Middle Musquodoboit Weather Records (CA008203535)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Middle Musquodoboit (CA008203535), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Middle Musquodoboit

Middle Musquodoboit (CA008203535) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.07 latitude and -63.10 longitude, 48 m (157 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2019, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Middle Musquodoboit 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, 45.07 latitude, -63.10 longitude.
Elevation: 48 m (157 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2019, 59 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 Middle Musquodoboit. 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 Middle Musquodoboit, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Middle Musquodoboit still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 103.

Standing records at Middle Musquodoboit by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	41
1962	40
1963	70
1964	63
1965	48
1966	25
1967	48
1968	79
1969	77
1970	55
1971	71
1972	78
1973	70
1974	65
1975	70
1976	84
1977	64
1978	66
1979	103
1980	50
1981	74
1982	60
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 172.7 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Middle Musquodoboit. The most was 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Middle Musquodoboit
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 February 1965
Mar	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 March 1979
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 April 1982
May	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 May 1972
Jun	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 June 1972
Jul	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	22 July 1983
Aug	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 September 1967
Oct	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 November 1972
Dec	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	10 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 1983

23 years of record at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967.

Days with data per year at Middle Musquodoboit
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	165	45%	No
1962	301	82%	No
1963	333	91%	Yes
1964	304	83%	No
1965	333	91%	Yes
1966	150	41%	No
1967	239	65%	No
1968	364	99%	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	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1968 to 1983

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Middle Musquodoboit, 1968 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 5.3 C (41.6 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.2 C (44.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Middle Musquodoboit as warming stripes, 1968 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1968	5.9 C	-0.26 C
1969	7.0 C	+0.89 C
1970	5.8 C	-0.37 C
1971	6.2 C	+0.05 C
1972	5.3 C	-0.84 C
1973	6.3 C	+0.17 C
1974	5.5 C	-0.65 C
1975	5.7 C	-0.45 C
1976	6.4 C	+0.25 C
1977	6.4 C	+0.20 C
1978	5.4 C	-0.71 C
1979	7.0 C	+0.88 C
1980	5.3 C	-0.84 C
1981	7.0 C	+0.87 C
1982	6.0 C	-0.16 C
1983	7.2 C	+1.04 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

1961 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Middle Musquodoboit: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1975	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	1971	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	1971	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1974	14 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Middle Musquodoboit by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983	32.5 C (90.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Middle Musquodoboit by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1966	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1968	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1980	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1983	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. The record is 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Middle Musquodoboit by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1972	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1976	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. The record is 243.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Middle Musquodoboit by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1962	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1970	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1972	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1974	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1976	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1977	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1979	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1980	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1981	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1982	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	128.2 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Middle Musquodoboit, 1961 to 1983. The record is 24 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Middle Musquodoboit by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	9 days
1962	10 days
1963	15 days
1964	20 days
1965	15 days
1966	11 days
1967	13 days
1968	16 days
1969	13 days
1970	11 days
1971	15 days
1972	11 days
1973	14 days
1974	24 days
1975	20 days
1976	12 days
1977	9 days
1978	13 days
1979	14 days
1980	23 days
1981	9 days
1982	17 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.

Download the Data

Data for Middle Musquodoboit standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).