2.17 C
1975	-10.5 C	-0.83 C
1976	-8.8 C	+0.87 C
1977	-8.8 C	+0.87 C
1978	-8.3 C	+1.42 C
1979	-7.3 C	+2.38 C
1980	-9.3 C	+0.37 C
1981	-6.9 C	+2.84 C
1982	-10.5 C	-0.80 C
1983	-10.1 C	-0.40 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 Inuvik A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1958	29.1 C (84.4 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-56.7 C (-70.1 F)	1968	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	1969	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	1976	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1978	31 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Inuvik A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.1 C (84.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Inuvik A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1958	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1968	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1969	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	29.1 C (84.4 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1980	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1981	27.1 C (80.8 F)
1982	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1983	28.2 C (82.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Inuvik A, 1957 to 1983. The record is -56.7 C (-70.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -48.2 C (-54.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Inuvik A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1958	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1959	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1960	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1961	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1962	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1963	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1964	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1965	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1966	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1967	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1968	-56.7 C (-70.1 F)
1969	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1970	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1971	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1972	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1973	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1974	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1975	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1976	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1977	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)
1978	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)
1979	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)
1980	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)
1981	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1982	-46.6 C (-51.9 F)
1983	-49.1 C (-56.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Inuvik A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.5 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Inuvik A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1958	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1960	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1961	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1964	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1965	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1968	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1974	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1975	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1976	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1978	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1979	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1980	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1981	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1982	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	13.6 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Inuvik A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 55.2 mm (2.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Inuvik A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1958	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1960	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1977	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1978	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1979	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1980	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	18.7 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Inuvik A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 55 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Inuvik A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	28 days
1958	33 days
1959	37 days
1960	20 days
1961	28 days
1962	21 days
1963	30 days
1964	25 days
1965	29 days
1966	53 days
1967	20 days
1968	51 days
1969	35 days
1970	37 days
1971	38 days
1972	23 days
1973	31 days
1974	53 days
1975	29 days
1976	36 days
1977	35 days
1978	55 days
1979	35 days
1980	30 days
1981	28 days
1982	39 days
1983	27 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Inuvik A falls on 17 June and the median first autumn frost on 2 August, which leaves a median of 49 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Inuvik A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1958 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	17 June	n/a	17 June	n/a	+2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	2 August	n/a	2 August	n/a	+6.4 days per decade
Growing days	49 days	n/a	49 days	n/a	+4.0 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 2026-10-16 (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).