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Baddeck Weather Records (CA008200300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Baddeck (CA008200300), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Baddeck

  • Baddeck (CA008200300) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 46.10 latitude and -60.75 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1875 to 2000, 126 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Baddeck still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Baddeck set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.0 C (42.8 F) on 15 December 1983.

About the Station

  • Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 46.10 latitude, -60.75 longitude.
  • Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
  • Period of record: 1875 to 2000, 126 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Baddeck, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Baddeck. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Baddeck. 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 Baddeck, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.6 C (60.1 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a
Feb12.2 C (54.0 F)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)n/an/a
Mar16.7 C (62.1 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a
Apr25.6 C (78.1 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a
May30.6 C (87.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Jun33.9 C (93.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Jul35.0 C (95.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Aug36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Sep30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Oct28.9 C (84.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Nov22.8 C (73.0 F)-14.0 C (6.8 F)n/an/a
Dec17.2 C (63.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Baddeck by the year they were set 1,464 records at Baddeck still stand. 1880 holds the most, with 54. 02040601875: 51876: 461877: 221878: 201879: 401880: 541881: 371882: 221883: 261884: 311885: 131915: 41935: 101936: 321937: 261938: 211939: 331940: 251941: 331942: 231943: 391944: 371945: 231946: 201948: 81949: 361950: 271951: 271952: 281953: 281954: 301955: 171956: 291957: 331958: 211959: 291960: 191961: 251962: 261963: 301964: 171965: 201966: 91967: 221968: 111969: 211970: 161971: 201972: 181973: 311974: 191975: 291976: 261977: 281978: 191979: 321980: 121981: 291982: 181983: 121875188119351941194819541960196619721978
1,464 records at Baddeck still stand. 1880 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Baddeck by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18755
187646
187722
187820
187940
188054
188137
188222
188326
188431
188513
19154
193510
193632
193726
193821
193933
194025
194133
194223
194339
194437
194523
194620
19488
194936
195027
195127
195228
195328
195430
195517
195629
195733
195821
195929
196019
196125
196226
196330
196417
196520
19669
196722
196811
196921
197016
197120
197218
197331
197419
197529
197626
197728
197819
197932
198012
198129
198218
198312

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Baddeck set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Baddeck between 24 August 1963 and 17 August 1977. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperature24 August 1963: Record daily precipitation 100.6 mm (4.0 in)25 March 1967: Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)23 February 1972: Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)17 August 1977: Record daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)196519701975
4 all-time records were set at Baddeck between 24 August 1963 and 17 August 1977. Each dot is a new record.
When Baddeck set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1963-08-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967-03-25Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1972-02-23Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977-08-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 115.8 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Baddeck The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baddeck. The most was 115.8 mm (4.6 in) on 17 August 1977. 050100150 Jan: 61.3 mm (2.4 in), 18 January 1978 Jan Feb: 46.5 mm (1.8 in), 22 February 1974 Feb Mar: 68.6 mm (2.7 in), 8 March 1944 Mar Apr: 80.6 mm (3.2 in), 28 April 1982 Apr May: 77.5 mm (3.1 in), 20 May 1961 May Jun: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 3 June 1884 Jun Jul: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 17 July 1875 Jul Aug: 115.8 mm (4.6 in), 17 August 1977 Aug Sep: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 13 September 1882 Sep Oct: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 20 October 1966 Oct Nov: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 17 November 1959 Nov Dec: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 22 December 1967 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baddeck. The most was 115.8 mm (4.6 in) on 17 August 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Baddeck
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan61.3 mm (2.4 in)18 January 1978
Feb46.5 mm (1.8 in)22 February 1974
Mar68.6 mm (2.7 in)8 March 1944
Apr80.6 mm (3.2 in)28 April 1982
May77.5 mm (3.1 in)20 May 1961
Jun88.4 mm (3.5 in)3 June 1884
Jul58.7 mm (2.3 in)17 July 1875
Aug115.8 mm (4.6 in)17 August 1977
Sep96.5 mm (3.8 in)13 September 1882
Oct91.4 mm (3.6 in)20 October 1966
Nov66.0 mm (2.6 in)17 November 1959
Dec69.9 mm (2.8 in)22 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1875 to 1983
Days with data per year at Baddeck 60 years of record at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882 and others. 1875: 32 of 365 days1876: 322 of 366 days1877: 309 of 365 days1878: 304 of 365 days1879: 309 of 365 days1880: 292 of 366 days1881: 312 of 365 days1882: 285 of 365 days1883: 242 of 365 days1884: 291 of 366 days1885: 86 of 365 days1915: 153 of 365 days1935: 206 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 294 of 365 days1938: 325 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 304 of 365 days1948: 152 of 366 days1949: 335 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 328 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 334 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 357 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days188019401950196019701980
60 years of record at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882 and others.
Days with data per year at Baddeck
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1875329%No
187632288%No
187730985%No
187830483%No
187930985%No
188029280%No
188131285%No
188228578%No
188324266%No
188429180%No
18858624%No
191515342%No
193520656%No
193636499%Yes
193729481%No
193832589%No
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194630483%No
194815242%No
194933592%Yes
195036299%Yes
1951365100%Yes
195232890%No
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195636499%Yes
1957364100%Yes
195833492%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196036399%Yes
1961365100%Yes
196235798%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983364100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Baddeck
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 December 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high min6.0 C (42.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)14 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1983Baddeck, CAdaily snowfall17.0 cm (6.7 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)24 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1983Baddeck, CAdaily low min-6.0 C (21.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)99 years41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1983Baddeck, CAdaily snowfall0.6 cm (0.2 in)0.6 cm (0.2 in)107 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1983Baddeck, CAdaily low min3.0 C (37.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)101 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high max29.0 C (84.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)98 years45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)34 years36 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1983Baddeck, CAdaily low max13.5 C (56.3 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)43.7 mm (1.7 in)103 years69 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain54.8 mm (2.2 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)98 years56 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1983Baddeck, CAdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)103 years42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983Baddeck, CAdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)36 years34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1983Baddeck, CAdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

