Trafalgar Weather Records (CA008205900)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Trafalgar (CA008205900), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Trafalgar

Trafalgar (CA008205900) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.28 latitude and -62.67 longitude, 152 m (499 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1981, 63 years of record.
1,452 records set at Trafalgar still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Trafalgar set a daily record snowfall of 42.0 cm (16.5 in) on 17 January 1981.

About the Station

Location: Nova Scotia, Canada, 45.28 latitude, -62.67 longitude.
Elevation: 152 m (499 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1981, 63 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Trafalgar. 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 Trafalgar, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.5 C (63.5 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,452 standing records

1,452 records at Trafalgar still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 126.

Standing records at Trafalgar by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	54
1963	126
1964	82
1965	67
1966	63
1967	98
1968	82
1969	92
1970	73
1971	66
1972	89
1973	82
1974	66
1975	71
1976	60
1977	61
1978	61
1979	94
1980	50
1981	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 148.6 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Trafalgar. The most was 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 19 September 1929.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Trafalgar
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 February 1971
Mar	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 March 1925
Apr	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 April 1964
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 May 1930
Jun	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	15 June 1924
Jul	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	11 July 1970
Aug	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 August 1927
Sep	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	19 September 1929
Oct	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 November 1937
Dec	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1981

20 years of record at Trafalgar, 1962 to 1981. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981.

Days with data per year at Trafalgar
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	207	57%	No
1963	345	95%	Yes
1964	345	94%	Yes
1965	342	94%	Yes
1966	344	94%	Yes
1967	345	95%	Yes
1968	343	94%	Yes
1969	344	94%	Yes
1970	345	95%	Yes
1971	321	88%	No
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	326	89%	No
1975	326	89%	No
1976	285	78%	No
1977	334	92%	Yes
1978	330	90%	Yes
1979	334	92%	Yes
1980	324	89%	No
1981	49	13%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Trafalgar
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1981	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1981	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1981	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1981	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.4 cm (0.9 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1980	Trafalgar, CA	monthly snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	3.2 cm (1.3 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	3.4 cm (1.3 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1980	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Trafalgar: 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)	1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1966	-29.1 C (-20.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	1929	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	1969	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	54
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1921	12 days	54

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Trafalgar, 1919 to 1981. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Trafalgar by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981	15.0 C (59.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Trafalgar, 1919 to 1981. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.1 C (-20.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Trafalgar by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1963	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1964	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1968	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1978	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1979	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1981	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Trafalgar, 1919 to 1981. The record is 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Trafalgar by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1925	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1926	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1927	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1930	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1968	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1973	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1977	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Trafalgar, 1919 to 1981. The record is 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.9 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Trafalgar by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1922	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1923	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1924	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1925	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1926	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1928	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1930	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1931	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1932	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1933	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1934	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1935	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1936	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1938	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1939	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1940	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1950	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1951	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1954	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1955	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1957	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1958	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1959	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1962	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1963	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1965	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1968	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1970	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1972	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1974	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1977	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1980	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1981	82.8 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Trafalgar, 1919 to 1981. The record is 25 days in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Trafalgar by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	16 days
1920	12 days
1921	25 days
1922	19 days
1923	15 days
1924	12 days
1925	15 days
1926	15 days
1927	10 days
1928	11 days
1929	12 days
1930	17 days
1931	9 days
1932	15 days
1933	12 days
1934	18 days
1935	11 days
1936	9 days
1937	15 days
1938	9 days
1939	25 days
1940	10 days
1950	24 days
1951	14 days
1952	15 days
1953	16 days
1954	16 days
1955	14 days
1956	11 days
1957	12 days
1958	10 days
1959	9 days
1960	10 days
1961	17 days
1962	12 days
1963	13 days
1964	21 days
1965	12 days
1966	10 days
1967	13 days
1968	11 days
1969	12 days
1970	11 days
1971	14 days
1972	9 days
1973	13 days
1974	8 days
1975	23 days
1976	11 days
1977	8 days
1978	24 days
1979	14 days
1980	9 days
1981	8 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

40 years, 1924 to 1980

A day with at least 63.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Trafalgar: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1924 to 1980.

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: 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1929; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1937; 96.4 mm (3.8 in) in 1978.

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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).