Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kentville Cda (CA008202800), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Kentville Cda
Kentville Cda (CA008202800) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.07 latitude and -64.48 longitude, 49 m (161 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1996, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kentville Cda still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kentville Cda set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.0 C (42.8 F) on 16 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.07 latitude, -64.48 longitude.
Elevation: 49 m (161 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1996, 84 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 Kentville Cda. 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 Kentville Cda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.5 C (90.5 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.5 C (72.5 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kentville Cda still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Kentville Cda by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1913
21
1914
41
1915
21
1916
27
1917
19
1918
27
1919
24
1920
34
1921
30
1922
16
1923
38
1924
14
1925
21
1926
21
1927
21
1928
18
1929
20
1930
32
1931
23
1932
15
1933
26
1934
27
1935
14
1936
34
1937
20
1938
22
1939
15
1940
20
1941
20
1942
28
1943
19
1944
31
1945
27
1946
26
1947
33
1948
29
1949
30
1950
33
1951
19
1952
13
1953
20
1954
20
1955
17
1956
23
1957
26
1958
11
1959
16
1960
12
1961
9
1962
11
1963
19
1964
15
1965
15
1966
10
1967
22
1968
13
1969
12
1970
11
1971
12
1972
17
1973
23
1974
13
1975
13
1976
20
1977
12
1978
20
1979
21
1980
8
1981
25
1982
14
1983
15
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Kentville Cda between 12 August 1944 and 5 January 1952. Each dot is a new record.
When Kentville Cda set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1944-08-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949-08-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1952-01-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 144.5 mm (5.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kentville Cda. The most was 144.5 mm (5.7 in) on 22 September 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kentville Cda
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 January 1956
Feb
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
16 February 1964
Mar
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
13 March 1960
Apr
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
28 April 1982
May
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1 May 1947
Jun
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
19 June 1959
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
12 July 1976
Aug
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
15 August 1971
Sep
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
22 September 1942
Oct
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 October 1959
Nov
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
30 November 1964
Dec
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 December 1928
Period of Record Coverage
1913 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
71 years of record at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Kentville Cda, 1914 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.6 C (43.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1923, at 5.0 C (41.0 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 8.1 C (46.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kentville Cda as warming stripes, 1914 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1914
5.3 C
-1.25 C
1915
6.3 C
-0.27 C
1916
6.0 C
-0.57 C
1917
5.2 C
-1.37 C
1918
5.8 C
-0.82 C
1919
6.4 C
-0.17 C
1920
6.0 C
-0.62 C
1921
6.6 C
+0.03 C
1922
6.0 C
-0.54 C
1923
5.0 C
-1.58 C
1924
6.0 C
-0.54 C
1925
5.8 C
-0.74 C
1926
5.2 C
-1.40 C
1927
6.9 C
+0.31 C
1928
6.5 C
-0.05 C
1929
6.2 C
-0.38 C
1930
7.1 C
+0.48 C
1931
7.6 C
+0.97 C
1932
7.0 C
+0.42 C
1933
6.3 C
-0.25 C
1934
6.1 C
-0.49 C
1935
6.3 C
-0.30 C
1936
6.7 C
+0.15 C
1937
7.5 C
+0.94 C
1938
6.8 C
+0.18 C
1939
6.1 C
-0.50 C
1940
5.8 C
-0.77 C
1941
5.9 C
-0.68 C
1942
6.6 C
+0.06 C
1943
5.9 C
-0.73 C
1944
6.6 C
+0.00 C
1945
6.7 C
+0.15 C
1946
6.4 C
-0.17 C
1947
7.0 C
+0.46 C
1948
6.0 C
-0.59 C
1949
7.6 C
+1.00 C
1950
6.2 C
-0.34 C
1951
7.5 C
+0.93 C
1952
7.1 C
+0.51 C
1953
8.1 C
+1.48 C
1954
7.1 C
+0.53 C
1955
6.7 C
+0.08 C
1956
6.1 C
-0.51 C
1957
7.0 C
+0.40 C
1958
6.8 C
+0.20 C
1959
6.8 C
+0.25 C
1960
7.7 C
+1.07 C
1961
7.0 C
+0.37 C
1962
6.2 C
-0.35 C
1963
6.5 C
-0.11 C
1964
6.4 C
-0.20 C
1965
6.0 C
-0.54 C
1966
7.3 C
+0.74 C
1967
6.5 C
-0.11 C
1968
6.7 C
+0.10 C
1969
7.6 C
+1.01 C
1970
6.6 C
+0.02 C
1971
6.8 C
+0.26 C
1972
6.0 C
-0.60 C
1973
7.6 C
+0.98 C
1974
6.4 C
-0.17 C
1975
6.7 C
+0.12 C
1976
7.1 C
+0.53 C
1977
7.0 C
+0.39 C
1978
6.1 C
-0.48 C
1979
7.2 C
+0.66 C
1980
6.2 C
-0.39 C
1981
7.6 C
+1.01 C
1982
6.8 C
+0.20 C
1983
7.9 C
+1.35 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1914 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kentville Cda
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1914 to 1983
70
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1914 to 1983
70
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1914 to 1983
70
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
1913 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Kentville Cda: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
31.7 C (89.1 F)
71
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
71
Wettest day (Rx1day)
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1942
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1971
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
71
Longest dry spell (CDD)
26 days
1920
15 days
71
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kentville Cda by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1913
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1914
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1915
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1918
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1923
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1933
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1978
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1979
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983
32.0 C (89.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kentville Cda by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1913
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1915
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1916
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1920
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1921
