Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Stillwater (CA008205600), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 65 years of record.
Key Facts for Stillwater
Stillwater (CA008205600) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.18 latitude and -62.00 longitude, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1979, 65 years of record.
1,464 records set at Stillwater still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Stillwater set a daily record high minimum temperature of 11.5 C (52.7 F) on 22 October 1979.
About the Station
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.18 latitude, -62.00 longitude.
Elevation: 17 m (56 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1979, 65 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 Stillwater. 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 Stillwater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Stillwater still stand. 1916 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Stillwater by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
1
1916
62
1917
25
1918
45
1919
25
1920
39
1921
35
1922
29
1923
35
1924
15
1925
29
1926
20
1927
43
1928
26
1929
21
1930
24
1931
20
1932
29
1933
35
1934
43
1935
22
1936
33
1937
32
1938
30
1939
31
1940
18
1941
22
1942
38
1943
29
1944
37
1945
27
1946
29
1947
33
1948
34
1949
33
1950
31
1951
36
1952
14
1953
37
1954
27
1955
18
1956
24
1957
17
1958
19
1959
33
1960
15
1961
13
1962
12
1963
10
1964
9
1965
8
1966
15
1967
15
1978
17
1979
45
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stillwater. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 October 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Stillwater
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
6 January 1956
Feb
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
23 February 1944
Mar
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
8 March 1944
Apr
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1 April 1925
May
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
4 May 1943
Jun
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
25 June 1960
Jul
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
7 July 1922
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
13 August 1924
Sep
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
14 September 1964
Oct
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
20 October 1927
Nov
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
6 November 1927
Dec
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1 December 1926
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 1979
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1978, 1979.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Stillwater, 1916 to 1965. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1916, at 3.6 C (38.5 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 7.2 C (45.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Stillwater as warming stripes, 1916 to 1965
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1916
3.6 C
-1.48 C
1917
4.3 C
-0.82 C
1918
3.8 C
-1.31 C
1920
4.6 C
-0.48 C
1921
4.6 C
-0.49 C
1922
4.4 C
-0.75 C
1923
4.0 C
-1.12 C
1924
4.8 C
-0.31 C
1925
4.9 C
-0.23 C
1926
4.1 C
-0.97 C
1927
6.1 C
+0.99 C
1928
5.4 C
+0.29 C
1929
4.7 C
-0.38 C
1930
5.4 C
+0.30 C
1931
6.1 C
+0.96 C
1932
5.0 C
-0.08 C
1933
4.9 C
-0.19 C
1934
4.2 C
-0.95 C
1935
4.6 C
-0.50 C
1936
4.9 C
-0.16 C
1937
5.5 C
+0.44 C
1938
4.9 C
-0.25 C
1939
4.4 C
-0.72 C
1940
4.4 C
-0.73 C
1941
4.3 C
-0.80 C
1942
5.2 C
+0.08 C
1943
4.2 C
-0.94 C
1945
5.5 C
+0.43 C
1946
5.3 C
+0.24 C
1947
5.6 C
+0.48 C
1950
5.4 C
+0.25 C
1951
7.2 C
+2.10 C
1952
6.4 C
+1.33 C
1953
7.1 C
+1.96 C
1955
5.9 C
+0.79 C
1956
5.4 C
+0.27 C
1958
6.3 C
+1.24 C
1959
5.3 C
+0.20 C
1960
6.1 C
+1.04 C
1961
5.5 C
+0.36 C
1965
5.1 C
-0.01 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1916 to 1965. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Stillwater
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade
1916 to 1965
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1916 to 1965
41
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.4 to 1.1) per decade
1916 to 1965
41
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
1915 to 1979
Yearly extremes at Stillwater: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
30.6 C (87.1 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1934
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1927
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1928
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
55
Longest dry spell (CDD)
22 days
1921
14 days
55
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Stillwater by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1916
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1918
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1920
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1922
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1924
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1925
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1926
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1931
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1933
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1934
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1957
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1979
32.5 C (90.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Stillwater by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1916
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1917
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1918
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1921
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1922
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1926
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1928
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1929
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1934
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1935
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1936
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1938
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1939
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1940
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1942
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1943
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1944
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1945
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1946
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1949
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1951
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1952
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1953
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1955
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1956
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1958
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1978
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1979
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stillwater by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1916
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1918
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1919
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1920
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1922
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1923
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1924
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1925
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1926
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1927
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1928
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1929
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1935
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1936
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1939
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1941
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1944
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1948
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1959
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1960
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1965
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1979
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. The record is 209.1 mm (8.2 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.6 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stillwater by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1916
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1918
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1919
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1920
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1921
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1923
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1924
176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1925
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1926
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1927
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1928
209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1929
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1930
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1931
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1932
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1934
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1936
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1937
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1938
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1939
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1940
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1941
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1942
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1943
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1944
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1947
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1948
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1949
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1950
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1951
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1953
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1955
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1957
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1959
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1962
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1964
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1965
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1978
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1979
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Stillwater, 1915 to 1979. The record is 22 days in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stillwater by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
3 days
1916
10 days
1917
12 days
1918
10 days
1919
11 days
1920
17 days
1921
22 days
1922
15 days
1923
15 days
1924
14 days
1925
10 days
1926
11 days
1927
15 days
1928
11 days
1929
14 days
1930
18 days
1931
15 days
1932
11 days
1933
9 days
1934
15 days
1935
15 days
1936
9 days
1937
15 days
1938
17 days
1939
18 days
1940
11 days
1941
15 days
1942
15 days
1943
12 days
1944
18 days
1945
14 days
1946
14 days
1947
20 days
1948
10 days
1949
15 days
1950
16 days
1951
12 days
1952
12 days
1953
16 days
1954
16 days
1955
13 days
1956
15 days
1957
11 days
1958
14 days
1959
15 days
1960
20 days
1961
18 days
1962
10 days
1963
12 days
1964
10 days
1965
12 days
1966
13 days
1967
13 days
1978
16 days
1979
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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Stillwater falls on 17 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 84 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Stillwater
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1928 to 1965)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 June
n/a
17 June
n/a
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
11 September
n/a
+7.1 days per decade
Growing days
84 days
n/a
86 days
n/a
+7.3 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
41 years, 1916 to 1960
A day with at least 69.3 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.5 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Stillwater: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1916 to 1960.
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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1927; 114.6 mm (4.5 in) in 1928; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1924.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Stillwater, at 1951. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1951 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Stillwater, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1951
+0.5
+0.8
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Stillwater 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.