Truro Weather Records (CA008205990)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Truro (CA008205990), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Truro

Truro (CA008205990) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 45.37 latitude and -63.27 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2002, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Truro 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, 45.37 latitude, -63.27 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2002, 43 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 Truro. 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 Truro, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.7 C (58.5 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Truro still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 87.

Standing records at Truro by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1960	8
1961	74
1962	44
1963	71
1964	70
1965	60
1966	49
1967	77
1968	72
1969	64
1970	55
1971	65
1972	87
1973	57
1974	61
1975	57
1976	83
1977	64
1978	53
1979	64
1980	48
1981	73
1982	59
1983	49

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 100.8 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Truro. The most was 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Truro
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	14 January 1978
Feb	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 February 1971
Mar	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	11 March 1979
Apr	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 April 1982
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 May 1971
Jun	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 June 1973
Jul	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	22 July 1983
Aug	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 September 1968
Oct	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 October 1967
Nov	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 November 1962
Dec	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1983

24 years of record at Truro, 1960 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960.

Days with data per year at Truro
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	92	25%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	337	92%	Yes
1979	336	92%	Yes
1980	338	92%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Truro, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 4.5 C (40.2 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 6.6 C (43.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Truro as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	5.6 C	+0.14 C
1962	4.7 C	-0.74 C
1963	4.8 C	-0.60 C
1964	4.8 C	-0.58 C
1965	4.5 C	-0.88 C
1966	6.1 C	+0.70 C
1967	5.0 C	-0.41 C
1968	5.2 C	-0.22 C
1969	6.4 C	+1.02 C
1970	5.2 C	-0.21 C
1971	5.7 C	+0.25 C
1972	4.7 C	-0.68 C
1973	6.2 C	+0.76 C
1974	4.9 C	-0.48 C
1975	5.4 C	-0.03 C
1976	5.9 C	+0.47 C
1977	5.5 C	+0.13 C
1978	4.5 C	-0.88 C
1979	6.4 C	+1.02 C
1980	4.7 C	-0.71 C
1981	6.4 C	+0.95 C
1982	5.3 C	-0.09 C
1983	6.6 C	+1.15 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

1960 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Truro: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1961	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	1971	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	20 days	1964	14 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Truro, 1960 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Truro by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1978	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1979	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1980	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	28.8 C (83.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Truro, 1960 to 1983. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Truro by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1966	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1969	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1972	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1976	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
1978	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1979	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
1981	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1983	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Truro, 1960 to 1983. The record is 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Truro by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1972	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1979	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	69.4 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Truro, 1960 to 1983. The record is 141.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.2 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Truro by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1972	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1975	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1976	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1977	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1979	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1980	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1982	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1983	80.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Truro, 1960 to 1983. The record is 20 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Truro by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	7 days
1961	18 days
1962	19 days
1963	14 days
1964	20 days
1965	16 days
1966	13 days
1967	13 days
1968	15 days
1969	12 days
1970	13 days
1971	14 days
1972	11 days
1973	13 days
1974	18 days
1975	19 days
1976	11 days
1977	13 days
1978	10 days
1979	10 days
1980	12 days
1981	14 days
1982	18 days
1983	17 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Truro falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 108 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Truro
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 May	n/a	30 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	20 September	n/a	20 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	108 days	n/a	108 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Truro standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Truro 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).