40 complete years, 1876 to 1983
Annual mean temperature at Baddeck as warming stripes, 1876 to 1983 One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Baddeck, 1876 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1943, at 4.3 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 8.0 C (46.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1876: 4.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1877: 5.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1879: 4.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1881: 4.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1936: 5.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1939: 4.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1940: 5.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1941: 4.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1942: 5.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1943: 4.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1944: 5.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1945: 5.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1950: 5.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1951: 7.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1954: 8.0 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1955: 6.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1956: 7.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1961: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1962: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1963: 5.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 5.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1965: 5.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 6.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1967: 6.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 6.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 7.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1970: 6.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1971: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1972: 5.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1973: 6.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 5.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 6.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 6.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1977: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1978: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1979: 6.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1980: 5.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1981: 7.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1982: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 6.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean18761890190019101920193019401950196019701980
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Baddeck, 1876 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1943, at 4.3 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 8.0 C (46.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Baddeck as warming stripes, 1876 to 1983
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18764.6 C-1.25 C
18775.5 C-0.40 C
18794.8 C-1.05 C
18814.9 C-0.98 C
19365.9 C+0.06 C
19394.9 C-0.97 C
19405.0 C-0.87 C
19414.5 C-1.31 C
19425.6 C-0.24 C
19434.3 C-1.54 C
19445.2 C-0.64 C
19455.8 C-0.07 C
19505.8 C-0.03 C
19517.4 C+1.55 C
19548.0 C+2.13 C
19556.8 C+0.98 C
19567.0 C+1.10 C
19616.2 C+0.38 C
19625.5 C-0.33 C
19635.8 C-0.10 C
19645.2 C-0.68 C
19655.1 C-0.72 C
19666.9 C+1.02 C
19676.0 C+0.12 C
19686.0 C+0.17 C
19697.2 C+1.31 C
19706.1 C+0.28 C
19716.3 C+0.49 C
19725.2 C-0.68 C
19736.4 C+0.50 C
19745.3 C-0.59 C
19756.0 C+0.12 C
19766.1 C+0.28 C
19776.2 C+0.38 C
19785.5 C-0.31 C
19796.9 C+1.06 C
19805.4 C-0.47 C
19817.0 C+1.10 C
19825.4 C-0.43 C
19836.7 C+0.83 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.13 C (0.05 to 0.22) per decade over 1876 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Baddeck
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.13 C (0.05 to 0.22) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1876 to 198340Rise
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade0.05 F (-0.08 to 0.17) per decade1876 to 198340Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade1876 to 198340Rise

