Sachs Harbour A Weather Records (CA002503650)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sachs Harbour A (CA002503650), Northwest Territories, Canada, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Sachs Harbour A

Sachs Harbour A (CA002503650) is a weather station in Northwest Territories, Canada at 72.00 latitude and -125.27 longitude, 86 m (282 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 2013, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sachs Harbour A still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Northwest Territories, Canada, 72.00 latitude, -125.27 longitude.
Elevation: 86 m (282 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 2013, 59 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 Sachs Harbour 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 Sachs Harbour 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)	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	2.2 C (36.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.5 C (68.9 F)	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.2 C (75.6 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	19.3 C (66.7 F)	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	1.7 C (35.1 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sachs Harbour A still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Sachs Harbour A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1955	5
1956	67
1957	61
1958	48
1959	29
1960	26
1961	40
1962	55
1963	44
1964	68
1965	49
1966	44
1967	55
1968	38
1969	56
1970	45
1971	54
1972	29
1973	71
1974	72
1975	88
1976	60
1977	54
1978	71
1979	44
1980	45
1981	59
1982	32
1983	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 21.8 mm (0.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sachs Harbour A. The most was 21.8 mm (0.9 in) on 13 July 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sachs Harbour A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 January 1977
Feb	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7 February 1978
Mar	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4 March 1978
Apr	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	27 April 1977
May	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 May 1979
Jun	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 June 1964
Jul	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 July 1959
Aug	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 August 1972
Sep	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 September 1980
Oct	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 October 1973
Nov	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 November 1968
Dec	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	26 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 1983

29 years of record at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1960.

Days with data per year at Sachs Harbour A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1955	61	17%	No
1956	346	95%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	271	74%	No
1961	365	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	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1957 to 1983

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Sachs Harbour A, 1957 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -13.9 C (7.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at -16.6 C (2.2 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -10.8 C (12.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sachs Harbour A as warming stripes, 1957 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	-14.6 C	-0.74 C
1958	-13.3 C	+0.60 C
1959	-14.6 C	-0.68 C
1961	-15.4 C	-1.47 C
1962	-12.3 C	+1.55 C
1963	-13.4 C	+0.52 C
1964	-16.1 C	-2.20 C
1965	-14.1 C	-0.21 C
1966	-14.2 C	-0.26 C
1967	-15.0 C	-1.10 C
1968	-13.3 C	+0.58 C
1969	-12.6 C	+1.27 C
1970	-13.5 C	+0.36 C
1971	-13.6 C	+0.29 C
1972	-15.3 C	-1.41 C
1973	-12.2 C	+1.71 C
1974	-16.6 C	-2.68 C
1975	-14.4 C	-0.52 C
1976	-13.5 C	+0.39 C
1977	-12.1 C	+1.82 C
1978	-13.9 C	-0.04 C
1979	-14.2 C	-0.26 C
1980	-13.9 C	-0.05 C
1981	-10.8 C	+3.14 C
1982	-14.7 C	-0.82 C
1983	-13.7 C	+0.19 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

1955 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Sachs Harbour A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1982	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	1975	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	1959	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1964	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1965	67 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. The record is 24.2 C (75.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.3 C (64.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sachs Harbour A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1955	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1957	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1958	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1959	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1960	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1961	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1962	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1963	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1964	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1965	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1966	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1967	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1968	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1969	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1970	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1971	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1972	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1973	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1974	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1975	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1976	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1977	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1978	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1979	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1980	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1981	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1982	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1983	19.5 C (67.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. The record is -52.2 C (-62.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -45.7 C (-50.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sachs Harbour A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1955	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1956	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1957	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1958	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1959	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1960	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1961	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1962	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1963	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1964	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1965	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1966	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1967	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1968	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1969	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1970	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1971	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1972	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1973	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1974	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1975	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1976	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1977	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1978	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)
1979	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)
1980	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)
1981	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1982	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)
1983	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. The record is 21.8 mm (0.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.1 mm (0.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sachs Harbour A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1956	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1957	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1958	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1960	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1961	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1962	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1963	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1964	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1966	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1967	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1968	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1969	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1970	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1972	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1974	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1975	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1976	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1977	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
1978	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1979	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1980	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1982	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
1983	9.4 mm (0.37 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. The record is 38.0 mm (1.5 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.2 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sachs Harbour A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1956	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1958	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1961	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1962	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1963	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1964	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1966	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1967	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1969	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1970	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1972	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1975	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1976	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1977	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1978	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1979	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1980	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1981	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1982	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	19.6 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sachs Harbour A, 1955 to 1983. The record is 197 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sachs Harbour A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955	37 days
1956	73 days
1957	81 days
1958	180 days
1959	50 days
1960	70 days
1961	127 days
1962	90 days
1963	67 days
1964	113 days
1965	197 days
1966	144 days
1967	51 days
1968	65 days
1969	128 days
1970	45 days
1971	41 days
1972	46 days
1973	32 days
1974	97 days
1975	63 days
1976	41 days
1977	43 days
1978	36 days
1979	94 days
1980	85 days
1981	48 days
1982	64 days
1983	103 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sachs Harbour A falls on 29 June and the median first autumn frost on 4 July, which leaves a median of 7 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sachs Harbour A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1957 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	29 June	n/a	29 June	n/a	+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	4 July	n/a	4 July	n/a	+2.7 days per decade
Growing days	7 days	n/a	7 days	n/a	+2.5 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.

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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).