Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Sable (CA008200700), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 39 years of record.
Key Facts for Cape Sable
Cape Sable (CA008200700) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 43.38 latitude and -65.62 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1986, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Sable still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Sable set a daily record precipitation of 12.6 mm (0.5 in) on 28 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 43.38 latitude, -65.62 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1986, 39 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Cape Sable. 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 Cape Sable, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.0 C (53.6 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
22.2 C (72.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
23.9 C (75.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
23.9 C (75.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
22.0 C (71.6 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cape Sable still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Cape Sable by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
37
1953
47
1954
72
1955
44
1956
55
1957
55
1958
53
1959
51
1960
49
1961
63
1962
39
1963
37
1964
32
1965
72
1966
52
1967
57
1968
47
1969
42
1970
29
1971
37
1972
55
1973
21
1974
33
1975
21
1976
54
1977
27
1978
21
1979
56
1980
35
1981
53
1982
52
1983
66
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 86.9 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Sable. The most was 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 26 October 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Sable
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
14 January 1982
Feb
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
8 February 1971
Mar
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
15 March 1961
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
22 April 1980
May
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
28 May 1974
Jun
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
17 June 1973
Jul
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
26 July 1977
Aug
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
15 August 1971
Sep
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
11 September 1959
Oct
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
26 October 1959
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
14 November 1979
Dec
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
4 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Cape Sable, 1955 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.0 C (44.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape Sable as warming stripes, 1955 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1955
5.9 C
-0.06 C
1956
6.2 C
+0.28 C
1957
5.9 C
-0.04 C
1958
6.2 C
+0.27 C
1959
6.1 C
+0.15 C
1960
6.2 C
+0.24 C
1962
5.6 C
-0.34 C
1963
5.6 C
-0.36 C
1964
5.5 C
-0.39 C
1965
4.7 C
-1.21 C
1966
5.3 C
-0.63 C
1967
5.0 C
-0.91 C
1968
6.1 C
+0.20 C
1969
6.7 C
+0.79 C
1970
5.6 C
-0.33 C
1971
5.7 C
-0.22 C
1972
5.4 C
-0.53 C
1973
6.2 C
+0.25 C
1974
6.0 C
+0.02 C
1975
6.0 C
+0.07 C
1976
6.5 C
+0.54 C
1977
5.9 C
+0.00 C
1978
5.7 C
-0.27 C
1979
6.6 C
+0.62 C
1980
5.8 C
-0.12 C
1981
6.8 C
+0.86 C
1983
7.0 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
1948 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Cape Sable: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1968
20.0 C (68.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962
-15.8 C (3.6 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1956
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
27 days
1964
16 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.0 C (68.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Sable by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1953
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1954
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1955
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1956
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1957
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1958
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1959
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1960
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1961
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1962
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1963
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1964
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1965
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1966
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1967
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1968
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1969
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1970
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1971
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1972
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1973
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1974
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1975
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1976
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1977
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1978
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1979
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1980
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1981
22.5 C (72.5 F)
1982
21.0 C (69.8 F)
1983
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.8 C (3.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Sable by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1953
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1982
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1983
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. The record is 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Sable by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1953
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1955
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1960
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1975
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1983
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. The record is 136.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.4 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Sable by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1954
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1955
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1957
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959
126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1960
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1962
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1963
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1964
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1971
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1972
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1975
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1977
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1979
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1980
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1982
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Sable, 1948 to 1983. The record is 27 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Sable by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
13 days
1953
19 days
1954
13 days
1955
17 days
1956
16 days
1957
14 days
1958
12 days
1959
16 days
1960
23 days
1961
13 days
1962
16 days
1963
20 days
1964
27 days
1965
22 days
1966
13 days
1967
12 days
1968
19 days
1969
16 days
1970
12 days
1971
20 days
1972
11 days
1973
15 days
1974
12 days
1975
18 days
1976
11 days
1977
15 days
1978
21 days
1979
17 days
1980
25 days
1981
15 days
1982
15 days
1983
17 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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape Sable falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cape Sable
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1955 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
n/a
23 April
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 November
n/a
6 November
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
Growing days
191 days
n/a
191 days
n/a
+1.2 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.
Download the Data
Data for Cape Sable standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cape Sable 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.