Fox Five Weather Records (CA002400570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fox Five (CA002400570), Nunavut, Canada, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Fox Five

Fox Five (CA002400570) is a weather station in Nunavut, Canada at 67.53 latitude and -63.78 longitude, 584 m (1,916 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2023, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fox Five 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, 67.53 latitude, -63.78 longitude.
Elevation: 584 m (1,916 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2023, 67 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 Fox Five. 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 Fox Five, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	1.1 C (34.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	4.0 C (39.2 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fox Five still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Fox Five by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	20
1958	36
1959	28
1960	36
1961	83
1962	47
1963	77
1964	59
1965	64
1966	58
1967	61
1968	78
1969	56
1970	72
1971	38
1972	85
1973	51
1974	40
1975	47
1976	35
1977	48
1978	49
1979	55
1980	61
1981	45
1982	43
1983	92

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 38.4 mm (1.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fox Five. The most was 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 25 October 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fox Five
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 January 1963
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 February 1970
Mar	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 March 1977
Apr	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 April 1968
May	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 May 1981
Jun	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 June 1966
Jul	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 July 1972
Aug	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 August 1959
Sep	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 September 1967
Oct	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 October 1967
Nov	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 November 1969
Dec	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Fox Five, 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 Fox Five
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	88	24%	No
1958	69	19%	No
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	357	98%	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	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1959 to 1983

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Fox Five, 1959 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -11.4 C (11.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -14.3 C (6.2 F), and the warmest was 1980, at -9.6 C (14.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fox Five as warming stripes, 1959 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	-11.0 C	+0.43 C
1960	-10.6 C	+0.83 C
1961	-12.4 C	-0.97 C
1962	-10.4 C	+1.00 C
1963	-10.9 C	+0.54 C
1964	-12.2 C	-0.81 C
1965	-10.8 C	+0.59 C
1966	-10.3 C	+1.12 C
1967	-11.4 C	+0.07 C
1968	-10.5 C	+0.89 C
1969	-10.1 C	+1.35 C
1970	-12.1 C	-0.68 C
1971	-11.9 C	-0.44 C
1972	-14.3 C	-2.91 C
1973	-11.4 C	+0.08 C
1974	-11.7 C	-0.22 C
1975	-11.5 C	-0.10 C
1976	-12.0 C	-0.55 C
1977	-10.2 C	+1.23 C
1978	-12.4 C	-0.92 C
1979	-11.5 C	-0.11 C
1980	-9.6 C	+1.87 C
1981	-10.3 C	+1.15 C
1982	-12.0 C	-0.61 C
1983	-14.1 C	-2.71 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 Fox Five: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1973	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1979	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	1967	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	1973	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	113 days	1972	37 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fox Five, 1957 to 1983. The record is 18.9 C (66.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.4 C (59.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fox Five by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1958	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1959	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1960	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1961	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1962	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1963	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1964	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1965	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1966	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1967	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1968	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1969	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1970	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1971	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1972	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1973	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1974	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1975	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1976	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1977	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1978	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1979	12.3 C (54.1 F)
1980	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1981	15.1 C (59.2 F)
1982	15.3 C (59.5 F)
1983	12.2 C (54.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fox Five, 1957 to 1983. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.2 C (-35.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fox Five by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1962	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1965	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1966	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1973	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1979	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1980	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1981	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)
1982	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
1983	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fox Five, 1957 to 1983. The record is 38.4 mm (1.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fox Five by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1958	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1959	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1968	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1972	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1975	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1978	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	15.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fox Five, 1957 to 1983. The record is 76.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fox Five by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1958	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1969	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1972	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1974	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1975	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1978	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1979	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1980	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1982	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fox Five, 1957 to 1983. The record is 113 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fox Five by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	15 days
1958	45 days
1959	36 days
1960	35 days
1961	74 days
1962	43 days
1963	45 days
1964	37 days
1965	49 days
1966	80 days
1967	57 days
1968	34 days
1969	26 days
1970	39 days
1971	38 days
1972	113 days
1973	29 days
1974	59 days
1975	49 days
1976	23 days
1977	36 days
1978	70 days
1979	35 days
1980	33 days
1981	24 days
1982	33 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fox Five falls on 30 June and the median first autumn frost on 1 July, which leaves a median of 1 day between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fox Five
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 June	n/a	30 June	n/a	-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	1 July	n/a	1 July	n/a	+0.2 days per decade
Growing days	1 day	n/a	1 day	n/a	+0.2 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.

Download the Data

Data for Fox Five standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).