Port Hood Weather Records (CA008204500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Hood (CA008204500), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Hood

Port Hood (CA008204500) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.98 latitude and -61.53 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1993, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Hood 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, 45.98 latitude, -61.53 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1993, 44 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 Port Hood. 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 Hood, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.5 C (38.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Hood still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Port Hood by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	37
1951	93
1952	37
1961	52
1962	55
1963	48
1964	65
1965	67
1966	54
1967	86
1968	53
1969	23
1970	28
1971	40
1972	44
1973	72
1974	48
1975	77
1976	53
1977	42
1978	42
1979	67
1980	57
1981	98
1982	57
1983	69

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Hood. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 30 August 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Hood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 February 1969
Mar	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 March 1970
Apr	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 April 1964
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 May 1967
Jun	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 June 1973
Jul	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 July 1969
Aug	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	30 August 1968
Sep	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 September 1972
Oct	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 November 1969
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1983

26 years of record at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982 and others.

Days with data per year at Port Hood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	182	50%	No
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	335	92%	Yes
1961	306	84%	No
1962	360	99%	Yes
1963	302	83%	No
1964	355	97%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	335	92%	Yes
1969	272	75%	No
1970	242	66%	No
1971	303	83%	No
1972	184	50%	No
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	333	91%	Yes
1975	353	97%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	356	98%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	324	89%	No
1983	300	82%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1951 to 1981

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Port Hood, 1951 to 1981. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 7.8 C (46.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Hood as warming stripes, 1951 to 1981
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1951	7.8 C	+1.92 C
1962	4.9 C	-1.07 C
1964	4.7 C	-1.20 C
1965	5.2 C	-0.71 C
1966	6.9 C	+0.98 C
1967	4.8 C	-1.16 C
1973	5.4 C	-0.48 C
1976	6.2 C	+0.27 C
1977	6.2 C	+0.28 C
1978	5.6 C	-0.34 C
1979	6.9 C	+1.00 C
1980	5.2 C	-0.77 C
1981	7.2 C	+1.30 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

1950 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Port Hood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1973	-19.9 C (-3.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1968	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	251.4 mm (9.9 in)	1971	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1975	16 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Hood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1951	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1952	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1978	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1979	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	28.5 C (83.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.9 C (-3.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Hood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1961	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1968	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1980	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1981	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1982	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1983	-16.0 C (3.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Hood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1969	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1972	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1979	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1981	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	35.2 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. The record is 251.4 mm (9.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.3 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Hood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1965	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1966	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
1968	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1969	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	251.4 mm (9.9 in)
1972	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1973	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1974	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1975	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1981	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1982	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	70.4 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Hood, 1950 to 1983. The record is 24 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Hood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	21 days
1951	12 days
1952	15 days
1961	16 days
1962	16 days
1963	11 days
1964	11 days
1965	19 days
1966	21 days
1967	13 days
1968	17 days
1969	18 days
1970	9 days
1971	18 days
1972	15 days
1973	17 days
1974	17 days
1975	24 days
1976	19 days
1977	12 days
1978	10 days
1979	14 days
1980	11 days
1981	17 days
1982	16 days
1983	19 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 Port Hood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Port Hood threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).