Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sable Island (CA008204700), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 127 years of record.
Key Facts for Sable Island
Sable Island (CA008204700) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 43.93 latitude and -60.02 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2017, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sable Island still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sable Island tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 14 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 43.93 latitude, -60.02 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2017, 127 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 Sable Island. 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 Sable Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
26.7 C (80.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
27.8 C (82.0 F)
5.9 C (42.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
27.0 C (80.6 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sable Island still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 98.
Standing records at Sable Island by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
11
1898
7
1899
12
1900
15
1901
23
1902
19
1903
32
1904
27
1905
22
1906
20
1907
29
1908
23
1909
8
1910
24
1911
24
1912
16
1913
26
1914
31
1915
13
1916
16
1917
20
1918
15
1919
23
1920
20
1921
98
1922
12
1923
22
1924
10
1925
21
1926
9
1927
10
1928
10
1929
10
1930
9
1931
26
1932
13
1933
21
1934
12
1935
6
1936
7
1937
19
1938
11
1939
11
1940
2
1941
7
1942
21
1943
8
1944
7
1945
9
1946
15
1947
20
1948
16
1949
19
1950
10
1951
39
1952
16
1953
17
1954
30
1955
2
1956
9
1957
13
1958
22
1959
11
1960
9
1961
24
1962
9
1963
16
1964
7
1965
13
1966
14
1967
14
1968
11
1969
12
1970
12
1971
18
1972
14
1973
13
1974
15
1975
11
1976
14
1977
10
1978
15
1979
29
1980
13
1981
24
1982
13
1983
28
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Sable Island between 11 December 1934 and 27 August 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Sable Island set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-12-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1942-08-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1950-10-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951-08-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sable Island. The most was 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 4 October 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sable Island
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
30 January 1894
Feb
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
4 February 1892
Mar
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
7 March 1899
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
11 April 1897
May
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
23 May 1969
Jun
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
12 June 1919
Jul
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 July 1895
Aug
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
21 August 1892
Sep
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
17 September 1982
Oct
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
4 October 1950
Nov
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
6 November 1927
Dec
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
18 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Sable Island, 1897 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1922.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 83 complete years at Sable Island, 1898 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1914, at 6.0 C (42.8 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 9.3 C (48.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sable Island as warming stripes, 1898 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
7.7 C
+0.31 C
1899
7.2 C
-0.12 C
1900
7.9 C
+0.56 C
1901
8.1 C
+0.78 C
1902
7.8 C
+0.48 C
1903
6.8 C
-0.51 C
1904
6.6 C
-0.74 C
1905
6.4 C
-1.00 C
1906
7.4 C
+0.04 C
1907
6.6 C
-0.79 C
1908
7.5 C
+0.18 C
1909
7.5 C
+0.13 C
1910
8.1 C
+0.79 C
1911
6.9 C
-0.47 C
1912
6.5 C
-0.86 C
1913
7.5 C
+0.14 C
1914
6.0 C
-1.35 C
1915
7.0 C
-0.40 C
1916
6.8 C
-0.60 C
1917
6.9 C
-0.41 C
1918
6.6 C
-0.79 C
1919
6.7 C
-0.65 C
1920
7.2 C
-0.15 C
1923
6.0 C
-1.35 C
1924
6.7 C
-0.67 C
1925
6.5 C
-0.89 C
1926
6.5 C
-0.81 C
1927
7.7 C
+0.32 C
1928
7.4 C
+0.02 C
1929
7.0 C
-0.38 C
1930
7.6 C
+0.23 C
1931
8.5 C
+1.10 C
1932
7.5 C
+0.12 C
1933
7.4 C
+0.08 C
1934
7.2 C
-0.12 C
1935
6.4 C
-0.96 C
1936
7.6 C
+0.21 C
1937
8.2 C
+0.88 C
1938
7.8 C
+0.45 C
1939
6.7 C
-0.70 C
1940
6.9 C
-0.50 C
1941
6.3 C
-1.08 C
1942
7.9 C
+0.55 C
1943
7.1 C
-0.28 C
1944
7.4 C
+0.02 C
1945
7.6 C
+0.29 C
1946
7.7 C
+0.38 C
1948
6.5 C
-0.87 C
1949
8.3 C
+0.99 C
1950
7.4 C
+0.07 C
1951
9.3 C
+1.96 C
1952
8.6 C
+1.22 C
1953
8.5 C
+1.10 C
1954
8.4 C
+1.01 C
1955
7.0 C
-0.31 C
1956
7.5 C
+0.10 C
1957
7.4 C
+0.03 C
1958
8.2 C
+0.81 C
1959
6.7 C
-0.63 C
1960
8.3 C
+0.91 C
1961
7.6 C
+0.20 C
1962
6.9 C
-0.44 C
1963
7.0 C
-0.31 C
1964
6.9 C
-0.49 C
1965
6.4 C
-0.97 C
1966
7.5 C
+0.13 C
1967
7.8 C
+0.47 C
1968
7.5 C
+0.16 C
1969
8.1 C
+0.77 C
1970
7.7 C
+0.37 C
1971
7.8 C
+0.45 C
1972
7.1 C
-0.22 C
1973
7.4 C
+0.08 C
1974
6.9 C
-0.48 C
1975
6.9 C
-0.41 C
1976
7.8 C
+0.47 C
1977
7.6 C
+0.22 C
1978
7.2 C
-0.15 C
1979
7.9 C
+0.58 C
1980
6.9 C
-0.49 C
1981
8.5 C
+1.15 C
1982
7.4 C
+0.06 C
1983
8.5 C
+1.13 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.01 to 0.13) per decade over 1898 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 83 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sable Island
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.01 to 0.13) per decade
0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade
1898 to 1983
83
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade
0.11 F (0.00 to 0.22) per decade
1898 to 1983
83
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.02 to 0.14) per decade
0.14 F (0.04 to 0.25) per decade
1898 to 1983
83
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
1891 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Sable Island: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1951
23.3 C (73.9 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1950
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
249.0 mm (9.8 in)
1892
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
93
Longest dry spell (CDD)
26 days
1894
14 days
93
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sable Island, 1891 to 1983. The record is 27.8 C (82.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.3 C (73.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sable Island by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1898
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1899
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1900
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1901
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1902
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1903
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1904
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1905
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1906
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1907
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1908
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1909
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1910
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1911
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1912
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1913
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1914
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1915
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1916
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1917
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1918
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1919
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1920
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1921
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1922
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1923
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1924
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1925
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1926
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1927
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1928
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1929
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1930
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1931
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1932
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1933
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1934
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1935
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1936
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1937
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1938
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1939
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1940
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1941
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1942
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1943
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1944
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1945
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1946
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1947
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1948
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1949
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1950
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1951
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1952
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1953
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1954
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1955
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1956
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1957
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1958
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1959
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1961
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1962
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1963
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1964
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1965
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1966
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1967
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1968
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1969
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1970
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1971
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1972
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1973
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1974
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1975
