Pointe Riche Weather Records (CA008402968)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pointe Riche (CA008402968), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Pointe Riche

Pointe Riche (CA008402968) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 50.70 latitude and -57.42 longitude, 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1947, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pointe Riche still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pointe Riche set a daily record precipitation of 20.8 mm (0.8 in) on 17 August 1941.

About the Station

Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 50.70 latitude, -57.42 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1947, 66 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Pointe Riche. 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 Pointe Riche, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pointe Riche still stand. 1946 holds the most, with 330.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Pointe Riche between 4 February 1918 and 4 February 1918. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pointe Riche. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 13 September 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pointe Riche
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 January 1927
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 February 1918
Mar	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 March 1918
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 April 1925
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 May 1922
Jun	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 June 1923
Jul	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 July 1884
Aug	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 August 1898
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	13 September 1900
Oct	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 October 1926
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 November 1900
Dec	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 December 1884

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 1947

10 years of record at Pointe Riche, 1937 to 1947. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947.

Days with data per year at Pointe Riche
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1937	31	8%	No
1938	121	33%	No
1939	30	8%	No
1941	260	71%	No
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	336	92%	Yes
1947	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pointe Riche
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1941	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1941	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	0 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1939	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1947

Yearly extremes at Pointe Riche: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1944	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1946	-26.9 C (-16.5 F)	10
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1900	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1922	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1935	19 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pointe Riche, 1882 to 1947. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pointe Riche by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1938	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1939	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1941	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1942	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1943	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1946	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1947	2.2 C (36.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pointe Riche, 1882 to 1947. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.9 C (-16.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pointe Riche by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1939	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1941	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1944	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1947	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pointe Riche, 1882 to 1947. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pointe Riche by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1883	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1884	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1885	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1886	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1887	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1888	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1889	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1890	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1891	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1892	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1893	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1896	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1897	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1899	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1917	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1918	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1927	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1928	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pointe Riche, 1882 to 1947. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pointe Riche by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1883	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1884	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1885	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1886	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1887	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1888	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1889	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1890	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1891	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1892	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1893	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1894	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1895	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1896	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1897	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1899	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1900	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1901	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1904	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1905	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1907	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1911	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1912	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1923	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1927	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1928	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1929	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1930	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1931	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1939	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1941	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pointe Riche, 1882 to 1947. The record is 35 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pointe Riche by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	9 days
1883	12 days
1884	18 days
1885	12 days
1886	16 days
1887	14 days
1888	13 days
1889	25 days
1890	15 days
1891	15 days
1892	14 days
1893	24 days
1894	19 days
1895	23 days
1896	16 days
1897	24 days
1898	15 days
1899	20 days
1900	24 days
1901	24 days
1902	27 days
1903	22 days
1904	19 days
1905	21 days
1906	14 days
1907	25 days
1908	29 days
1909	19 days
1910	24 days
1911	23 days
1912	20 days
1913	21 days
1914	17 days
1915	18 days
1916	17 days
1917	12 days
1918	20 days
1919	23 days
1921	14 days
1922	19 days
1923	14 days
1924	18 days
1925	18 days
1926	18 days
1927	24 days
1928	17 days
1929	17 days
1930	23 days
1931	17 days
1932	17 days
1933	17 days
1934	21 days
1935	35 days
1936	20 days
1937	26 days
1938	16 days
1939	20 days
1941	26 days
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

39 years, 1883 to 1936

A day with at least 42.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.0 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pointe Riche: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1883 to 1936.

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: 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1900; 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1926; 70.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1895.

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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).