Cheticamp Weather Records (CA008200825)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cheticamp (CA008200825), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Cheticamp

Cheticamp (CA008200825) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 46.65 latitude and -60.95 longitude, 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 1998, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cheticamp 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, 46.65 latitude, -60.95 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 1998, 43 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 Cheticamp. 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 Cheticamp, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.5 C (74.3 F)	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.5 C (88.7 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.5 C (77.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cheticamp still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Cheticamp by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	51
1957	11
1960	32
1961	56
1962	59
1963	61
1964	50
1965	69
1966	48
1967	68
1968	57
1969	50
1970	49
1971	57
1972	86
1973	65
1974	53
1975	51
1976	66
1977	55
1978	68
1979	82
1980	44
1981	66
1982	50
1983	60

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 110.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cheticamp. The most was 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 17 June 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cheticamp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 January 1957
Feb	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 February 1976
Mar	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 March 1961
Apr	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 April 1962
May	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 June 1973
Jul	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 July 1973
Aug	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 August 1960
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 September 1972
Oct	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 November 1976
Dec	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

26 years of record at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1960.

Days with data per year at Cheticamp
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	151	41%	No
1960	214	58%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	334	92%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	357	98%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	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	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Cheticamp, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 4.9 C (40.9 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cheticamp as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	6.1 C	+0.06 C
1962	5.2 C	-0.88 C
1964	5.5 C	-0.56 C
1965	4.9 C	-1.13 C
1966	6.7 C	+0.67 C
1967	6.1 C	+0.01 C
1968	6.0 C	-0.03 C
1969	6.9 C	+0.86 C
1970	5.9 C	-0.14 C
1971	6.3 C	+0.21 C
1972	5.1 C	-1.00 C
1973	6.1 C	+0.02 C
1974	5.2 C	-0.84 C
1975	5.7 C	-0.32 C
1976	6.2 C	+0.12 C
1977	6.2 C	+0.12 C
1978	5.6 C	-0.50 C
1979	7.1 C	+1.01 C
1980	5.4 C	-0.65 C
1981	7.3 C	+1.21 C
1982	6.1 C	+0.05 C
1983	7.8 C	+1.71 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

1956 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Cheticamp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1982	29.5 C (85.0 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1966	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1973	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	1960	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	21 days	1965	12 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. The record is 31.5 C (88.7 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 C (85.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cheticamp by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1960	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1975	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1978	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1979	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.5 C (-6.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cheticamp by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1974	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1976	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1979	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1980	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1981	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1982	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. The record is 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cheticamp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1978	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983	40.2 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. The record is 133.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cheticamp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1961	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1962	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1966	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1972	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1975	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1976	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1977	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1980	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1981	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1982	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1983	82.6 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cheticamp, 1956 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cheticamp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	10 days
1957	9 days
1960	13 days
1961	20 days
1962	13 days
1963	14 days
1964	10 days
1965	21 days
1966	18 days
1967	13 days
1968	11 days
1969	8 days
1970	14 days
1971	10 days
1972	11 days
1973	11 days
1974	12 days
1975	11 days
1976	12 days
1977	11 days
1978	15 days
1979	14 days
1980	10 days
1981	11 days
1982	14 days
1983	14 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 Cheticamp falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Cheticamp
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 May	n/a	27 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	22 October	n/a	22 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	152 days	n/a	152 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).