Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bear Island. 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 Bear Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bear Island still stand. 1929 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Bear Island by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1916
26
1918
8
1919
40
1920
40
1921
48
1922
16
1923
18
1924
52
1925
70
1926
79
1928
34
1929
87
1930
45
1931
43
1932
37
1933
49
1934
38
1935
26
1936
43
1937
22
1938
32
1939
20
1940
22
1941
29
1942
47
1943
48
1944
32
1945
44
1946
52
1947
50
1948
28
1949
17
1950
12
1951
35
1952
13
1953
18
1954
1
1955
20
1956
33
1957
15
1958
23
1959
14
1960
24
1961
8
1962
6
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bear Island between 20 June 1956 and 13 September 1961. Each dot is a new record.
When Bear Island set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1956-06-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957-06-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1961-09-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 129.8 mm (5.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 129.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bear Island. The most was 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 13 September 1961.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bear Island
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
11 January 1924
Feb
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
13 February 1946
Mar
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
19 March 1948
Apr
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
26 April 1945
May
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
28 May 1945
Jun
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
29 June 1957
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
19 July 1941
Aug
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
17 August 1932
Sep
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
13 September 1961
Oct
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
23 October 1929
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
26 November 1947
Dec
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
22 December 1918
Period of Record Coverage
1916 to 1962
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Bear Island, 1919 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.7 C (38.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1935, at 2.4 C (36.4 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.4 C (41.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bear Island as warming stripes, 1919 to 1952
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1919
3.3 C
-0.45 C
1931
5.4 C
+1.61 C
1932
4.1 C
+0.31 C
1933
3.1 C
-0.65 C
1935
2.4 C
-1.32 C
1937
4.1 C
+0.33 C
1938
4.1 C
+0.33 C
1939
3.2 C
-0.59 C
1940
2.9 C
-0.87 C
1944
4.0 C
+0.23 C
1945
3.6 C
-0.14 C
1946
4.1 C
+0.32 C
1947
3.9 C
+0.12 C
1952
4.6 C
+0.81 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
1916 to 1962
Yearly extremes at Bear Island: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1961
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1961
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1947
16 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bear Island by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1924
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1925
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1926
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1928
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1929
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1930
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1933
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1934
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1935
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1936
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1959
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bear Island by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1916
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1919
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1921
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1923
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1924
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1925
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1926
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1930
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1931
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1932
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1933
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1934
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1935
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1936
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1937
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1938
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1939
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1942
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1943
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1944
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1945
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1946
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1947
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1952
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1955
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1958
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1960
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1961
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. The record is 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bear Island by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1919
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1929
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1931
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1933
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1939
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1945
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1953
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1958
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1961
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bear Island by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1920
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1921
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1923
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1928
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1929
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1930
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1933
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1937
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1938
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1939
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1940
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1941
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1942
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1945
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1946
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1948
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1949
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1950
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1956
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1957
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1958
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1959
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1961
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1962
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bear Island, 1916 to 1962. The record is 45 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bear Island by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916
17 days
1918
14 days
1919
17 days
1920
35 days
1921
26 days
1922
20 days
1923
17 days
1924
22 days
1925
36 days
1926
18 days
1928
24 days
1929
14 days
1930
9 days
1931
17 days
1932
13 days
1933
15 days
1934
15 days
1935
43 days
1936
19 days
1937
20 days
1938
16 days
1939
14 days
1940
15 days
1941
19 days
1942
17 days
1943
17 days
1944
15 days
1945
12 days
1946
12 days
1947
45 days
1948
22 days
1949
11 days
1950
9 days
1951
14 days
1952
17 days
1953
9 days
1954
14 days
1955
14 days
1956
10 days
1957
20 days
1958
32 days
1959
15 days
1960
9 days
1961
13 days
1962
9 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.