Westphal Weather Records (CA008206250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Westphal (CA008206250), Nova Scotia, Canada, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Westphal

Westphal (CA008206250) is a weather station in Nova Scotia, Canada at 44.68 latitude and -63.52 longitude, 68 m (223 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 1998, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Westphal 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, 44.68 latitude, -63.52 longitude.
Elevation: 68 m (223 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 1998, 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 Westphal. 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 Westphal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.5 C (52.7 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Westphal still stand. 1974 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Westphal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	3
1957	15
1958	25
1959	58
1960	43
1961	56
1962	47
1963	64
1964	49
1965	42
1966	51
1967	68
1968	61
1969	61
1970	49
1971	57
1972	65
1973	59
1974	99
1975	49
1976	71
1977	45
1978	46
1979	76
1980	45
1981	54
1982	54
1983	52

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 217.9 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Westphal. The most was 217.9 mm (8.6 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Westphal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 January 1958
Feb	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 February 1958
Mar	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 March 1972
Apr	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 April 1982
May	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 May 1972
Jun	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 June 1977
Jul	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 July 1976
Aug	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 September 1970
Oct	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	10 October 1967
Nov	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 November 1959
Dec	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	10 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

28 years of record at Westphal, 1956 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1957, 1958.

Days with data per year at Westphal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	31	8%	No
1957	62	17%	No
1958	92	25%	No
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	330	90%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	334	92%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	335	92%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	357	98%	Yes
1980	331	90%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1959 to 1983

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Westphal, 1959 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.6 C (43.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 5.9 C (42.6 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 7.5 C (45.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Westphal as warming stripes, 1959 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	6.5 C	-0.10 C
1960	7.2 C	+0.68 C
1961	6.5 C	-0.04 C
1962	6.0 C	-0.54 C
1963	6.1 C	-0.50 C
1964	6.0 C	-0.56 C
1966	6.8 C	+0.27 C
1967	5.9 C	-0.63 C
1968	6.5 C	-0.07 C
1969	7.4 C	+0.85 C
1970	6.2 C	-0.31 C
1972	5.9 C	-0.64 C
1975	6.1 C	-0.48 C
1976	6.8 C	+0.27 C
1977	6.7 C	+0.19 C
1978	6.1 C	-0.47 C
1979	7.2 C	+0.62 C
1981	7.3 C	+0.77 C
1982	6.4 C	-0.18 C
1983	7.5 C	+0.95 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

1955 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Westphal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1971	-22.7 C (-9.0 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	1971	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	291.1 mm (11.5 in)	1971	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	23 days	1975	14 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Westphal, 1955 to 1983. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Westphal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1955	n/a
1956	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1957	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1958	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1959	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1961	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Westphal, 1955 to 1983. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.7 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Westphal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1955	n/a
1956	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1957	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1972	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1976	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1980	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1981	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1983	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Westphal, 1955 to 1983. The record is 217.9 mm (8.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Westphal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1965	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1972	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1976	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	97.6 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Westphal, 1955 to 1983. The record is 291.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.7 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Westphal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1956	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1957	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1959	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1960	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1964	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1966	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1967	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1968	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1970	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	291.1 mm (11.5 in)
1972	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1973	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1974	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1975	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1977	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1978	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1979	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1982	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1983	103.5 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Westphal, 1955 to 1983. The record is 23 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Westphal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955	11 days
1956	15 days
1957	11 days
1958	17 days
1959	13 days
1960	22 days
1961	10 days
1962	10 days
1963	15 days
1964	13 days
1965	14 days
1966	17 days
1967	13 days
1968	16 days
1969	14 days
1970	21 days
1971	21 days
1972	11 days
1973	11 days
1974	13 days
1975	23 days
1976	10 days
1977	14 days
1978	14 days
1979	21 days
1980	20 days
1981	21 days
1982	17 days
1983	20 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Westphal falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Westphal
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	9 May	n/a	9 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	17 October	n/a	17 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	158 days	n/a	158 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.

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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).