Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ingonish Beach (CA008202500), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for Ingonish Beach
Ingonish Beach (CA008202500) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 46.67 latitude and -60.40 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2000, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ingonish Beach still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ingonish Beach set a daily record low minimum temperature of -16.0 C (3.2 F) on 26 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 46.67 latitude, -60.40 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2000, 51 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 Ingonish Beach. 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 Ingonish Beach, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.5 C (94.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.5 C (88.7 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.5 C (77.9 F)
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.0 C (62.6 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ingonish Beach still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Ingonish Beach by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1950
13
1951
43
1952
29
1953
42
1954
39
1955
39
1956
67
1957
47
1958
36
1959
54
1960
21
1961
39
1962
59
1963
53
1964
42
1965
54
1966
32
1967
58
1968
34
1969
38
1970
36
1971
33
1972
54
1973
60
1974
34
1975
50
1976
63
1977
36
1978
52
1979
45
1980
27
1981
55
1982
39
1983
41
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Ingonish Beach between 18 January 1982 and 5 July 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Ingonish Beach set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1982-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1983-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 34.5 C (94.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 143.8 mm (5.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ingonish Beach. The most was 143.8 mm (5.7 in) on 12 August 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ingonish Beach
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
3 January 1953
Feb
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
26 February 1965
Mar
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2 March 1983
Apr
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
23 April 1980
May
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
27 May 1952
Jun
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
17 June 1973
Jul
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
6 July 1962
Aug
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
12 August 1970
Sep
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
14 September 1977
Oct
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
21 October 1976
Nov
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
29 November 1950
Dec
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2 December 1953
Period of Record Coverage
1950 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Ingonish Beach, 1951 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.3 C (43.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 5.2 C (41.4 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 7.3 C (45.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ingonish Beach as warming stripes, 1951 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
7.2 C
+0.92 C
1952
6.7 C
+0.38 C
1953
7.2 C
+0.83 C
1954
6.5 C
+0.20 C
1955
6.4 C
+0.08 C
1956
6.1 C
-0.21 C
1957
6.1 C
-0.25 C
1958
6.8 C
+0.46 C
1959
5.9 C
-0.43 C
1960
6.9 C
+0.60 C
1961
6.2 C
-0.12 C
1962
5.4 C
-0.88 C
1963
5.8 C
-0.51 C
1964
5.5 C
-0.80 C
1965
5.2 C
-1.09 C
1966
6.9 C
+0.53 C
1967
6.1 C
-0.19 C
1968
6.0 C
-0.28 C
1969
7.1 C
+0.76 C
1970
6.4 C
+0.04 C
1971
6.4 C
+0.06 C
1973
6.7 C
+0.38 C
1975
6.1 C
-0.22 C
1976
6.2 C
-0.17 C
1977
6.2 C
-0.10 C
1978
5.7 C
-0.60 C
1979
6.9 C
+0.59 C
1980
5.4 C
-0.96 C
1981
7.3 C
+1.01 C
1982
5.8 C
-0.55 C
1983
7.0 C
+0.67 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1951 to 1983 is -0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ingonish Beach
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.3) per decade
1951 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade
1951 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.27 to 0.24) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.49 to 0.43) per decade
1951 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
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
1950 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Ingonish Beach: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1970
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
297.8 mm (11.7 in)
1956
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
26 days
1960
14 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. The record is 34.5 C (94.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ingonish Beach by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1950
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1978
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983
34.5 C (94.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. The record is -28.0 C (-18.4 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ingonish Beach by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1950
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1956
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1958
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1979
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1980
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1981
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1982
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1983
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. The record is 143.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.3 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ingonish Beach by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1951
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1952
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1954
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1956
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1960
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1963
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1964
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1965
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1968
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1970
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1971
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1972
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1976
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1978
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1980
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. The record is 297.8 mm (11.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 133.4 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ingonish Beach by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1951
185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1952
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1953
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1954
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1955
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956
297.8 mm (11.7 in)
1957
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1958
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1959
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1960
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1961
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1962
193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1963
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1964
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1966
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1968
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1969
296.1 mm (11.7 in)
1970
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1971
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1972
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1974
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1975
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1976
143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1977
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1978
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1979
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1980
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1981
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1982
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983
130.4 mm (5.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ingonish Beach, 1950 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ingonish Beach by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950
15 days
1951
10 days
1952
14 days
1953
10 days
1954
13 days
1955
12 days
1956
16 days
1957
11 days
1958
10 days
1959
13 days
1960
26 days
1961
19 days
1962
18 days
1963
16 days
1964
12 days
1965
13 days
1966
12 days
1967
16 days
1968
15 days
1969
12 days
1970
16 days
1971
12 days
1972
14 days
1973
12 days
1974
16 days
1975
15 days
1976
14 days
1977
14 days
1978
13 days
1979
15 days
1980
15 days
1981
14 days
1982
14 days
1983
12 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
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ingonish Beach falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 150 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ingonish Beach
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 May
n/a
22 May
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
+2.7 days per decade
Growing days
150 days
n/a
151 days
n/a
+3.3 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
33 years, 1951 to 1983
A day with at least 87.3 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.9 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ingonish Beach: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
5 years
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1951 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: 143.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1970; 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1971; 117.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1963.
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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.