Buchans Weather Records (CA008400698)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buchans (CA008400698), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for Buchans

Buchans (CA008400698) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 48.82 latitude and -56.87 longitude, 270 m (886 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2011, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Buchans 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, 48.82 latitude, -56.87 longitude.
Elevation: 270 m (886 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2011, 47 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 Buchans. 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 Buchans, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Buchans still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 138.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 139.0 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buchans. The most was 139.0 mm (5.5 in) on 7 August 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buchans
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 January 1983
Feb	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 February 1971
Mar	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 March 1974
Apr	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 April 1972
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 May 1969
Jun	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 June 1972
Jul	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 July 1968
Aug	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	7 August 1983
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 September 1969
Oct	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 October 1966
Nov	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	5 November 1980
Dec	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1973.

Days with data per year at Buchans
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	184	50%	No
1966	335	92%	Yes
1967	174	48%	No
1968	235	64%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	163	45%	No
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1969 to 1983

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Buchans, 1969 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.3 C (38.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 1.6 C (34.9 F), and the warmest was 1979, at 4.8 C (40.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Buchans as warming stripes, 1969 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	4.3 C	+1.00 C
1970	3.7 C	+0.41 C
1971	3.8 C	+0.46 C
1972	1.6 C	-1.72 C
1974	2.0 C	-1.36 C
1975	2.7 C	-0.61 C
1976	3.2 C	-0.17 C
1977	3.6 C	+0.24 C
1978	2.7 C	-0.59 C
1979	4.8 C	+1.44 C
1980	2.8 C	-0.54 C
1981	4.7 C	+1.34 C
1982	2.7 C	-0.68 C
1983	4.1 C	+0.76 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

1965 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Buchans: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1975	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	1983	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	1983	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1976	13 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. The record is 33.0 C (91.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Buchans by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1978	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Buchans by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1969	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1981	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. The record is 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buchans by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	139.0 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. The record is 193.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buchans by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1969	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1970	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1971	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1975	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1976	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1978	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1979	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1982	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1983	193.0 mm (7.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buchans, 1965 to 1983. The record is 31 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buchans by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	8 days
1966	8 days
1967	16 days
1968	14 days
1969	16 days
1970	13 days
1971	13 days
1972	13 days
1973	17 days
1974	12 days
1975	8 days
1976	31 days
1977	17 days
1978	16 days
1979	15 days
1980	11 days
1981	11 days
1982	12 days
1983	15 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 Buchans standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Buchans 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).