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1922
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1925
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1926
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1932
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1933
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1942
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1979
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1980
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1981
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1982
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. The record is 144.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kentville Cda by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1915
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1918
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1920
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1925
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1940
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1943
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1966
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1967
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1968
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1971
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1977
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1978
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1979
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1982
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. The record is 204.6 mm (8.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kentville Cda by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1914
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1915
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1916
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1918
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1920
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1922
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1924
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1927
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1928
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1929
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1930
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1931
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1934
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1936
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1938
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1941
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942
201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1943
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1946
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1949
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1951
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1954
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1955
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1956
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1957
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1958
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1959
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1961
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1962
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1963
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1964
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1965
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1967
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1969
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1971
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1972
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1974
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1975
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1977
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1978
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1979
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1980
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1981
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1982
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1983
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kentville Cda, 1913 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kentville Cda by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
12 days
1914
20 days
1915
12 days
1916
13 days
1917
10 days
1918
15 days
1919
12 days
1920
26 days
1921
17 days
1922
18 days
1923
12 days
1924
14 days
1925
17 days
1926
12 days
1927
10 days
1928
15 days
1929
10 days
1930
20 days
1931
16 days
1932
17 days
1933
12 days
1934
20 days
1935
15 days
1936
9 days
1937
15 days
1938
17 days
1939
21 days
1940
13 days
1941
13 days
1942
16 days
1943
8 days
1944
18 days
1945
16 days
1946
17 days
1947
20 days
1948
18 days
1949
11 days
1950
17 days
1951
12 days
1952
18 days
1953
16 days
1954
14 days
1955
15 days
1956
15 days
1957
11 days
1958
10 days
1959
16 days
1960
11 days
1961
21 days
1962
12 days
1963
14 days
1964
15 days
1965
13 days
1966
13 days
1967
13 days
1968
20 days
1969
11 days
1970
13 days
1971
19 days
1972
15 days
1973
13 days
1974
15 days
1975
19 days
1976
15 days
1977
12 days
1978
14 days
1979
15 days
1980
16 days
1981
14 days
1982
18 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
70 years with a frost
Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kentville Cda falls on 22 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 132 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 144 days. That is 15 days more than in 1914 to 1943.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kentville Cda
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1914 to 1943)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 May
22 May
18 May
4 days earlier
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 September
30 September
8 October
8 days later
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
132 days
129 days
144 days
15 days more
+2.7 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
69 years, 1914 to 1983
A day with at least 53.4 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.2 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kentville Cda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
100 years
131.2 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1914 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: 144.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1942; 117.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1971; 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1943.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.