Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kirkland Lake. 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 Kirkland Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.1 C (43.0 F)
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kirkland Lake still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Kirkland Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1950
36
1951
40
1952
25
1953
39
1954
45
1955
54
1956
60
1957
56
1958
40
1959
48
1960
25
1961
38
1962
47
1963
54
1964
69
1965
48
1966
43
1967
42
1968
38
1969
20
1970
33
1971
32
1972
21
1973
38
1974
37
1975
54
1976
63
1977
32
1978
36
1979
42
1980
49
1981
47
1982
60
1983
53
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Kirkland Lake between 2 January 1981 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Kirkland Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1981-01-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1981-01-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1982-01-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -47.0 C (-52.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kirkland Lake. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 29 June 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kirkland Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
4 January 1982
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2 February 1968
Mar
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
18 April 1975
May
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
30 May 1975
Jun
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
29 June 1957
Jul
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
28 July 1969
Aug
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
9 August 1950
Sep
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2 September 1973
Oct
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1 November 1969
Dec
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
31 December 1981
Period of Record Coverage
1950 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Kirkland Lake, 1954 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.4 C (34.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 0.5 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 2.3 C (36.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kirkland Lake as warming stripes, 1954 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
1.5 C
+0.10 C
1955
2.3 C
+0.87 C
1956
0.7 C
-0.72 C
1957
1.4 C
-0.03 C
1958
1.5 C
+0.07 C
1959
1.0 C
-0.40 C
1961
1.7 C
+0.30 C
1962
1.1 C
-0.31 C
1963
1.0 C
-0.41 C
1964
1.4 C
-0.06 C
1965
0.5 C
-0.99 C
1966
1.4 C
-0.05 C
1971
1.8 C
+0.40 C
1973
2.3 C
+0.88 C
1975
2.0 C
+0.60 C
1979
1.5 C
+0.10 C
1980
0.5 C
-0.91 C
1981
2.1 C
+0.66 C
1982
0.8 C
-0.64 C
1983
1.9 C
+0.50 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
1950 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Kirkland Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
32.0 C (89.6 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1982
-39.7 C (-39.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1957
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1958
16 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1950
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1978
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
32.0 C (89.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is -47.0 C (-52.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.7 C (-39.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1950
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1951
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1952
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1953
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1955
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1956
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1957
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1958
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1959
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1961
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1962
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1963
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1964
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1966
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1973
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1974
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1977
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1978
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1980
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1981
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1982
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1983
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.5 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1956
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1957
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1979
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 157.1 mm (6.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.7 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1954
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957
157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1958
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1961
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1962
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1965
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1970
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1972
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1976
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1979
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1980
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1981
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 35 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950
16 days
1951
13 days
1952
18 days
1953
19 days
1954
12 days
1955
20 days
1956
13 days
1957
24 days
1958
35 days
1959
13 days
1960
27 days
1961
26 days
1962
21 days
1963
11 days
1964
14 days
1965
23 days
1966
12 days
1967
11 days
1968
14 days
1969
16 days
1970
14 days
1971
15 days
1972
29 days
1973
15 days
1974
13 days
1975
12 days
1976
14 days
1977
18 days
1978
15 days
1979
16 days
1980
18 days
1981
20 days
1982
20 days
1983
11 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kirkland Lake falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 107 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Kirkland Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
n/a
2 June
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
14 September
n/a
14 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
107 days
n/a
107 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.
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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.