Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parrsboro (CA008204400), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 106 years of record.
Key Facts for Parrsboro
Parrsboro (CA008204400) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.40 latitude and -64.33 longitude, 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2002, 106 years of record.
1,464 records set at Parrsboro still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Parrsboro set a daily record low maximum temperature of -13.5 C (7.7 F) on 25 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.40 latitude, -64.33 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (79 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2002, 106 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 Parrsboro. 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 Parrsboro, 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)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.0 C (71.6 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Parrsboro still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Parrsboro by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
22
1898
12
1899
8
1900
10
1901
13
1902
24
1903
19
1904
28
1905
10
1906
20
1907
8
1908
26
1909
6
1910
11
1911
20
1912
5
1914
38
1915
17
1916
18
1917
16
1918
21
1919
26
1920
26
1921
26
1922
20
1923
35
1924
8
1925
20
1926
19
1927
21
1928
10
1929
16
1930
19
1931
25
1932
16
1933
29
1934
18
1935
15
1936
21
1937
19
1938
20
1939
11
1940
14
1941
9
1942
15
1943
15
1944
14
1945
17
1946
15
1947
16
1948
11
1949
25
1950
14
1951
19
1952
9
1953
27
1954
11
1955
9
1956
19
1957
19
1958
8
1959
17
1960
8
1961
12
1962
14
1963
13
1964
15
1965
23
1966
18
1967
31
1968
23
1969
12
1970
8
1971
13
1972
17
1973
12
1974
15
1975
8
1976
25
1977
8
1978
7
1979
38
1980
6
1981
20
1982
24
1983
19
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Parrsboro between 10 July 1931 and 25 October 1959. Each dot is a new record.
When Parrsboro set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1931-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)
1956-01-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1959-10-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 152.7 mm (6.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 152.7 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parrsboro. The most was 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 25 October 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Parrsboro
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
5 January 1956
Feb
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
8 February 1953
Mar
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
26 March 1906
Apr
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
29 April 1927
May
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
24 May 1941
Jun
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
30 June 1925
Jul
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
11 July 1973
Aug
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
17 August 1977
Sep
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
16 September 1951
Oct
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
25 October 1959
Nov
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
5 November 1934
Dec
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
18 December 1951
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
86 years of record at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1914.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Parrsboro, 1898 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.5 C (41.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 3.6 C (38.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Parrsboro as warming stripes, 1898 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
5.9 C
+0.44 C
1899
5.1 C
-0.34 C
1900
5.8 C
+0.35 C
1901
6.3 C
+0.82 C
1902
6.1 C
+0.61 C
1903
5.3 C
-0.17 C
1904
3.9 C
-1.63 C
1905
4.1 C
-1.35 C
1906
5.2 C
-0.28 C
1910
5.6 C
+0.15 C
1915
5.6 C
+0.13 C
1916
4.7 C
-0.74 C
1917
4.2 C
-1.32 C
1918
4.0 C
-1.46 C
1919
5.4 C
-0.04 C
1920
4.8 C
-0.65 C
1921
5.2 C
-0.31 C
1922
4.9 C
-0.56 C
1923
3.8 C
-1.70 C
1924
4.8 C
-0.72 C
1925
4.7 C
-0.81 C
1926
3.6 C
-1.84 C
1927
5.5 C
+0.04 C
1928
5.4 C
-0.08 C
1929
5.0 C
-0.50 C
1930
5.6 C
+0.15 C
1931
6.3 C
+0.85 C
1932
5.4 C
-0.12 C
1933
5.0 C
-0.44 C
1935
4.7 C
-0.78 C
1936
5.3 C
-0.23 C
1937
6.2 C
+0.72 C
1938
5.6 C
+0.10 C
1939
5.1 C
-0.39 C
1940
4.8 C
-0.71 C
1941
5.4 C
-0.04 C
1942
6.2 C
+0.70 C
1943
5.3 C
-0.15 C
1944
6.2 C
+0.68 C
1945
6.8 C
+1.31 C
1946
6.5 C
+0.97 C
1947
6.8 C
+1.35 C
1948
5.8 C
+0.29 C
1949
7.1 C
+1.61 C
1950
6.3 C
+0.77 C
1951
7.5 C
+2.05 C
1952
7.0 C
+1.55 C
1953
7.8 C
+2.29 C
1954
6.8 C
+1.32 C
1955
6.2 C
+0.73 C
1956
5.7 C
+0.25 C
1957
6.4 C
+0.88 C
1958
5.7 C
+0.25 C
1959
5.5 C
+0.02 C
1960
6.2 C
+0.73 C
1961
5.3 C
-0.22 C
1962
4.4 C
-1.12 C
1963
4.5 C
-1.00 C
1964
4.4 C
-1.04 C
1965
4.1 C
-1.39 C
1966
5.6 C
+0.10 C
1967
4.4 C
-1.07 C
1968
4.7 C
-0.80 C
1969
6.3 C
+0.79 C
1970
5.1 C
-0.41 C
1971
5.2 C
-0.31 C
1972
4.4 C
-1.08 C
1973
6.2 C
+0.67 C
1974
5.1 C
-0.37 C
1975
5.3 C
-0.17 C
1976
5.8 C
+0.30 C
1977
5.7 C
+0.24 C
1978
5.0 C
-0.51 C
1979
6.6 C
+1.11 C
1980
5.0 C
-0.44 C
1981
6.4 C
+0.95 C
1982
5.5 C
-0.03 C
1983
6.9 C
+1.38 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 1983 is 0.08 C (0.00 to 0.16) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.14 F (-0.01 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Parrsboro
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (0.00 to 0.16) per decade
0.14 F (-0.01 to 0.28) per decade
1898 to 1983
78
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade
0.04 F (-0.10 to 0.18) per decade
1898 to 1983
78
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.13 C (0.04 to 0.23) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1898 to 1983
78
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
1897 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Parrsboro: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1921
28.9 C (84.0 F)
86
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
86
Wettest day (Rx1day)
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1959
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1959
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
86
Longest dry spell (CDD)
33 days
1903
15 days
86
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Parrsboro by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1898
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1899
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1900
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1901
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1902
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1903
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1904
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1905
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1906
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1907
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1908
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1909
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1910
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1911
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1912
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1913
n/a
1914
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1915
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1916
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1918
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1923
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1924
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1925
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1926
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1927
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1928
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1929
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1930
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1931
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1932
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1933
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1937
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1938
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1940
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1946
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1948
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1949