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

1875 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Baddeck: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.7 C (98.1 F)193530.3 C (86.5 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)1883-22.2 C (-8.0 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)115.8 mm (4.6 in)197759.7 mm (2.4 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)184.3 mm (7.3 in)188293.4 mm (3.7 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)39 days187517 days59

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Baddeck by year The hottest day of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.3 C (86.5 F). 010203040188019001920194019601980Record: 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1935
The hottest day of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.3 C (86.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Baddeck by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
18757.2 C (45.0 F)
187633.3 C (91.9 F)
187729.4 C (84.9 F)
187831.7 C (89.1 F)
187930.0 C (86.0 F)
188033.9 C (93.0 F)
188130.6 C (87.1 F)
188231.1 C (88.0 F)
188330.0 C (86.0 F)
188431.1 C (88.0 F)
188515.6 C (60.1 F)
191525.6 C (78.1 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193626.7 C (80.1 F)
193733.3 C (91.9 F)
193829.4 C (84.9 F)
193930.6 C (87.1 F)
194028.9 C (84.0 F)
194132.2 C (90.0 F)
194230.6 C (87.1 F)
194328.9 C (84.0 F)
194433.9 C (93.0 F)
194531.7 C (89.1 F)
194630.6 C (87.1 F)
194828.9 C (84.0 F)
194932.2 C (90.0 F)
195028.9 C (84.0 F)
195130.0 C (86.0 F)
195233.3 C (91.9 F)
195328.9 C (84.0 F)
195428.3 C (82.9 F)
195528.3 C (82.9 F)
195627.2 C (81.0 F)
195728.9 C (84.0 F)
195827.8 C (82.0 F)
195932.2 C (90.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196131.1 C (88.0 F)
196228.9 C (84.0 F)
196332.8 C (91.0 F)
196428.3 C (82.9 F)
196529.4 C (84.9 F)
196627.8 C (82.0 F)
196731.7 C (89.1 F)
196830.0 C (86.0 F)
196930.6 C (87.1 F)
197031.1 C (88.0 F)
197130.0 C (86.0 F)
197230.6 C (87.1 F)
197330.0 C (86.0 F)
197429.4 C (84.9 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197632.2 C (90.0 F)
197731.7 C (89.1 F)
197831.1 C (88.0 F)
197930.5 C (86.9 F)
198029.0 C (84.2 F)
198130.0 C (86.0 F)
198231.0 C (87.8 F)
198330.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Baddeck by year The coldest night of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F). -40-30-20-100188019001920194019601980Record: -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1883
The coldest night of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Baddeck by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1875-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1876-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1877-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1878-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1879-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1880-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1881-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1882-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1883-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1884-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1885-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
19150.0 C (32.0 F)
1935-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1939-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1941-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1948-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1953-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1958-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1976-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1979-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1982-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baddeck by year The wettest day of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in). 255075100125188019001920194019601980Record: 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1977
The wettest day of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baddeck by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
187559.7 mm (2.4 in)
187638.1 mm (1.5 in)
187743.2 mm (1.7 in)
187866.5 mm (2.6 in)
187943.2 mm (1.7 in)
188035.6 mm (1.4 in)
188125.4 mm (1.0 in)
188296.5 mm (3.8 in)
188345.7 mm (1.8 in)
188488.4 mm (3.5 in)
1885n/a
191550.8 mm (2.0 in)
193570.6 mm (2.8 in)
193658.7 mm (2.3 in)
193749.0 mm (1.9 in)
193855.4 mm (2.2 in)
193958.4 mm (2.3 in)
194082.6 mm (3.3 in)
194166.5 mm (2.6 in)
194266.0 mm (2.6 in)
194374.2 mm (2.9 in)
194468.6 mm (2.7 in)
194561.0 mm (2.4 in)
194633.8 mm (1.3 in)
194832.8 mm (1.3 in)
194949.5 mm (1.9 in)
195040.6 mm (1.6 in)
195163.0 mm (2.5 in)
195251.8 mm (2.0 in)
195367.1 mm (2.6 in)
195430.0 mm (1.2 in)
195552.3 mm (2.1 in)
195647.0 mm (1.9 in)
195745.7 mm (1.8 in)
195858.4 mm (2.3 in)
195966.0 mm (2.6 in)
196038.4 mm (1.5 in)
196177.5 mm (3.1 in)
196235.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196453.6 mm (2.1 in)
196599.3 mm (3.9 in)
196691.4 mm (3.6 in)
196769.9 mm (2.8 in)
196870.4 mm (2.8 in)
196965.5 mm (2.6 in)
197057.2 mm (2.3 in)
197194.7 mm (3.7 in)
197249.5 mm (1.9 in)
197352.6 mm (2.1 in)
197446.5 mm (1.8 in)
197560.7 mm (2.4 in)
197664.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977115.8 mm (4.6 in)
197862.7 mm (2.5 in)
