Pleasant Bay Grand Anse Weather Records (CA008204450)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pleasant Bay Grand Anse (CA008204450), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Pleasant Bay Grand Anse

Pleasant Bay Grand Anse (CA008204450) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 46.82 latitude and -60.77 longitude, 29 m (95 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 1996, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse 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, 46.82 latitude, -60.77 longitude.
Elevation: 29 m (95 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 1996, 42 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 Pleasant Bay Grand Anse. 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 Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1955	11
1956	61
1957	58
1958	51
1959	51
1960	43
1961	45
1962	41
1963	51
1964	49
1965	57
1966	50
1967	69
1968	41
1969	33
1970	48
1971	40
1972	93
1973	61
1974	55
1975	67
1976	58
1977	47
1978	34
1979	56
1980	39
1981	61
1982	64
1983	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 123.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse. The most was 123.7 mm (4.9 in) on 17 June 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 January 1981
Feb	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 February 1973
Mar	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	17 March 1981
Apr	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 April 1962
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	17 June 1973
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 July 1973
Aug	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 September 1958
Oct	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 October 1955
Nov	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 November 1969
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 1983

29 years of record at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1976 and others.

Days with data per year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1955	118	32%	No
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	329	90%	Yes
1958	321	88%	No
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	304	83%	No
1961	245	67%	No
1962	274	75%	No
1963	303	83%	No
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	303	83%	No
1967	350	96%	Yes
1968	354	97%	Yes
1969	352	96%	Yes
1970	359	98%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	301	82%	No
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	251	69%	No
1979	329	90%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	340	93%	Yes
1983	246	67%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1956 to 1981

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1956 to 1981. 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 1972, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.6 C (43.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse as warming stripes, 1956 to 1981
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	5.5 C	+0.02 C
1959	5.3 C	-0.22 C
1964	5.5 C	-0.07 C
1965	5.1 C	-0.47 C
1970	5.9 C	+0.39 C
1971	6.4 C	+0.83 C
1972	4.7 C	-0.79 C
1973	6.0 C	+0.51 C
1974	4.8 C	-0.76 C
1975	5.4 C	-0.14 C
1977	5.8 C	+0.30 C
1980	4.9 C	-0.63 C
1981	6.6 C	+1.09 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

1955 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	1982	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	1973	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	1973	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1960	13 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1955	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1956	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1957	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1978	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1979	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. The record is -28.0 C (-18.4 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1955	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1979	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1980	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1981	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1982	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1983	-15.5 C (4.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. The record is 123.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1981	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. The record is 147.9 mm (5.8 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1959	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1961	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1962	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1963	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1970	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1974	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1978	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1981	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1982	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	102.2 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse, 1955 to 1983. The record is 34 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pleasant Bay Grand Anse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955	11 days
1956	14 days
1957	16 days
1958	14 days
1959	15 days
1960	34 days
1961	13 days
1962	11 days
1963	7 days
1964	10 days
1965	13 days
1966	16 days
1967	8 days
1968	11 days
1969	16 days
1970	13 days
1971	10 days
1972	13 days
1973	16 days
1974	14 days
1975	10 days
1976	12 days
1977	11 days
1978	15 days
1979	11 days
1980	9 days
1981	9 days
1982	12 days
1983	13 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.

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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).