Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bear River (CA008200500), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 55 years of record.
Key Facts for Bear River
Bear River (CA008200500) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.57 latitude and -65.63 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 2006, 55 years of record.
0 records set at Bear River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bear River set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 13 October 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.57 latitude, -65.63 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 2006, 55 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bear River. 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 River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Bear River still stand.
Standing records at Bear River by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 117.1 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bear River. The most was 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 25 October 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bear River
Yearly extremes at Bear River: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1956
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
21 days
1968
13 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bear River, 1952 to 1983. The record is 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.3 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bear River by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1955
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1960
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1963
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1964
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1965
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1968
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1969
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1976
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1977
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1980
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1983
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bear River, 1952 to 1983. The record is 165.9 mm (6.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.9 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bear River by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1954
133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1955
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1957
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1958
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1959
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1960
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1964
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1965
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1968
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1969
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1970
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1971
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1972
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1974
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1978
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1979
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1980
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1981
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bear River, 1952 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bear River by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952
8 days
1953
11 days
1954
10 days
1955
12 days
1956
15 days
1957
10 days
1958
10 days
1959
11 days
1960
14 days
1961
13 days
1962
13 days
1963
16 days
1964
15 days
1965
12 days
1966
13 days
1967
12 days
1968
21 days
1969
14 days
1970
13 days
1971
15 days
1972
14 days
1973
13 days
1974
15 days
1975
19 days
1976
19 days
1977
12 days
1978
21 days
1979
15 days
1980
18 days
1981
10 days
1982
16 days
1983
12 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.
Download the Data
Data for Bear River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bear River threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.