Lady Franklin Point A Weather Records (CA002302680)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lady Franklin Point A (CA002302680), Nunavut, Canada, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Lady Franklin Point A

Lady Franklin Point A (CA002302680) is a weather station in Nunavut, Canada at 68.50 latitude and -113.22 longitude, 16 m (52 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2000, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lady Franklin Point A still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Nunavut, Canada, 68.50 latitude, -113.22 longitude.
Elevation: 16 m (52 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2000, 44 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 Lady Franklin Point 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 Lady Franklin Point A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	5.2 C (41.4 F)	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lady Franklin Point A still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 75.

Standing records at Lady Franklin Point A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	60
1958	46
1959	75
1960	32
1961	59
1962	57
1963	24
1964	59
1965	61
1966	64
1967	67
1968	64
1969	62
1970	35
1971	42
1972	47
1973	69
1974	70
1975	75
1976	36
1977	48
1978	56
1979	64
1980	42
1981	69
1982	25
1983	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 44.2 mm (1.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lady Franklin Point A. The most was 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 11 October 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lady Franklin Point A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 January 1965
Feb	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 February 1966
Mar	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 March 1981
Apr	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 April 1964
May	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 May 1965
Jun	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 June 1974
Jul	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9 July 1980
Aug	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	5 August 1978
Sep	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 September 1983
Oct	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 October 1967
Nov	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 November 1964
Dec	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and others.

Days with data per year at Lady Franklin Point A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	140	38%	No
1958	296	81%	No
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	293	80%	No
1961	249	68%	No
1962	310	85%	No
1963	350	96%	Yes
1964	284	78%	No
1965	291	80%	No
1966	303	83%	No
1967	351	96%	Yes
1968	348	95%	Yes
1969	349	96%	Yes
1970	273	75%	No
1971	351	96%	Yes
1972	350	96%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	342	94%	Yes
1983	331	91%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1959 to 1982

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Lady Franklin Point A, 1959 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -12.3 C (9.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -14.6 C (5.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -10.2 C (13.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lady Franklin Point A as warming stripes, 1959 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	-13.6 C	-1.28 C
1963	-12.3 C	+0.07 C
1967	-13.6 C	-1.24 C
1968	-11.5 C	+0.85 C
1969	-11.5 C	+0.84 C
1971	-11.9 C	+0.49 C
1973	-10.8 C	+1.55 C
1974	-14.6 C	-2.30 C
1975	-12.5 C	-0.12 C
1976	-12.2 C	+0.16 C
1977	-11.4 C	+0.93 C
1978	-13.2 C	-0.86 C
1979	-12.9 C	-0.58 C
1980	-11.7 C	+0.68 C
1981	-10.2 C	+2.14 C
1982	-13.6 C	-1.30 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 Lady Franklin Point A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1966	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1975	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1967	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1967	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1978	57 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 22.2 C (72.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.8 C (64.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lady Franklin Point A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1958	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1959	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1960	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1961	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1962	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1963	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1964	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1965	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1966	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1967	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1968	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1969	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1970	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1971	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1972	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1973	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1974	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1975	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1976	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1977	17.6 C (63.7 F)
1978	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1979	18.2 C (64.8 F)
1980	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1981	17.1 C (62.8 F)
1982	18.2 C (64.8 F)
1983	18.7 C (65.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. The record is -46.1 C (-51.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -44.4 C (-47.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lady Franklin Point A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1958	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1959	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1960	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1961	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1962	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1963	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1964	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1965	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1967	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1969	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1970	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1971	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1972	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1974	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1975	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1976	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1977	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)
1978	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1979	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1980	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)
1981	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1983	-42.4 C (-44.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 44.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.2 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lady Franklin Point A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1958	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1959	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1960	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1961	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1963	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1965	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1966	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1969	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1970	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1971	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1972	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1973	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1974	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1976	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1977	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1979	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1980	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1981	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1982	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lady Franklin Point A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1960	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1964	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1969	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1970	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1971	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1973	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1974	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1976	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1977	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1979	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1980	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1981	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1982	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1983	45.5 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lady Franklin Point A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 108 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lady Franklin Point A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	22 days
1958	19 days
1959	67 days
1960	31 days
1961	77 days
1962	59 days
1963	45 days
1964	49 days
1965	45 days
1966	65 days
1967	85 days
1968	33 days
1969	56 days
1970	74 days
1971	43 days
1972	100 days
1973	100 days
1974	50 days
1975	65 days
1976	50 days
1977	74 days
1978	108 days
1979	96 days
1980	59 days
1981	45 days
1982	30 days
1983	57 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 2026-10-16 (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).