Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gander Int'l A (CA008401700), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Gander Int'l A
Gander Int'l A (CA008401700) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 48.95 latitude and -54.58 longitude, 151 m (495 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2012, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gander Int'l A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gander Int'l A set a daily record high maximum temperature of 7.4 C (45.3 F) on 15 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 48.95 latitude, -54.58 longitude.
Elevation: 151 m (495 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2012, 76 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gander Int'l A. 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 Gander Int'l A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.3 C (54.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gander Int'l A still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Gander Int'l A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
50
1938
47
1939
38
1940
38
1941
35
1942
32
1943
34
1944
31
1945
13
1946
30
1947
41
1948
35
1949
36
1950
42
1951
40
1952
14
1953
26
1954
42
1955
18
1956
31
1957
33
1958
26
1959
35
1960
18
1961
18
1962
23
1963
31
1964
23
1965
15
1966
19
1967
25
1968
24
1969
32
1970
30
1971
32
1972
61
1973
26
1974
37
1975
37
1976
35
1977
24
1978
36
1979
42
1980
21
1981
24
1982
22
1983
42
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Gander Int'l A between 3 February 1975 and 4 February 1975. Each dot is a new record.
When Gander Int'l A set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1975-02-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975-02-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975-02-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 98.3 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gander Int'l A. The most was 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 5 August 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gander Int'l A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
29 January 1964
Feb
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
11 February 1962
Mar
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2 March 1962
Apr
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
11 April 1951
May
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
6 May 1968
Jun
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 June 1954
Jul
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
21 July 1942
Aug
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
5 August 1951
Sep
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
9 September 1957
Oct
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
17 October 1981
Nov
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
17 November 1943
Dec
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
26 December 1937
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Gander Int'l A, 1938 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.1 C (39.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 2.3 C (36.2 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 5.5 C (41.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gander Int'l A as warming stripes, 1938 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1938
4.0 C
-0.09 C
1939
2.9 C
-1.23 C
1940
4.2 C
+0.04 C
1941
3.5 C
-0.65 C
1942
4.9 C
+0.72 C
1943
3.8 C
-0.29 C
1944
4.3 C
+0.13 C
1945
4.3 C
+0.18 C
1946
4.5 C
+0.39 C
1947
4.3 C
+0.14 C
1948
3.4 C
-0.76 C
1949
4.1 C
+0.00 C
1950
3.8 C
-0.35 C
1951
5.5 C
+1.35 C
1952
5.2 C
+1.09 C
1953
5.0 C
+0.83 C
1954
4.6 C
+0.46 C
1955
4.4 C
+0.23 C
1956
4.4 C
+0.26 C
1957
3.7 C
-0.47 C
1958
5.1 C
+1.00 C
1959
3.3 C
-0.79 C
1960
5.1 C
+0.95 C
1961
4.5 C
+0.41 C
1962
3.6 C
-0.57 C
1963
4.0 C
-0.12 C
1964
3.4 C
-0.69 C
1965
3.7 C
-0.46 C
1966
5.0 C
+0.86 C
1967
4.6 C
+0.47 C
1968
3.4 C
-0.69 C
1969
5.0 C
+0.89 C
1970
4.3 C
+0.18 C
1971
4.6 C
+0.47 C
1972
2.3 C
-1.79 C
1973
4.0 C
-0.18 C
1974
2.6 C
-1.57 C
1975
3.2 C
-0.93 C
1976
4.0 C
-0.16 C
1977
4.3 C
+0.15 C
1978
3.6 C
-0.56 C
1979
5.1 C
+0.94 C
1980
3.4 C
-0.74 C
1981
5.4 C
+1.27 C
1982
3.2 C
-0.89 C
1983
4.5 C
+0.41 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1938 to 1983 is -0.05 C (-0.21 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gander Int'l A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.21 to 0.12) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1938 to 1983
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.20 to 0.13) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1938 to 1983
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1938 to 1983
46
Not clearly different from zero
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 Gander Int'l A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1962
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
21 days
1961
12 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gander Int'l A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1943
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1957
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1978
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1979
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1980
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1981
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1982
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1983
30.9 C (87.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gander Int'l A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1938
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1939
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1941
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1978
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979
-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
1980
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1983
-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gander Int'l A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1952
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1968
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1978
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1979
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1980
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1982
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gander Int'l A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1938
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1940
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1943
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1945
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1948
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1950
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1951
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1952
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1953
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1955
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1956
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1960
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1961
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1963
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1965
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1974
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1975
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1976
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1978
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1979
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1980
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1981
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1982
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1983
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gander Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gander Int'l A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
13 days
1938
17 days
1939
9 days
1940
12 days
1941
10 days
1942
9 days
1943
17 days
1944
11 days
1945
7 days
1946
11 days
1947
18 days
1948
12 days
1949
18 days
1950
17 days
1951
12 days
1952
13 days
1953
12 days
1954
19 days
1955
9 days
1956
10 days
1957
12 days
1958
10 days
1959
19 days
1960
15 days
1961
21 days
1962
13 days
1963
11 days
1964
7 days
1965
12 days
1966
13 days
1967
10 days
1968
12 days
1969
12 days
1970
9 days
1971
14 days
1972
10 days
1973
11 days
1974
7 days
1975
12 days
1976
13 days
1977
10 days
1978
11 days
1979
12 days
1980
7 days
1981
15 days
1982
14 days
1983
11 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gander Int'l A falls on 4 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 125 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gander Int'l A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 June
n/a
5 June
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
Growing days
125 days
n/a
124 days
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
47 years, 1937 to 1983
A day with at least 41.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.9 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gander Int'l A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1937 to 1983.
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: 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1951; 96.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1942; 67.4 mm (2.7 in) in 1981.
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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.