Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Meteghan River (CA008203500), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 50 years of record.
Key Facts for Meteghan River
Meteghan River (CA008203500) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.27 latitude and -66.13 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 1986, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Meteghan River still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Meteghan River set a daily record snowfall of 8.0 cm (3.1 in) on 18 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 44.27 latitude, -66.13 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 1986, 50 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 Meteghan River. 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 Meteghan River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.0 C (64.4 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
20.5 C (68.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
27.8 C (82.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.6 C (87.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.0 C (71.6 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Meteghan River still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Meteghan River by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
30
1938
46
1939
62
1940
76
1941
26
1942
31
1943
50
1944
31
1945
25
1946
39
1947
48
1948
39
1949
44
1950
33
1951
19
1952
7
1953
38
1954
34
1955
21
1956
34
1957
24
1958
18
1959
10
1960
7
1961
22
1962
23
1963
36
1964
29
1965
28
1966
26
1967
30
1968
27
1969
18
1970
16
1971
33
1972
37
1973
34
1974
27
1975
17
1976
36
1977
25
1978
24
1979
57
1980
23
1981
25
1982
36
1983
43
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Meteghan River between 15 February 1976 and 15 February 1976. Each dot is a new record.
When Meteghan River set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1976-02-15
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 26.4 cm (10.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Meteghan River. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 3 July 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Meteghan River
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 January 1949
Feb
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
26 February 1979
Mar
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
13 March 1953
Apr
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
28 April 1973
May
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
31 May 1962
Jun
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
15 June 1942
Jul
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
3 July 1942
Aug
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
31 August 1983
Sep
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
22 September 1981
Oct
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
29 October 1963
Nov
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1 November 1957
Dec
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
4 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1951, 1954, 1959.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Meteghan River, 1938 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 5.6 C (42.1 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Meteghan River as warming stripes, 1938 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1938
6.4 C
-0.27 C
1939
6.3 C
-0.32 C
1940
5.9 C
-0.74 C
1941
6.4 C
-0.29 C
1942
6.9 C
+0.19 C
1943
6.1 C
-0.55 C
1944
6.8 C
+0.15 C
1945
6.9 C
+0.28 C
1946
6.7 C
+0.06 C
1947
7.4 C
+0.69 C
1948
6.3 C
-0.39 C
1950
6.7 C
+0.06 C
1957
7.2 C
+0.55 C
1958
7.0 C
+0.31 C
1960
7.2 C
+0.52 C
1961
7.0 C
+0.38 C
1962
6.2 C
-0.46 C
1963
6.6 C
-0.07 C
1964
6.3 C
-0.33 C
1965
5.6 C
-1.04 C
1966
6.6 C
-0.03 C
1967
6.0 C
-0.62 C
1968
6.4 C
-0.22 C
1969
7.2 C
+0.51 C
1970
6.3 C
-0.34 C
1971
6.8 C
+0.17 C
1972
6.1 C
-0.55 C
1973
7.4 C
+0.78 C
1974
6.6 C
-0.03 C
1975
6.6 C
-0.07 C
1976
7.1 C
+0.47 C
1977
6.8 C
+0.14 C
1978
6.2 C
-0.42 C
1979
7.6 C
+0.96 C
1980
6.3 C
-0.34 C
1982
6.5 C
-0.14 C
1983
7.8 C
+1.11 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1938 to 1983 is 0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Meteghan River
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1938 to 1983
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.01) per decade
-0.23 F (-0.48 to 0.01) per decade
1938 to 1983
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1938 to 1983
37
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
1937 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Meteghan River: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
26.7 C (80.1 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1946
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1939
17 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Meteghan River by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1938
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1939
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1940
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1941
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1942
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1943
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1944
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1945
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1946
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1947
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1949
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1950
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1951
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1952
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1953
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1954
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1955
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1956
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1957
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1958
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1959
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1960
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1962
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1964
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1966
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1967
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1968
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1970
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1975
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1976
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1978
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1979
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1980
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1981
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1982
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1983
25.5 C (77.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Meteghan River by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1944
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1978
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.6 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Meteghan River by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1944
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1950
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1975
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1976
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1977
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1980
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. The record is 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.9 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Meteghan River by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1941
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1942
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1944
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1947
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1948
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1949
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1950
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1951
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1953
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1957
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1958
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1959
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1960
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1962
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1963
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1964
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1966
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1967
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1968
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1969
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1970
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1974
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1975
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1976
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1977
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1978
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1979
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1980
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Meteghan River, 1937 to 1983. The record is 50 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Meteghan River by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
17 days
1938
17 days
1939
50 days
1940
19 days
1941
17 days
1942
32 days
1943
16 days
1944
26 days
1945
18 days
1946
17 days
1947
21 days
1948
25 days
1949
20 days
1950
22 days
1951
17 days
1952
3 days
1953
13 days
1954
9 days
1955
17 days
1956
35 days
1957
34 days
1958
22 days
1959
19 days
1960
31 days
1961
22 days
1962
12 days
1963
15 days
1964
19 days
1965
21 days
1966
13 days
1967
12 days
1968
17 days
1969
14 days
1970
16 days
1971
17 days
1972
15 days
1973
14 days
1974
15 days
1975
24 days
1976
15 days
1977
11 days
1978
23 days
1979
11 days
1980
28 days
1981
20 days
1982
20 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
37 years with a frost
Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Meteghan River falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Meteghan River
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1945 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 May
n/a
8 May
n/a
-4.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
154 days
n/a
156 days
n/a
+5.7 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
31 years, 1938 to 1983
A day with at least 59.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.7 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Meteghan River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1938 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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1942; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1976; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1977.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.