New Chelsea Weather Records (CA008402840)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Chelsea (CA008402840), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for New Chelsea

New Chelsea (CA008402840) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 48.03 latitude and -53.22 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 1991, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at New Chelsea 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, 48.03 latitude, -53.22 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 1991, 31 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 New Chelsea. 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 New Chelsea, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.5 C (65.3 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at New Chelsea still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 124.

Standing records at New Chelsea by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	24
1963	69
1964	81
1965	62
1966	41
1967	72
1968	67
1969	56
1970	62
1971	76
1972	124
1973	58
1974	69
1975	81
1976	71
1977	50
1978	76
1979	79
1980	53
1981	50
1982	56
1983	87

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 93.7 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Chelsea. The most was 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 25 September 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at New Chelsea
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 January 1963
Feb	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 February 1973
Mar	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	1 March 1968
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 April 1970
May	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 May 1980
Jun	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	20 June 1982
Jul	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 July 1969
Aug	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	15 August 1971
Sep	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 September 1969
Oct	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	17 October 1981
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 November 1962
Dec	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at New Chelsea, 1962 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962.

Days with data per year at New Chelsea
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	153	42%	No
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	333	91%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	359	98%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1963 to 1983

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at New Chelsea, 1963 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1980, at 4.2 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at New Chelsea as warming stripes, 1963 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	5.4 C	-0.02 C
1964	4.7 C	-0.68 C
1965	5.3 C	-0.15 C
1968	5.2 C	-0.23 C
1969	6.3 C	+0.91 C
1970	6.0 C	+0.61 C
1971	6.1 C	+0.63 C
1972	4.3 C	-1.15 C
1973	5.5 C	+0.05 C
1974	4.3 C	-1.10 C
1975	4.8 C	-0.64 C
1976	5.8 C	+0.42 C
1977	5.9 C	+0.47 C
1978	5.1 C	-0.29 C
1979	6.0 C	+0.59 C
1980	4.2 C	-1.23 C
1981	6.7 C	+1.25 C
1982	5.1 C	-0.34 C
1983	6.3 C	+0.91 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 1983

Yearly extremes at New Chelsea: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1967	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1975	-17.2 C (0.9 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	1969	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	1970	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1982	14 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at New Chelsea, 1961 to 1983. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at New Chelsea by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1966	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1973	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1975	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1978	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1979	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at New Chelsea, 1961 to 1983. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (0.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at New Chelsea by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1971	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1980	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1981	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1982	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1983	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at New Chelsea, 1961 to 1983. The record is 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Chelsea by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1962	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1968	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1974	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1978	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1979	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1981	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1982	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at New Chelsea, 1961 to 1983. The record is 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Chelsea by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1963	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1964	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1965	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1966	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1970	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1971	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1972	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1975	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1976	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1977	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1979	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1980	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1982	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	65.9 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at New Chelsea, 1961 to 1983. The record is 25 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Chelsea by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	12 days
1962	14 days
1963	9 days
1964	7 days
1965	12 days
1966	6 days
1967	11 days
1968	14 days
1969	9 days
1970	11 days
1971	14 days
1972	13 days
1973	24 days
1974	18 days
1975	15 days
1976	14 days
1977	14 days
1978	18 days
1979	19 days
1980	21 days
1981	17 days
1982	25 days
1983	10 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 New Chelsea standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for New Chelsea 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).