Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pictou (CA008204420), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Pictou
Pictou (CA008204420) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.70 latitude and -62.68 longitude, 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1870 to 1906, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pictou still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pictou set a daily record precipitation of 11.4 mm (0.4 in) on 12 April 1906.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.70 latitude, -62.68 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (79 ft).
Period of record: 1870 to 1906, 37 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Pictou. 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 Pictou, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.9 C (93.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.2 C (90.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pictou still stand. 1886 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Pictou by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1870
39
1871
68
1872
43
1873
45
1881
45
1882
60
1883
50
1884
67
1885
54
1886
81
1887
64
1888
52
1889
61
1890
66
1891
47
1892
46
1893
37
1894
59
1895
44
1896
35
1897
62
1898
38
1899
30
1900
44
1901
38
1902
39
1903
43
1904
58
1905
35
1906
14
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 90.2 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pictou. The most was 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 24 July 1884.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pictou
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1 January 1895
Feb
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
11 February 1888
Mar
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
8 March 1884
Apr
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
19 April 1887
May
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
9 May 1886
Jun
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
20 June 1889
Jul
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
24 July 1884
Aug
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
20 August 1900
Sep
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
7 September 1891
Oct
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
7 October 1899
Nov
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
18 November 1903
Dec
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
29 December 1894
Period of Record Coverage
1870 to 1906
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
30 years of record at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1870, 1873, 1905, 1906.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Pictou, 1871 to 1904. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1886, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pictou as warming stripes, 1871 to 1904
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1871
5.3 C
-0.74 C
1872
5.1 C
-0.99 C
1882
4.8 C
-1.27 C
1883
5.4 C
-0.63 C
1884
5.4 C
-0.64 C
1885
6.3 C
+0.24 C
1886
7.8 C
+1.74 C
1887
5.9 C
-0.11 C
1888
5.3 C
-0.71 C
1889
7.6 C
+1.50 C
1890
5.5 C
-0.57 C
1891
6.6 C
+0.57 C
1892
6.9 C
+0.86 C
1893
6.1 C
+0.03 C
1895
7.2 C
+1.16 C
1896
6.5 C
+0.41 C
1897
6.3 C
+0.25 C
1898
6.9 C
+0.89 C
1900
6.8 C
+0.71 C
1903
5.1 C
-0.92 C
1904
4.3 C
-1.79 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
1870 to 1906
Yearly extremes at Pictou: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1894
31.1 C (88.0 F)
30
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1883
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
30
Wettest day (Rx1day)
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1884
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1900
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1878
14 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pictou by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1870
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1871
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1872
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1873
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1882
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1883
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1884
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1885
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1887
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1888
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1889
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1890
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1891
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1892
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1893
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1896
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1897
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1898
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1899
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1900
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1901
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1905
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1906
13.3 C (55.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pictou by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1870
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1871
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1872
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1873
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1882
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1883
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1884
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1885
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1886
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1887
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1888
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1889
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1890
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1891
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1892
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1893
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1894
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1896
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1898
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1899
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1902
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1903
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1905
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1906
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. The record is 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1884, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pictou by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1870
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1871
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1872
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1873
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1878
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1879
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1880
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1881
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1882
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1883
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1884
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1885
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1886
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1887
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1888
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1889
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1890
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1891
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1893
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1894
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1896
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1897
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1898
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1900
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1901
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1905
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. The record is 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pictou by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1870
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1871
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1872
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1873
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1878
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1879
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1880
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1881
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1882
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1883
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1884
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1885
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1886
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1887
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1888
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1889
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1890
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1891
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1892
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1893
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1894
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1895
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1896
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1897
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1898
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1900
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1901
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1903
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1904
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1905
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pictou, 1870 to 1906. The record is 34 days in 1878, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pictou by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1870
13 days
1871
14 days
1872
9 days
1873
16 days
1878
34 days
1879
13 days
1880
13 days
1881
18 days
1882
13 days
1883
12 days
1884
16 days
1885
20 days
1886
23 days
1887
16 days
1888
15 days
1889
27 days
1890
14 days
1891
14 days
1892
18 days
1893
14 days
1894
16 days
1895
13 days
1896
14 days
1897
16 days
1898
11 days
1899
14 days
1900
20 days
1901
21 days
1902
13 days
1903
13 days
1904
17 days
1905
18 days
1906
10 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pictou falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Pictou
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1871 to 1904)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
16 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
152 days
n/a
152 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.