Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ecum Secum (CA008201700), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Ecum Secum
Ecum Secum (CA008201700) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.98 latitude and -62.18 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1986, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ecum Secum still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ecum Secum set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -25.0 C (-13.0 F) on 26 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.98 latitude, -62.18 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1986, 47 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 Ecum Secum. 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 Ecum Secum, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ecum Secum still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Ecum Secum by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
17
1941
20
1942
55
1943
34
1944
30
1945
27
1946
35
1947
29
1948
39
1949
37
1950
40
1951
52
1952
17
1953
36
1954
40
1955
24
1956
46
1957
30
1958
33
1959
35
1960
21
1961
34
1962
20
1963
25
1964
41
1965
45
1966
25
1967
43
1968
21
1969
29
1970
13
1971
26
1972
33
1973
27
1974
18
1975
24
1976
40
1977
25
1978
32
1979
59
1980
23
1981
35
1982
52
1983
77
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Ecum Secum between 13 January 1971 and 16 August 1971. Each dot is a new record.
When Ecum Secum set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1971-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971-08-16
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 18.9 C (66.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 124.2 mm (4.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ecum Secum. The most was 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 30 August 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ecum Secum
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
6 January 1956
Feb
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
18 February 1955
Mar
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
11 March 1943
Apr
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
28 April 1982
May
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1 May 1947
Jun
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
19 June 1959
Jul
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
19 July 1971
Aug
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
30 August 1968
Sep
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
14 September 1964
Oct
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
15 October 1978
Nov
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 November 1944
Dec
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
10 December 1975
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1974.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Ecum Secum, 1941 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 4.2 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 6.9 C (44.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ecum Secum as warming stripes, 1941 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
4.6 C
-0.80 C
1942
4.8 C
-0.65 C
1943
4.8 C
-0.69 C
1944
5.2 C
-0.27 C
1945
5.7 C
+0.29 C
1946
5.3 C
-0.19 C
1947
5.5 C
+0.03 C
1948
4.7 C
-0.75 C
1949
6.1 C
+0.62 C
1950
5.1 C
-0.33 C
1951
6.9 C
+1.41 C
1952
6.1 C
+0.61 C
1953
6.4 C
+0.91 C
1954
6.0 C
+0.55 C
1955
5.5 C
+0.03 C
1956
5.2 C
-0.21 C
1957
5.4 C
+0.00 C
1958
5.9 C
+0.41 C
1959
5.3 C
-0.11 C
1960
6.0 C
+0.58 C
1961
5.2 C
-0.25 C
1962
5.0 C
-0.40 C
1963
5.0 C
-0.43 C
1964
4.7 C
-0.73 C
1965
4.2 C
-1.27 C
1966
5.7 C
+0.26 C
1967
4.8 C
-0.67 C
1968
5.4 C
-0.02 C
1969
6.3 C
+0.87 C
1970
5.0 C
-0.49 C
1971
5.4 C
-0.09 C
1972
4.5 C
-0.99 C
1973
5.5 C
+0.07 C
1975
5.2 C
-0.25 C
1976
5.6 C
+0.19 C
1977
5.7 C
+0.28 C
1978
5.1 C
-0.36 C
1979
6.4 C
+0.91 C
1980
5.0 C
-0.45 C
1981
6.4 C
+0.98 C
1982
5.5 C
+0.04 C
1983
6.7 C
+1.30 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1941 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ecum Secum
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1941 to 1983
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.21 to 0.14) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade
1941 to 1983
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.20 C (0.03 to 0.37) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1941 to 1983
42
Rise
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
1940 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Ecum Secum: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
26.7 C (80.1 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961
-23.9 C (-11.1 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1968
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1968
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1960
15 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ecum Secum by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1940
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1941
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1942
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1943
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1944
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1945
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1946
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1949
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1953
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1954
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1955
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1956
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1957
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1958
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1959
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1960
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1962
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1966
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1967
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1972
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1973
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1974
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1975
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1978
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1980
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1981
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1982
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1983
28.0 C (82.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ecum Secum by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1940
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1941
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1974
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1976
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1979
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1980
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1981
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1982
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. The record is 124.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ecum Secum by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1941
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1943
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1951
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1957
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1970
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1971
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1974
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1975
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1977
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1979
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1980
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1982
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. The record is 184.1 mm (7.2 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ecum Secum by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1941
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1942
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1944
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1946
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1948
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1949
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1950
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1951
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1952
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1954
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1955
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1956
173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1957
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1958
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1959
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1960
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1961
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1962
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964
136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1965
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1966
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1967
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1969
180.7 mm (7.1 in)
1970
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1972
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1975
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1976
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1979
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1980
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1981
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1983
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ecum Secum, 1940 to 1983. The record is 31 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ecum Secum by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
15 days
1941
15 days
1942
15 days
1943
11 days
1944
18 days
1945
11 days
1946
15 days
1947
14 days
1948
9 days
1949
10 days
1950
15 days
1951
10 days
1952
12 days
1953
15 days
1954
14 days
1955
14 days
1956
15 days
1957
11 days
1958
10 days
1959
10 days
1960
31 days
1961
22 days
1962
13 days
1963
15 days
1964
20 days
1965
12 days
1966
14 days
1967
13 days
1968
22 days
1969
17 days
1970
21 days
1971
14 days
1972
11 days
1973
14 days
1974
8 days
1975
21 days
1976
16 days
1977
16 days
1978
23 days
1979
18 days
1980
23 days
1981
17 days
1982
12 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ecum Secum falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 124 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ecum Secum
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 May
n/a
28 May
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
n/a
3 October
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
124 days
n/a
124 days
n/a
+0.9 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
42 years, 1941 to 1983
A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.9 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ecum Secum: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1941 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: 124.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1968; 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1971; 97.6 mm (3.8 in) in 1979.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.