Botwood Weather Records (CA008400650)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Botwood (CA008400650), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Botwood

Botwood (CA008400650) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 49.15 latitude and -55.35 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 1995, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Botwood still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 49.15 latitude, -55.35 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 1995, 59 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 Botwood. 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 Botwood, 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)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.5 C (70.7 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Botwood still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Botwood by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1937	47
1938	72
1941	11
1942	45
1943	64
1944	61
1945	52
1946	50
1947	62
1948	59
1949	67
1950	56
1972	64
1973	61
1974	71
1975	75
1976	71
1977	49
1978	97
1979	82
1980	41
1981	69
1982	68
1983	70

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 74.0 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Botwood. The most was 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 16 August 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Botwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 January 1983
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 February 1938
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 March 1944
Apr	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 April 1949
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 June 1981
Jul	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 July 1942
Aug	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 August 1979
Sep	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 September 1944
Oct	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 October 1973
Nov	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 November 1945
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 December 1937

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 1983

24 years of record at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1941, 1942, 1972.

Days with data per year at Botwood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1937	135	37%	No
1938	329	90%	Yes
1941	52	14%	No
1942	231	63%	No
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	363	99%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	334	92%	Yes
1972	214	58%	No
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1943 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Botwood, 1943 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.5 C (40.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 3.1 C (37.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.2 C (43.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Botwood as warming stripes, 1943 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1943	4.1 C	-0.36 C
1944	4.5 C	+0.05 C
1945	4.3 C	-0.17 C
1946	4.7 C	+0.22 C
1947	4.5 C	+0.05 C
1948	3.8 C	-0.70 C
1949	4.4 C	-0.12 C
1973	4.5 C	-0.02 C
1974	3.1 C	-1.39 C
1975	3.7 C	-0.79 C
1976	4.6 C	+0.10 C
1977	5.1 C	+0.65 C
1978	4.4 C	-0.12 C
1979	5.7 C	+1.26 C
1980	4.0 C	-0.47 C
1981	6.2 C	+1.73 C
1982	3.9 C	-0.60 C
1983	5.3 C	+0.77 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

1937 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Botwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1976	31.5 C (88.7 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1975	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	1979	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	1983	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1982	13 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 C (88.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Botwood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1937	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1938	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1941	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1942	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1949	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1981	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Botwood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1937	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1938	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1974	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1979	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1980	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1981	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1982	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1983	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. The record is 74.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Botwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1942	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1979	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1983	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. The record is 116.4 mm (4.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.3 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Botwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1938	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1941	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1943	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1945	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1946	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1947	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1948	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1973	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1975	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1978	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1979	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	116.4 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Botwood, 1937 to 1983. The record is 25 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Botwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937	7 days
1938	17 days
1941	7 days
1942	12 days
1943	17 days
1944	14 days
1945	11 days
1946	11 days
1947	12 days
1948	12 days
1949	14 days
1950	17 days
1972	12 days
1973	20 days
1974	11 days
1975	10 days
1976	20 days
1977	16 days
1978	16 days
1979	13 days
1980	22 days
1981	12 days
1982	25 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.

Download the Data

Data for Botwood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (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).