Pelly Bay Weather Records (CA002303090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pelly Bay (CA002303090), Nunavut, Canada, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Pelly Bay

Pelly Bay (CA002303090) is a weather station in Nunavut, Canada at 68.43 latitude and -89.72 longitude, 326 m (1,070 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 1992, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pelly Bay 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, 68.43 latitude, -89.72 longitude.
Elevation: 326 m (1,070 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 1992, 36 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 Pelly Bay. 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 Pelly Bay, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	-54.0 C (-65.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	3.5 C (38.3 F)	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pelly Bay still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Pelly Bay by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	24
1958	32
1959	27
1960	38
1961	59
1962	46
1963	68
1964	61
1965	54
1966	89
1967	54
1968	35
1969	56
1970	60
1971	49
1972	99
1973	42
1974	40
1975	91
1976	58
1977	50
1978	67
1979	84
1980	47
1981	46
1982	37
1983	51

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 43.7 mm (1.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pelly Bay. The most was 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 12 August 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pelly Bay
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 January 1975
Feb	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 February 1975
Mar	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 March 1973
Apr	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 April 1972
May	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 May 1972
Jun	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 June 1974
Jul	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 July 1980
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 August 1967
Sep	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 September 1973
Oct	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 October 1973
Nov	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 November 1957
Dec	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	16 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958.

Days with data per year at Pelly Bay
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	99	27%	No
1958	241	66%	No
1959	329	90%	Yes
1960	331	90%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	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	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	334	92%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	356	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Pelly Bay, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -15.4 C (4.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -18.6 C (-1.6 F), and the warmest was 1977, at -13.3 C (8.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pelly Bay as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	-16.2 C	-0.79 C
1962	-15.4 C	+0.04 C
1963	-15.2 C	+0.16 C
1964	-16.3 C	-0.87 C
1965	-15.0 C	+0.42 C
1966	-15.1 C	+0.32 C
1967	-16.8 C	-1.35 C
1968	-14.9 C	+0.52 C
1969	-13.8 C	+1.65 C
1970	-14.8 C	+0.59 C
1971	-14.1 C	+1.28 C
1972	-18.6 C	-3.24 C
1973	-14.2 C	+1.20 C
1974	-15.6 C	-0.20 C
1975	-14.3 C	+1.08 C
1976	-16.3 C	-0.87 C
1977	-13.3 C	+2.11 C
1978	-16.5 C	-1.14 C
1979	-16.1 C	-0.68 C
1980	-14.5 C	+0.90 C
1982	-16.7 C	-1.27 C
1983	-15.3 C	+0.13 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 Pelly Bay: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1969	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-54.0 C (-65.2 F)	1979	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1967	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	1960	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	123 days	1969	52 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. The record is 25.0 C (77.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.4 C (66.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pelly Bay by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1958	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1959	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1960	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1961	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1962	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1963	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1964	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1965	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1966	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1968	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1969	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1970	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1971	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1972	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1973	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1974	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1975	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1976	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1977	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1978	16.9 C (62.4 F)
1979	18.1 C (64.6 F)
1980	20.4 C (68.7 F)
1981	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1982	22.1 C (71.8 F)
1983	21.2 C (70.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. The record is -54.0 C (-65.2 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -46.1 C (-51.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pelly Bay by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1958	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1959	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1960	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1961	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1962	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1963	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1964	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1965	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1966	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1967	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1968	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1969	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1970	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1971	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1972	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1973	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1974	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1975	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)
1976	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1977	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)
1979	-54.0 C (-65.2 F)
1980	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1981	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1983	-45.1 C (-49.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. The record is 43.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.5 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pelly Bay by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1962	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1963	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1964	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1965	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1970	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1971	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1972	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1974	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1976	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1977	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1979	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1980	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1982	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1983	9.2 mm (0.36 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. The record is 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pelly Bay by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1963	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1964	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1968	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1973	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1974	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1977	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1978	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1982	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1983	20.3 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pelly Bay, 1957 to 1983. The record is 123 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pelly Bay by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	43 days
1958	44 days
1959	48 days
1960	74 days
1961	58 days
1962	52 days
1963	52 days
1964	60 days
1965	101 days
1966	108 days
1967	102 days
1968	44 days
1969	123 days
1970	104 days
1971	58 days
1972	73 days
1973	26 days
1974	32 days
1975	47 days
1976	112 days
1977	18 days
1978	122 days
1979	45 days
1980	22 days
1981	42 days
1982	48 days
1983	32 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pelly Bay falls on 30 June and the median first autumn frost on 2 July, which leaves a median of 3 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Pelly Bay
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 June	n/a	30 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	2 July	n/a	2 July	n/a	n/a
Growing days	3 days	n/a	3 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.

Download the Data

Data for Pelly Bay standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pelly Bay threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).