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1954
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1966
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1968
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1973
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1974
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1979
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1981
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983
29.0 C (84.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Parrsboro by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1898
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1899
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1902
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1906
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1907
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1908
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1909
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1910
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1912
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1913
n/a
1914
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1915
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1916
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1917
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1920
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1921
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1922
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1923
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1924
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1933
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1934
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1935
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1936
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1937
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1938
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1939
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1955
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1968
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1969
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1978
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1979
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1980
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1981
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1982
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1983
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. The record is 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.7 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parrsboro by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1898
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1901
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1902
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1907
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1908
n/a
1909
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1911
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1914
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1921
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1923
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1925
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1926
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1948
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1960
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1978
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. The record is 181.2 mm (7.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parrsboro by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1898
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1899
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1901
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1902
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1904
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1907
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1908
n/a
1909
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1914
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1915
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1918
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1923
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1924
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1925
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1930
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1934
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1936
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1942
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1946
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1948
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1950
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1954
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1957
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1958
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1959
181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1960
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1962
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1963
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1964
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1969
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1971
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1972
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1974
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1975
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1978
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1980
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1982
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Parrsboro, 1897 to 1983. The record is 33 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parrsboro by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
20 days
1898
18 days
1899
11 days
1900
15 days
1901
16 days
1902
12 days
1903
33 days
1904
9 days
1905
23 days
1906
17 days
1907
11 days
1908
n/a
1909
15 days
1910
14 days
1911
12 days
1912
10 days
1913
11 days
1914
27 days
1915
31 days
1916
18 days
1917
18 days
1918
19 days
1919
14 days
1920
31 days
1921
17 days
1922
15 days
1923
12 days
1924
16 days
1925
15 days
1926
16 days
1927
16 days
1928
10 days
1929
17 days
1930
18 days
1931
14 days
1932
17 days
1933
20 days
1934
20 days
1935
21 days
1936
20 days
1937
15 days
1938
17 days
1939
21 days
1940
13 days
1941
12 days
1942
14 days
1943
11 days
1944
20 days
1945
16 days
1946
17 days
1947
18 days
1948
12 days
1949
17 days
1950
17 days
1951
12 days
1952
12 days
1953
16 days
1954
16 days
1955
15 days
1956
15 days
1957
11 days
1958
10 days
1959
13 days
1960
12 days
1961
20 days
1962
12 days
1963
15 days
1964
13 days
1965
18 days
1966
8 days
1967
14 days
1968
20 days
1969
12 days
1970
25 days
1971
16 days
1972
11 days
1973
13 days
1974
14 days
1975
23 days
1976
19 days
1977
13 days
1978
12 days
1979
15 days
1980
10 days
1981
12 days
1982
19 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
78 years with a frost
Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Parrsboro falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 111 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1898 to 1935.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Parrsboro
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1935)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
3 June
3 June
no change
-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
21 September
22 September
1 day later
-0.5 days per decade
Growing days
115 days
115 days
111 days
4 days fewer
-0.4 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
72 years, 1898 to 1983
A day with at least 58.8 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 136.2 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Parrsboro: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1898 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: 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1959; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1956; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1906.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Parrsboro, at 1941 and 1958. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1941 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Parrsboro, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1941
+0.7
+1.2
likely
5
1958
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.