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1976
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1977
22.7 C (72.9 F)
1978
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1979
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1980
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1981
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1982
23.2 C (73.8 F)
1983
27.0 C (80.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sable Island, 1891 to 1983. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sable Island by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1898
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1899
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1900
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1901
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1904
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1905
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1906
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1910
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1911
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1913
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1914
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1915
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1916
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1917
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1919
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1922
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1923
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1927
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1930
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1933
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1936
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1937
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1948
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1953
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1963
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1969
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977
-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1978
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1979
-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1980
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1981
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1982
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1983
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sable Island, 1891 to 1983. The record is 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sable Island by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1892
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1893
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1894
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1895
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1896
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1898
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1899
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1900
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1903
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1905
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1906
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1907
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1908
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1909
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1911
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1914
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1915
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1916
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1920
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1927
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1940
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1952
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1954
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1960
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1978
130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1979
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1981
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1982
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1983
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sable Island, 1891 to 1983. The record is 249.0 mm (9.8 in) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sable Island by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1892
249.0 mm (9.8 in)
1893
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1894
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1895
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1896
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1897
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1898
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1899
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1900
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1901
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1902
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1904
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1905
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1906
150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1907
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1908
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1909
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1910
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1911
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1912
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1913
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1914
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1915
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1916
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1920
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1921
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1922
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1923
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1925
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1926
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1927
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1928
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1929
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1930
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1932
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1933
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1934
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1935
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1936
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1938
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1939
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1940
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1942
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1943
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1948
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1950
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1952
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1953
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1954
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1956
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1957
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1958
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1960
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1961
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1962
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1965
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1967
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1969
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1970
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1971
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1972
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1977
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1978
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1979
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1982
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1983
166.7 mm (6.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sable Island, 1891 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sable Island by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891
16 days
1892
14 days
1893
14 days
1894
26 days
1895
16 days
1896
13 days
1897
11 days
1898
12 days
1899
13 days
1900
11 days
1901
25 days
1902
12 days
1903
11 days
1904
17 days
1905
13 days
1906
14 days
1907
10 days
1908
14 days
1909
11 days
1910
12 days
1911
15 days
1912
13 days
1913
22 days
1914
22 days
1915
12 days
1916
14 days
1917
12 days
1918
14 days
1919
20 days
1920
22 days
1921
22 days
1922
15 days
1923
18 days
1924
10 days
1925
14 days
1926
11 days
1927
17 days
1928
21 days
1929
13 days
1930
26 days
1931
13 days
1932
10 days
1933
12 days
1934
11 days
1935
13 days
1936
14 days
1937
14 days
1938
17 days
1939
10 days
1940
12 days
1941
15 days
1942
26 days
1943
11 days
1944
13 days
1945
22 days
1946
14 days
1947
12 days
1948
9 days
1949
12 days
1950
12 days
1951
14 days
1952
12 days
1953
18 days
1954
14 days
1955
15 days
1956
14 days
1957
13 days
1958
13 days
1959
13 days
1960
20 days
1961
14 days
1962
13 days
1963
15 days
1964
21 days
1965
17 days
1966
12 days
1967
12 days
1968
13 days
1969
12 days
1970
15 days
1971
14 days
1972
17 days
1973
19 days
1974
12 days
1975
11 days
1976
12 days
1977
12 days
1978
13 days
1979
19 days
1980
14 days
1981
18 days
1982
11 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
83 years with a frost
Across 83 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sable Island falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 November, which leaves a median of 204 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 200 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1898 to 1929.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sable Island
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1929)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
28 April
26 April
2 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 November
20 November
15 November
5 days earlier
-0.9 days per decade
Growing days
204 days
206 days
200 days
6 days fewer
-0.7 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
92 years, 1891 to 1983
A day with at least 61.2 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.0 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sable Island: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
114.9 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
100 years
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 92 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, 92 years of values from 1891 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: 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1950; 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1892; 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1919.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.