Nicholson Peninsula Weather Records (CA002202750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nicholson Peninsula (CA002202750), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Nicholson Peninsula

Nicholson Peninsula (CA002202750) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 69.93 latitude and -128.97 longitude, 89 m (292 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2010, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nicholson Peninsula 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, 69.93 latitude, -128.97 longitude.
Elevation: 89 m (292 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2010, 54 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 Nicholson Peninsula. 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 Nicholson Peninsula, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	1.8 C (35.2 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.1 C (82.6 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.5 C (79.7 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Nicholson Peninsula still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 129.

Standing records at Nicholson Peninsula by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	37
1958	36
1959	54
1960	34
1961	41
1962	61
1963	36
1964	70
1965	54
1966	40
1967	79
1968	30
1969	68
1970	53
1971	44
1972	36
1973	59
1974	129
1975	84
1976	52
1977	52
1978	56
1979	48
1980	48
1981	63
1982	51
1983	49

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 28.7 mm (1.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nicholson Peninsula. The most was 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 13 July 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nicholson Peninsula
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	29 January 1981
Feb	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3 February 1964
Mar	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 March 1965
Apr	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 April 1959
May	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3 May 1969
Jun	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 June 1962
Jul	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 July 1980
Aug	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 August 1972
Sep	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 September 1975
Oct	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 October 1973
Nov	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1 November 1963
Dec	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1 December 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967.

Days with data per year at Nicholson Peninsula
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	171	47%	No
1958	344	94%	Yes
1959	293	80%	No
1960	349	95%	Yes
1961	339	93%	Yes
1962	351	96%	Yes
1963	308	84%	No
1964	307	84%	No
1965	324	89%	No
1966	278	76%	No
1967	313	86%	No
1968	343	94%	Yes
1969	359	98%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	338	93%	Yes
1972	361	99%	Yes
1973	361	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	358	98%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	349	96%	Yes
1983	350	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Nicholson Peninsula, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -11.6 C (11.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -14.5 C (5.8 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -8.6 C (16.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Nicholson Peninsula as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	-12.9 C	-1.28 C
1969	-11.0 C	+0.63 C
1970	-12.0 C	-0.37 C
1972	-12.4 C	-0.75 C
1973	-10.2 C	+1.44 C
1974	-14.5 C	-2.92 C
1975	-12.8 C	-1.17 C
1976	-11.1 C	+0.50 C
1977	-10.4 C	+1.21 C
1978	-11.5 C	+0.14 C
1979	-10.8 C	+0.84 C
1980	-11.6 C	-0.01 C
1981	-8.6 C	+3.07 C
1982	-12.6 C	-1.02 C
1983	-11.9 C	-0.28 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 Nicholson Peninsula: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1976	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	1975	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1980	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1959	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	151 days	1973	58 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.6 C (78.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Nicholson Peninsula by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1958	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1959	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1960	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1961	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1962	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1965	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1966	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1967	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1968	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1969	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1970	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1971	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1972	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1973	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1974	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1975	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1978	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1979	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980	22.5 C (72.5 F)
1981	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1982	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1983	25.8 C (78.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.9 C (-47.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Nicholson Peninsula by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1959	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1960	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1961	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1962	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1963	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1964	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1965	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1966	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1967	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1969	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1970	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1971	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1972	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1973	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1974	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1975	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1976	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1977	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1978	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1979	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1980	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1981	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1982	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1983	-43.1 C (-45.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. The record is 28.7 mm (1.1 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.9 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nicholson Peninsula by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1958	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1959	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1962	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1965	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1966	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1967	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1968	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1969	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1972	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1975	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1977	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1978	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1979	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1980	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1981	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1982	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1983	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. The record is 43.4 mm (1.7 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.3 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nicholson Peninsula by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1958	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1959	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1961	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1962	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1963	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1967	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1968	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1969	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1975	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1977	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1979	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1980	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1982	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983	35.4 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nicholson Peninsula, 1957 to 1983. The record is 151 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nicholson Peninsula by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	39 days
1958	63 days
1959	59 days
1960	54 days
1961	70 days
1962	96 days
1963	42 days
1964	88 days
1965	108 days
1966	58 days
1967	74 days
1968	110 days
1969	42 days
1970	113 days
1971	76 days
1972	53 days
1973	151 days
1974	151 days
1975	48 days
1976	46 days
1977	41 days
1978	42 days
1979	58 days
1980	58 days
1981	44 days
1982	57 days
1983	59 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.

Download the Data

Data for Nicholson Peninsula standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).