Hearts Content Weather Records (CA008402080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hearts Content (CA008402080), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Hearts Content

Hearts Content (CA008402080) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 47.87 latitude and -53.38 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2002, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hearts Content 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, 47.87 latitude, -53.38 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2002, 42 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 Hearts Content. 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 Hearts Content, 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)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hearts Content still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 123.

Standing records at Hearts Content by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	22
1963	69
1964	93
1965	72
1966	68
1967	104
1968	75
1969	78
1970	87
1971	102
1972	123
1973	66
1974	87
1975	77
1976	78
1977	61
1978	82
1979	74
1980	37
1981	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 99.6 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hearts Content. The most was 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 15 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hearts Content
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	1 January 1963
Feb	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 February 1970
Mar	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 March 1968
Apr	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 April 1971
May	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 May 1968
Jun	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 June 1980
Jul	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 July 1964
Aug	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 September 1969
Oct	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	10 October 1964
Nov	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 November 1972
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1981

20 years of record at Hearts Content, 1962 to 1981. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Days with data per year at Hearts Content
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	121	33%	No
1963	300	82%	No
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	354	97%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	291	80%	No
1980	211	58%	No
1981	53	15%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1964 to 1978

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Hearts Content, 1964 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.5 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 4.4 C (39.9 F), and the warmest was 1969, at 6.4 C (43.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hearts Content as warming stripes, 1964 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	4.7 C	-0.75 C
1965	5.3 C	-0.17 C
1966	6.4 C	+0.88 C
1967	6.1 C	+0.63 C
1968	5.4 C	-0.06 C
1969	6.4 C	+0.91 C
1970	6.1 C	+0.64 C
1971	6.2 C	+0.73 C
1972	4.4 C	-1.07 C
1973	5.4 C	-0.11 C
1974	4.4 C	-1.08 C
1975	4.6 C	-0.90 C
1976	5.7 C	+0.21 C
1977	5.9 C	+0.46 C
1978	5.1 C	-0.35 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

1961 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Hearts Content: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1963	27.5 C (81.5 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1975	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	23 days	1973	13 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hearts Content, 1961 to 1981. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.5 C (81.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hearts Content by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1966	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1975	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1978	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1979	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	11.5 C (52.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hearts Content, 1961 to 1981. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.6 C (-1.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hearts Content by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1963	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1980	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1981	-13.5 C (7.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hearts Content, 1961 to 1981. The record is 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hearts Content by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1962	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1963	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1971	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1972	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hearts Content, 1961 to 1981. The record is 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hearts Content by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1962	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1963	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1964	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1965	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1966	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1970	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1971	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1972	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1975	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hearts Content, 1961 to 1981. The record is 23 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hearts Content by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	12 days
1962	14 days
1963	9 days
1964	13 days
1965	16 days
1966	8 days
1967	12 days
1968	15 days
1969	12 days
1970	12 days
1971	14 days
1972	18 days
1973	23 days
1974	10 days
1975	12 days
1976	11 days
1977	15 days
1978	11 days
1979	19 days
1980	18 days
1981	18 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 Hearts Content standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hearts Content 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).