Bridgewater Weather Records (CA008200600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bridgewater (CA008200600), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Bridgewater

Bridgewater (CA008200600) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.40 latitude and -64.55 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2013, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bridgewater still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.40 latitude, -64.55 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2013, 53 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 Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bridgewater still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 87.

Standing records at Bridgewater by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	24
1962	52
1963	57
1964	53
1965	52
1966	52
1967	87
1968	72
1969	68
1970	61
1971	72
1972	74
1973	52
1974	69
1975	69
1976	77
1977	72
1978	66
1979	85
1980	49
1981	70
1982	71
1983	60

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 177.5 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bridgewater. The most was 177.5 mm (7.0 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bridgewater
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 February 1965
Mar	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	14 March 1980
Apr	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 April 1962
May	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 May 1972
Jun	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 June 1975
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 July 1976
Aug	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 September 1962
Oct	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	10 October 1967
Nov	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	9 November 1972
Dec	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	10 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 1983

23 years of record at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961.

Days with data per year at Bridgewater
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	122	33%	No
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	353	97%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	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	363	99%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1962 to 1983

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Bridgewater, 1962 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 5.9 C (42.6 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.6 C (45.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bridgewater as warming stripes, 1962 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1962	6.2 C	-0.33 C
1963	6.6 C	+0.02 C
1964	6.4 C	-0.20 C
1965	6.1 C	-0.45 C
1966	6.8 C	+0.22 C
1967	6.1 C	-0.45 C
1968	6.3 C	-0.24 C
1969	7.3 C	+0.71 C
1970	6.1 C	-0.42 C
1971	6.3 C	-0.29 C
1972	5.9 C	-0.67 C
1973	7.1 C	+0.59 C
1974	5.9 C	-0.63 C
1975	6.3 C	-0.30 C
1976	6.9 C	+0.36 C
1977	6.9 C	+0.39 C
1978	6.0 C	-0.59 C
1979	7.5 C	+0.99 C
1980	6.1 C	-0.45 C
1981	7.3 C	+0.70 C
1982	6.5 C	-0.07 C
1983	7.6 C	+1.09 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

1961 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Bridgewater: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1971	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	1971	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.1 mm (7.9 in)	1971	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	23 days	1980	15 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bridgewater by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	33.5 C (92.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bridgewater by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1962	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1976	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1981	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1983	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. The record is 177.5 mm (7.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bridgewater by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1972	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1976	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1980	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1981	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	82.0 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. The record is 200.1 mm (7.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.2 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bridgewater by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1962	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1963	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1964	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1965	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1966	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1968	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1969	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1972	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1976	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1977	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1978	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1979	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1980	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1981	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1982	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	94.4 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bridgewater, 1961 to 1983. The record is 23 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bridgewater by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	10 days
1962	13 days
1963	15 days
1964	20 days
1965	17 days
1966	14 days
1967	12 days
1968	18 days
1969	14 days
1970	12 days
1971	20 days
1972	11 days
1973	14 days
1974	11 days
1975	19 days
1976	14 days
1977	16 days
1978	15 days
1979	12 days
1980	23 days
1981	19 days
1982	18 days
1983	20 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bridgewater falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 16 September, which leaves a median of 103 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Bridgewater
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1962 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	8 June	n/a	8 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	16 September	n/a	16 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	103 days	n/a	103 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.

Download the Data

Data for Bridgewater standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bridgewater 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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