Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Baker Lake 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 Baker Lake A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
5.0 C (41.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
2.2 C (36.0 F)
-42.7 C (-44.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Baker Lake A still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Baker Lake A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1946
49
1947
29
1948
36
1949
8
1950
72
1951
31
1952
55
1953
34
1954
43
1955
41
1956
43
1957
30
1958
29
1959
35
1960
34
1961
47
1962
43
1963
29
1964
40
1965
41
1966
45
1967
15
1968
26
1969
28
1970
35
1971
19
1972
35
1973
38
1974
50
1975
51
1976
27
1977
47
1978
50
1979
68
1980
35
1981
51
1982
36
1983
39
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 52.1 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baker Lake A. The most was 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 30 July 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Baker Lake A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
20 January 1974
Feb
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
28 February 1968
Mar
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
5 March 1962
Apr
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2 April 1965
May
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
28 May 1979
Jun
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
28 June 1962
Jul
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
30 July 1975
Aug
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
13 August 1975
Sep
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
4 September 1968
Oct
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 October 1960
Nov
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1 November 1977
Dec
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
24 December 1976
Period of Record Coverage
1946 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1949.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Baker Lake A, 1950 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -12.2 C (10.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -15.1 C (4.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -9.9 C (14.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Baker Lake A as warming stripes, 1950 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
-13.4 C
-1.20 C
1952
-11.1 C
+1.09 C
1953
-11.1 C
+1.10 C
1954
-11.4 C
+0.74 C
1955
-11.6 C
+0.55 C
1956
-13.6 C
-1.48 C
1957
-12.7 C
-0.50 C
1958
-11.6 C
+0.56 C
1959
-12.3 C
-0.10 C
1960
-11.1 C
+1.05 C
1961
-13.1 C
-0.90 C
1962
-13.3 C
-1.10 C
1963
-12.5 C
-0.33 C
1964
-12.9 C
-0.72 C
1965
-12.8 C
-0.68 C
1966
-12.4 C
-0.26 C
1967
-12.7 C
-0.55 C
1968
-11.5 C
+0.68 C
1969
-11.4 C
+0.72 C
1970
-12.2 C
-0.03 C
1971
-11.0 C
+1.17 C
1972
-15.1 C
-2.92 C
1973
-10.8 C
+1.37 C
1974
-12.9 C
-0.72 C
1975
-11.3 C
+0.82 C
1976
-12.3 C
-0.17 C
1977
-10.6 C
+1.58 C
1978
-13.3 C
-1.15 C
1980
-11.4 C
+0.77 C
1981
-9.9 C
+2.23 C
1982
-13.6 C
-1.48 C
1983
-12.1 C
+0.01 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1950 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.5) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.6 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Baker Lake A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.5) per decade
0.1 F (-0.6 to 0.9) per decade
1950 to 1983
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.3 F (-0.5 to 1.0) per decade
1950 to 1983
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.44 to 0.44) per decade
0.00 F (-0.80 to 0.80) per decade
1950 to 1983
32
Not clearly different from zero
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
1946 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Baker Lake A: 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)
1973
25.4 C (77.7 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1975
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
116 days
1946
42 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 C (77.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Baker Lake A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1946
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1947
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1948
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1949
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1950
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1951
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1952
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1953
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1954
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1955
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1956
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1957
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1958
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1959
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1960
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1961
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1962
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1964
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1966
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1968
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1969
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1970
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1971
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1972
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1976
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1977
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1978
21.4 C (70.5 F)
1979
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1980
22.6 C (72.7 F)
1981
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1982
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1983
26.3 C (79.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. The record is -50.6 C (-59.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -45.6 C (-50.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Baker Lake A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1946
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1947
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1948
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1949
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1950
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1951
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1952
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1953
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1954
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1955
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1956
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1957
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1958
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1959
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1960
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1961
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1962
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1963
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1964
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1965
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1966
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1967
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1968
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1969
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1970
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1971
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1972
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1973
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1974
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1975
-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1976
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1977
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1979
-48.8 C (-55.8 F)
1980
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1981
-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
1982
-49.0 C (-56.2 F)
1983
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. The record is 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baker Lake A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
5.3 mm (0.21 in)
1950
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1951
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1952
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1953
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1954
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1960
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1962
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1964
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1967
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1971
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1972
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1973
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1975
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1977
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1978
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1980
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1981
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1982
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1983
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baker Lake A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
8.3 mm (0.33 in)
1950
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1951
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1953
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1954
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1962
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1963
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1964
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1966
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1968
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1971
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1973
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1975
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1976
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1982
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Baker Lake A, 1946 to 1983. The record is 116 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baker Lake A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946
116 days
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
76 days
1950
42 days
1951
41 days
1952
45 days
1953
45 days
1954
41 days
1955
55 days
1956
45 days
1957
77 days
1958
46 days
1959
47 days
1960
43 days
1961
33 days
1962
63 days
1963
55 days
1964
60 days
1965
43 days
1966
33 days
1967
28 days
1968
23 days
1969
37 days
1970
31 days
1971
37 days
1972
39 days
1973
34 days
1974
45 days
1975
42 days
1976
25 days
1977
30 days
1978
38 days
1979
33 days
1980
80 days
1981
33 days
1982
47 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Baker Lake A falls on 23 June and the median first autumn frost on 31 August, which leaves a median of 70 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Baker Lake A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 June
n/a
23 June
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
31 August
n/a
1 September
n/a
+3.5 days per decade
Growing days
70 days
n/a
70 days
n/a
+4.1 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
34 years, 1950 to 1983
A day with at least 23.7 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Baker Lake A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
5 years
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 34 years of values from 1950 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1975; 35.8 mm (1.4 in) in 1956; 35.3 mm (1.4 in) in 1968.
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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.