Halifax Stanfield Int'l A Weather Records (CA008202250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Halifax Stanfield Int'l A (CA008202250), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Halifax Stanfield Int'l A

Halifax Stanfield Int'l A (CA008202250) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.88 latitude and -63.50 longitude, 145 m (476 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2012, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A 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, 44.88 latitude, -63.50 longitude.
Elevation: 145 m (476 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2012, 60 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 Halifax Stanfield Int'l A. 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 Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.5 C (56.3 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.8 C (56.8 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.9 C (60.6 F)	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 111.

Standing records at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	111
1954	23
1960	20
1961	63
1962	52
1963	65
1964	54
1965	52
1966	42
1967	73
1968	52
1969	50
1970	41
1971	47
1972	78
1973	63
1974	51
1975	48
1976	70
1977	45
1978	64
1979	88
1980	47
1981	54
1982	53
1983	58

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 218.2 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A. The most was 218.2 mm (8.6 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 February 1972
Mar	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 March 1972
Apr	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	8 April 1962
May	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	17 May 1971
Jun	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 June 1972
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 July 1981
Aug	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 September 1974
Oct	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 October 1967
Nov	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 November 1962
Dec	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	10 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1983

26 years of record at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1960.

Days with data per year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	344	94%	Yes
1954	59	16%	No
1960	184	50%	No
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	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	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 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 1972, at 5.1 C (41.3 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.1 C (44.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	6.3 C	+0.29 C
1962	5.5 C	-0.60 C
1963	5.6 C	-0.44 C
1964	5.7 C	-0.40 C
1965	5.3 C	-0.79 C
1966	6.6 C	+0.57 C
1967	5.7 C	-0.36 C
1968	6.1 C	+0.06 C
1969	6.9 C	+0.87 C
1970	5.8 C	-0.30 C
1971	6.1 C	0.00 C
1972	5.1 C	-0.91 C
1973	6.6 C	+0.50 C
1974	5.5 C	-0.53 C
1975	6.0 C	-0.05 C
1976	6.4 C	+0.34 C
1977	6.4 C	+0.31 C
1978	5.6 C	-0.50 C
1979	6.7 C	+0.64 C
1980	5.5 C	-0.56 C
1981	6.9 C	+0.88 C
1982	6.0 C	-0.01 C
1983	7.1 C	+1.06 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

1953 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1971	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	1971	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	299.4 mm (11.8 in)	1971	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	28 days	1974	15 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1979	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1980	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1981	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1982	29.2 C (84.6 F)
1983	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1978	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
1979	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
1982	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1983	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 218.2 mm (8.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1969	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1972	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1976	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1983	58.1 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 299.4 mm (11.8 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.6 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1954	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1965	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1969	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1970	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1971	299.4 mm (11.8 in)
1972	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1973	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1974	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1976	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1978	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1979	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1980	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1982	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1983	73.1 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 28 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	15 days
1954	5 days
1960	18 days
1961	15 days
1962	16 days
1963	15 days
1964	14 days
1965	13 days
1966	12 days
1967	12 days
1968	15 days
1969	14 days
1970	13 days
1971	20 days
1972	11 days
1973	14 days
1974	28 days
1975	12 days
1976	15 days
1977	11 days
1978	15 days
1979	15 days
1980	23 days
1981	9 days
1982	19 days
1983	16 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A falls on 11 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Halifax Stanfield Int'l A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	11 May	n/a	11 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	17 October	n/a	17 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	154 days	n/a	154 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).