197965.0 mm (2.6 in)
198074.0 mm (2.9 in)
198147.0 mm (1.9 in)
198280.6 mm (3.2 in)
198377.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baddeck by year The wettest five days of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 184.3 mm (7.3 in) in 1882, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.4 mm (3.7 in). 050100150200188019001920194019601980Record: 184.3 mm (7.3 in) in 1882
The wettest five days of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 184.3 mm (7.3 in) in 1882, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.4 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baddeck by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
187569.1 mm (2.7 in)
187641.4 mm (1.6 in)
187781.8 mm (3.2 in)
187894.8 mm (3.7 in)
187947.0 mm (1.9 in)
188044.4 mm (1.7 in)
188145.9 mm (1.8 in)
1882184.3 mm (7.3 in)
188345.7 mm (1.8 in)
1884117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1885n/a
1915109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1935153.2 mm (6.0 in)
193693.0 mm (3.7 in)
193788.1 mm (3.5 in)
193869.4 mm (2.7 in)
193969.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940157.8 mm (6.2 in)
194182.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942137.6 mm (5.4 in)
194374.2 mm (2.9 in)
194471.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945107.7 mm (4.2 in)
194662.5 mm (2.5 in)
194854.9 mm (2.2 in)
194992.7 mm (3.6 in)
195072.2 mm (2.8 in)
1951121.9 mm (4.8 in)
195287.3 mm (3.4 in)
195389.4 mm (3.5 in)
195465.9 mm (2.6 in)
195587.6 mm (3.4 in)
195659.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1958136.6 mm (5.4 in)
195993.4 mm (3.7 in)
196062.6 mm (2.5 in)
1961123.2 mm (4.9 in)
196275.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963124.8 mm (4.9 in)
196496.2 mm (3.8 in)
1965121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1966108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1967111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1968131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1969149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1970101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1971115.5 mm (4.5 in)
197264.7 mm (2.5 in)
1973101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197489.7 mm (3.5 in)
197585.6 mm (3.4 in)
197693.1 mm (3.7 in)
1977120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1978127.3 mm (5.0 in)
197998.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1982141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1983100.6 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baddeck by year The longest dry spell of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 39 days in 1875, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 010203040188019001920194019601980Record: 39 days in 1875
The longest dry spell of the year at Baddeck, 1875 to 1983. The record is 39 days in 1875, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baddeck by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187539 days
187624 days
187714 days
187829 days
187917 days
188023 days
188117 days
188227 days
188319 days
188415 days
1885n/a
191521 days
193515 days
193611 days
193718 days
193811 days
193930 days
194015 days
194118 days
194231 days
194317 days
194415 days
194520 days
194619 days
194818 days
194923 days
195020 days
195115 days
195217 days
195324 days
195420 days
195512 days
195615 days
195713 days
195811 days
195912 days
196013 days
196120 days
196219 days
196315 days
196411 days
196513 days
196630 days
196718 days
196817 days
196917 days
197013 days
197111 days
197214 days
197310 days
197411 days
197530 days
197620 days
197714 days
197822 days
197912 days
198011 days
198112 days
198225 days
19838 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

40 years with a frost

Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Baddeck falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Baddeck
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1944 to 1983)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost26 Mayn/a24 Mayn/a-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost9 Octobern/a11 Octobern/a+4.1 days per decade
Growing days137 daysn/a145 daysn/a+6.0 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

41 years, 1936 to 1983

A day with at least 61.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.5 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Baddeck: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years77.8 mm (3.1 in)
10 years88.3 mm (3.5 in)
25 years101.4 mm (4.0 in)
50 years111.0 mm (4.4 in)Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years120.5 mm (4.7 in)Longer than the 41 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1936 to 1983.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1977; 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1963; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1965.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Baddeck, at 1950, 1961 and 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1950 ran 1.1 C (1.9 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1961 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Baddeck, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1950+1.1+1.9likely5
1961-0.5-0.9possible5
1979-0.3-0.5possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).