Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Hastings (CA008204480), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 116 years of record.
Key Facts for Port Hastings
Port Hastings (CA008204480) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.63 latitude and -61.40 longitude, 23 m (75 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1874 to 1989, 116 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Hastings still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Hastings set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.0 C (46.4 F) on 15 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.63 latitude, -61.40 longitude.
Elevation: 23 m (75 ft).
Period of record: 1874 to 1989, 116 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 Port Hastings. 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 Port Hastings, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.0 C (87.8 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Port Hastings still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 138.
Standing records at Port Hastings by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1875
12
1876
24
1877
12
1878
11
1879
14
1885
20
1886
56
1887
9
1888
1
1891
9
1892
24
1893
11
1894
29
1895
43
1896
27
1897
44
1898
10
1899
19
1900
20
1901
27
1902
20
1903
19
1904
47
1905
12
1906
40
1907
30
1908
45
1909
23
1910
46
1911
138
1912
59
1913
35
1960
9
1961
25
1962
30
1963
25
1964
20
1965
14
1966
18
1967
31
1968
15
1969
14
1970
18
1971
28
1972
25
1973
25
1974
19
1975
28
1976
34
1977
17
1978
22
1979
25
1980
18
1981
15
1982
28
1983
25
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Hastings. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 11 February 1888.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Hastings
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
18 January 1978
Feb
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
11 February 1888
Mar
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
8 March 1980
Apr
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
7 April 1891
May
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
26 May 1967
Jun
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
18 June 1877
Jul
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
22 July 1983
Aug
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
30 August 1968
Sep
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
7 September 1874
Oct
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
15 October 1876
Nov
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
16 November 1983
Dec
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
22 December 1975
Period of Record Coverage
1875 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Port Hastings, 1875 to 1983. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1885, 1886, 1887 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Port Hastings, 1892 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1897, at 4.2 C (39.6 F), and the warmest was 1899, at 7.4 C (45.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Port Hastings as warming stripes, 1892 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
6.4 C
+0.21 C
1894
7.2 C
+1.02 C
1895
6.4 C
+0.16 C
1896
4.5 C
-1.73 C
1897
4.2 C
-2.00 C
1899
7.4 C
+1.21 C
1900
6.8 C
+0.56 C
1901
7.0 C
+0.78 C
1902
7.4 C
+1.18 C
1903
6.3 C
+0.05 C
1904
5.2 C
-0.98 C
1905
6.0 C
-0.21 C
1906
6.9 C
+0.73 C
1907
6.0 C
-0.19 C
1911
4.9 C
-1.31 C
1912
5.3 C
-0.87 C
1962
5.4 C
-0.82 C
1963
5.9 C
-0.35 C
1964
5.5 C
-0.75 C
1965
5.2 C
-0.99 C
1966
6.8 C
+0.60 C
1967
6.2 C
+0.01 C
1968
6.2 C
-0.05 C
1969
7.3 C
+1.06 C
1970
6.3 C
+0.14 C
1971
6.6 C
+0.36 C
1972
5.5 C
-0.68 C
1974
6.0 C
-0.16 C
1975
6.5 C
+0.28 C
1976
6.9 C
+0.70 C
1977
6.5 C
+0.31 C
1978
5.8 C
-0.43 C
1981
7.2 C
+1.03 C
1982
6.1 C
-0.09 C
1983
7.4 C
+1.16 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1892 to 1983 is 0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.05 F (-0.10 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Port Hastings
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.11) per decade
0.05 F (-0.10 to 0.19) per decade
1892 to 1983
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade
0.04 F (-0.10 to 0.18) per decade
1892 to 1983
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.06 to 0.13) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1892 to 1983
35
Not clearly different from zero
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
1874 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Port Hastings: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1892
30.6 C (87.1 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1897
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1888
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1978
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
62
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1904
18 days
62
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Port Hastings, 1874 to 1983. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Port Hastings by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1874
n/a
1875
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1876
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1877
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1878
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1879
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1887
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1888
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1892
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1893
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1894
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1895
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1896
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1897
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1898
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1899
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1900
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1901
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1902
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1903
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1904
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1910
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1911
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1966
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981
29.5 C (85.1 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 Port Hastings, 1874 to 1983. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Port Hastings by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1874
n/a
1875
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1876
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1877
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1878
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1879
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1886
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1887
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1888
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1892
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1893
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1894
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1895
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1896
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1898
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1900
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1902
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1905
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1980
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1981
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1982
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1983
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Port Hastings, 1874 to 1983. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1888, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Hastings by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1874
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1875
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1876
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1877
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1878
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1879
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1882
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1883
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1884
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1885
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1886
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1887
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1888
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1889
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1890
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1891
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1892
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1894
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1895
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1896
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1897
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1898
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1903
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1906
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1912
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1966
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1969
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1972
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1979
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1980
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1982
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1983
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Port Hastings, 1874 to 1983. The record is 232.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.8 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Hastings by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1874
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1875
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1876
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1877
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1878
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1879
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1882
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1883
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1884
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1885
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1886
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1887
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1888
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1889
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1890
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1891
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1892
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1893
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1894
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1895
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1896
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1897
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1898
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1899
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1901
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1902
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1903
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1904
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1906
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1907
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1908
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1909
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1911
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1960
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1961
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1962
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1963
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1966
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1967
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1968
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1969
196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1970
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1971
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1972
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1973
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1974
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1978
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1979
150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1980
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1981
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1983
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Port Hastings, 1874 to 1983. The record is 37 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Hastings by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1874
16 days
1875
15 days
1876
19 days
1877
30 days
1878
35 days
1879
32 days
1882
33 days
1883
19 days
1884
20 days
1885
21 days
1886
26 days
1887
31 days
1888
18 days
1889
28 days
1890
22 days
1891
15 days
1892
15 days
1893
13 days
1894
17 days
1895
18 days
1896
13 days
1897
20 days
1898
16 days
1899
17 days
1900
15 days
1901
20 days
1902
19 days
1903
26 days
1904
37 days
1905
23 days
1906
15 days
1907
18 days
1908
27 days
1909
21 days
1910
14 days
1911
20 days
1912
21 days
1913
17 days
1960
32 days
1961
13 days
1962
19 days
1963
15 days
1964
11 days
1965
15 days
1966
17 days
1967
25 days
1968
16 days
1969
18 days
1970
21 days
1971
16 days
1972
10 days
1973
12 days
1974
12 days
1975
27 days
1976
15 days
1977
14 days
1978
17 days
1979
14 days
1980
17 days
1981
12 days
1982
12 days
1983
12 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Port Hastings falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 144 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Port Hastings
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1899 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 May
n/a
24 May
n/a
+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
Growing days
144 days
n/a
145 days
n/a
-1.5 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
49 years, 1874 to 1983
A day with at least 64.0 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.7 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Port Hastings: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1874 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: 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1968; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1874; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1971.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.