Tuktoyaktuk Weather Records (CA002203910)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tuktoyaktuk (CA002203910), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Tuktoyaktuk

Tuktoyaktuk (CA002203910) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 69.45 latitude and -133.00 longitude, 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 1993, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tuktoyaktuk 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, 69.45 latitude, -133.00 longitude.
Elevation: 18 m (59 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 1993, 37 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 Tuktoyaktuk. 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 Tuktoyaktuk, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	0.6 C (33.1 F)	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	0.8 C (33.4 F)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tuktoyaktuk still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Tuktoyaktuk by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	48
1958	45
1959	59
1960	54
1961	61
1962	35
1963	48
1964	63
1965	64
1966	44
1967	63
1968	47
1969	69
1970	52
1971	59
1972	39
1973	43
1974	98
1975	59
1976	49
1977	63
1978	41
1979	60
1980	46
1981	52
1982	44
1983	59

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 29.5 mm (1.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tuktoyaktuk. The most was 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 25 August 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tuktoyaktuk
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 January 1967
Feb	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 February 1962
Mar	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 March 1978
Apr	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 April 1977
May	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 May 1961
Jun	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 June 1972
Jul	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 July 1957
Aug	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 August 1961
Sep	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 September 1982
Oct	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 October 1981
Nov	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 November 1975
Dec	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Tuktoyaktuk, 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 Tuktoyaktuk
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	151	41%	No
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	357	98%	Yes
1960	347	95%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	346	95%	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	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	350	96%	Yes
1983	351	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1958 to 1983

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Tuktoyaktuk, 1958 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -10.8 C (12.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -13.4 C (7.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -8.0 C (17.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tuktoyaktuk as warming stripes, 1958 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	-10.1 C	+0.75 C
1959	-12.2 C	-1.42 C
1961	-12.5 C	-1.63 C
1963	-10.1 C	+0.71 C
1964	-12.7 C	-1.84 C
1965	-10.6 C	+0.21 C
1966	-11.4 C	-0.58 C
1967	-10.7 C	+0.14 C
1968	-10.4 C	+0.43 C
1969	-10.4 C	+0.43 C
1970	-11.3 C	-0.46 C
1971	-12.0 C	-1.21 C
1972	-11.0 C	-0.13 C
1973	-9.5 C	+1.37 C
1974	-13.4 C	-2.54 C
1975	-11.8 C	-0.96 C
1976	-10.1 C	+0.73 C
1977	-9.6 C	+1.22 C
1978	-10.0 C	+0.85 C
1979	-8.9 C	+1.91 C
1980	-10.5 C	+0.29 C
1981	-8.0 C	+2.81 C
1982	-11.5 C	-0.70 C
1983	-11.1 C	-0.29 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 Tuktoyaktuk: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1957	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	1968	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1961	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	1961	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	89 days	1958	51 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tuktoyaktuk, 1957 to 1983. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tuktoyaktuk by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1959	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1960	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1963	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1964	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1966	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1967	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1968	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1970	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1971	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1972	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1979	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1980	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1981	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1982	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1983	26.8 C (80.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tuktoyaktuk, 1957 to 1983. The record is -50.0 C (-58.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.3 C (-45.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tuktoyaktuk by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1958	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1959	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1960	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1961	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1962	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1964	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1965	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1966	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1967	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1968	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1969	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1970	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1971	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1972	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1973	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1974	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1975	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1976	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1977	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978	-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1979	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1980	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1981	-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1982	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1983	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tuktoyaktuk, 1957 to 1983. The record is 29.5 mm (1.2 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tuktoyaktuk by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1960	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1961	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1964	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1965	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1967	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1970	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1971	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1972	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1974	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1975	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1976	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1977	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1978	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1979	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
1980	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1981	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1982	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1983	11.4 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tuktoyaktuk, 1957 to 1983. The record is 45.3 mm (1.8 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.1 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tuktoyaktuk by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1960	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1962	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1964	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1965	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1966	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1967	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1972	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1974	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1975	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1977	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1979	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983	17.6 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tuktoyaktuk, 1957 to 1983. The record is 89 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tuktoyaktuk by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	41 days
1958	89 days
1959	41 days
1960	57 days
1961	41 days
1962	56 days
1963	43 days
1964	57 days
1965	89 days
1966	57 days
1967	83 days
1968	64 days
1969	69 days
1970	34 days
1971	62 days
1972	32 days
1973	62 days
1974	57 days
1975	44 days
1976	48 days
1977	42 days
1978	84 days
1979	38 days
1980	33 days
1981	45 days
1982	36 days
1983	51 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

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tuktoyaktuk falls on 26 June and the median first autumn frost on 31 August, which leaves a median of 65 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Tuktoyaktuk
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1958 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 June	n/a	26 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	31 August	n/a	31 August	n/a	n/a
Growing days	65 days	n/a	65 days	n/a	n/a

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).