Lake Harbour Weather Records (CA002402681)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Harbour (CA002402681), Nunavut, Canada, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Harbour

Lake Harbour (CA002402681) is a weather station in Nunavut, Canada at 62.83 latitude and -69.92 longitude, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1946, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake Harbour 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, 62.83 latitude, -69.92 longitude.
Elevation: 17 m (56 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1946, 34 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 Lake Harbour. 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 Lake Harbour, 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)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	5.0 C (41.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake Harbour still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 112.

Standing records at Lake Harbour by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1913	43
1914	112
1915	52
1916	33
1919	12
1920	40
1922	96
1923	49
1924	80
1925	72
1926	72
1927	19
1930	20
1931	53
1932	69
1933	59
1934	68
1935	74
1936	57
1937	36
1938	25
1939	54
1940	60
1941	64
1942	46
1943	35
1944	29
1945	23
1946	12

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Harbour. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 23 July 1926.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Harbour
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 January 1924
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 February 1924
Mar	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 March 1940
Apr	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 April 1931
May	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 May 1935
Jun	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 June 1920
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 July 1926
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 August 1926
Sep	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 September 1923
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 October 1922
Nov	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 November 1923
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 December 1923

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 1946

29 years of record at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1927 and others.

Days with data per year at Lake Harbour
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1913	97	27%	No
1914	286	78%	No
1915	168	46%	No
1916	163	45%	No
1919	22	6%	No
1920	164	45%	No
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	364	100%	Yes
1924	327	89%	No
1925	350	96%	Yes
1926	355	97%	Yes
1927	228	62%	No
1930	92	25%	No
1931	358	98%	Yes
1932	359	98%	Yes
1933	361	99%	Yes
1934	354	97%	Yes
1935	361	99%	Yes
1936	362	99%	Yes
1937	358	98%	Yes
1938	354	97%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	341	93%	Yes
1942	326	89%	No
1943	345	95%	Yes
1944	267	73%	No
1945	259	71%	No
1946	80	22%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1923 to 1940

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Lake Harbour, 1923 to 1940. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -7.7 C (18.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1934, at -9.0 C (15.8 F), and the warmest was 1940, at -5.5 C (22.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lake Harbour as warming stripes, 1923 to 1940
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1923	-8.4 C	-0.72 C
1925	-7.9 C	-0.20 C
1926	-8.9 C	-1.17 C
1931	-6.5 C	+1.18 C
1932	-7.2 C	+0.46 C
1933	-8.1 C	-0.45 C
1934	-9.0 C	-1.32 C
1935	-7.7 C	+0.01 C
1936	-7.5 C	+0.15 C
1937	-7.2 C	+0.48 C
1938	-8.0 C	-0.32 C
1939	-8.0 C	-0.28 C
1940	-5.5 C	+2.15 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

1913 to 1946

Yearly extremes at Lake Harbour: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1931	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1932	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1926	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	59 days	1933	26 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. The record is 26.7 C (80.1 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.9 C (66.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake Harbour by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1913	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1914	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1915	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1916	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1919	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1921	n/a
1922	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1923	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1924	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1925	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1926	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1927	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1930	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1931	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1932	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1933	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1934	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1935	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1936	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1937	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1938	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1939	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1940	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1941	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1942	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1943	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1944	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1945	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1946	13.9 C (57.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake Harbour by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1913	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1915	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1916	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1919	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1921	n/a
1922	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1923	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1924	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1925	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1926	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1927	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1930	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1931	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1932	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1933	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1934	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1935	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1936	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1937	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1939	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1940	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1941	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1942	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1943	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1944	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1945	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1946	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Harbour by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1914	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1916	n/a
1919	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1920	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1933	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1934	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1935	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1937	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1938	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1940	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1946	2.0 mm (0.08 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. The record is 129.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Harbour by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1914	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1916	n/a
1919	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1920	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
1922	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1924	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1931	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1932	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1933	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1934	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1935	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1936	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1940	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1942	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1943	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1944	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	5.6 mm (0.22 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Harbour, 1913 to 1946. The record is 59 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Harbour by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	9 days
1914	23 days
1915	14 days
1916	n/a
1919	8 days
1920	29 days
1921	20 days
1922	53 days
1923	22 days
1924	25 days
1925	42 days
1926	27 days
1927	23 days
1930	13 days
1931	34 days
1932	20 days
1933	59 days
1934	27 days
1935	24 days
1936	20 days
1937	36 days
1938	25 days
1939	24 days
1940	32 days
1941	30 days
1942	26 days
1943	46 days
1944	54 days
1945	49 days
1946	58 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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Data for Lake Harbour 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).