Snare Rapids Weather Records (CA002203700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Snare Rapids (CA002203700), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Snare Rapids

Snare Rapids (CA002203700) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 63.52 latitude and -116.00 longitude, 241 m (791 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1947 to 2000, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Snare Rapids 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, 63.52 latitude, -116.00 longitude.
Elevation: 241 m (791 ft).
Period of record: 1947 to 2000, 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 Snare Rapids. 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 Snare Rapids, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	1.7 C (35.1 F)	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	2.8 C (37.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Snare Rapids still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Snare Rapids by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	30
1949	75
1950	75
1951	105
1952	63
1953	69
1954	91
1955	74
1956	105
1957	64
1958	37
1959	97
1960	44
1961	78
1962	63
1963	84
1964	53
1965	80
1966	21
1968	38
1969	72
1970	10
1974	13
1975	23

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 40.1 mm (1.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Snare Rapids. The most was 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 7 August 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Snare Rapids
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 January 1963
Feb	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 February 1952
Mar	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 March 1949
Apr	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 April 1952
May	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 May 1960
Jun	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 June 1965
Jul	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 July 1974
Aug	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 August 1974
Sep	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 September 1956
Oct	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 October 1960
Nov	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 November 1968
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1975

24 years of record at Snare Rapids, 1948 to 1975. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Snare Rapids
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	88	24%	No
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	304	83%	No
1959	306	84%	No
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	332	91%	Yes
1966	122	33%	No
1968	180	49%	No
1969	267	73%	No
1970	61	17%	No
1974	84	23%	No
1975	98	27%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1949 to 1964

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Snare Rapids, 1949 to 1964. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -6.4 C (20.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -7.7 C (18.2 F), and the warmest was 1953, at -4.5 C (23.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Snare Rapids as warming stripes, 1949 to 1964
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	-5.5 C	+0.94 C
1950	-7.7 C	-1.27 C
1951	-7.4 C	-1.04 C
1952	-5.0 C	+1.39 C
1953	-4.5 C	+1.85 C
1954	-5.5 C	+0.85 C
1955	-6.8 C	-0.39 C
1956	-7.3 C	-0.93 C
1957	-6.2 C	+0.18 C
1960	-6.5 C	-0.07 C
1961	-7.6 C	-1.23 C
1962	-6.6 C	-0.16 C
1963	-5.8 C	+0.57 C
1964	-7.1 C	-0.69 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

1947 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Snare Rapids: 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)	1955	29.7 C (85.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	1948	-48.0 C (-54.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1974	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	1951	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	75 days	1963	28 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Snare Rapids, 1947 to 1975. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.7 C (85.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Snare Rapids by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1947	n/a
1948	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1949	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Snare Rapids, 1947 to 1975. The record is -55.0 C (-67.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is -48.0 C (-54.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Snare Rapids by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1947	n/a
1948	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)
1949	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1950	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1951	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1952	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1953	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1954	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1955	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1956	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1957	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1958	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1959	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1960	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1961	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1962	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1963	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1964	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1965	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1966	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1968	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1969	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1970	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1975	-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Snare Rapids, 1947 to 1975. The record is 40.1 mm (1.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.5 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Snare Rapids by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1947	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1948	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1950	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1958	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1960	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1961	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1962	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1963	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1964	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1966	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1968	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1969	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1974	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Snare Rapids, 1947 to 1975. The record is 59.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Snare Rapids by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1947	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1949	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1950	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1953	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1955	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1960	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1962	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1963	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1964	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1965	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1969	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1970	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1974	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1975	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Snare Rapids, 1947 to 1975. The record is 75 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Snare Rapids by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1947	18 days
1948	35 days
1949	46 days
1950	33 days
1951	72 days
1952	20 days
1953	42 days
1954	42 days
1955	37 days
1956	20 days
1957	28 days
1958	21 days
1959	23 days
1960	36 days
1961	38 days
1962	27 days
1963	75 days
1964	25 days
1965	24 days
1966	15 days
1968	31 days
1969	31 days
1970	17 days
1974	8 days
1975	22 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).