Terra Nova Nat Park HQ Weather Records (CA008403852)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Terra Nova Nat Park HQ (CA008403852), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Terra Nova Nat Park HQ

Terra Nova Nat Park HQ (CA008403852) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 48.55 latitude and -53.98 longitude, 84 m (276 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1996, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ 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, 48.55 latitude, -53.98 longitude.
Elevation: 84 m (276 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1996, 35 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 Terra Nova Nat Park HQ. 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 Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.5 C (52.7 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.5 C (61.7 F)	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 106.

Standing records at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	49
1963	19
1964	52
1965	68
1966	60
1967	98
1968	62
1969	74
1970	62
1971	78
1972	106
1973	61
1974	80
1975	69
1976	55
1977	23
1978	57
1979	89
1980	66
1981	59
1982	77
1983	100

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 70.0 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ. The most was 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 17 October 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 January 1979
Feb	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 February 1973
Mar	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 March 1970
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 April 1971
May	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	5 May 1980
Jun	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 June 1981
Jul	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 July 1965
Aug	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 August 1966
Sep	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 September 1978
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17 October 1981
Nov	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 November 1964
Dec	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978.

Days with data per year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	209	57%	No
1963	58	16%	No
1964	269	73%	No
1965	357	98%	Yes
1966	356	98%	Yes
1967	354	97%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	353	97%	Yes
1970	334	92%	Yes
1971	338	93%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	322	88%	No
1976	310	85%	No
1977	119	33%	No
1978	214	59%	No
1979	348	95%	Yes
1980	351	96%	Yes
1981	357	98%	Yes
1982	351	96%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 3.2 C (37.8 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 5.9 C (42.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	4.4 C	-0.30 C
1966	5.7 C	+0.92 C
1967	5.3 C	+0.53 C
1968	4.3 C	-0.45 C
1969	5.8 C	+1.02 C
1971	5.3 C	+0.61 C
1972	3.2 C	-1.50 C
1973	4.5 C	-0.19 C
1974	3.4 C	-1.38 C
1979	5.8 C	+1.08 C
1980	3.3 C	-1.41 C
1981	5.9 C	+1.20 C
1982	3.8 C	-0.92 C
1983	5.5 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

1962 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ: 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)	1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1971	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1970	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	20 days	1975	12 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. The record is 33.0 C (91.4 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1978	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	30.5 C (86.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1968	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1973	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1978	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1980	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1981	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1982	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1983	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. The record is 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1967	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1975	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1981	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983	39.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1966	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1971	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1972	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1973	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1974	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1979	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1980	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1982	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ, 1962 to 1983. The record is 20 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Terra Nova Nat Park HQ by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	13 days
1963	5 days
1964	8 days
1965	13 days
1966	13 days
1967	10 days
1968	12 days
1969	9 days
1970	15 days
1971	12 days
1972	19 days
1973	12 days
1974	13 days
1975	20 days
1976	11 days
1977	11 days
1978	14 days
1979	12 days
1980	10 days
1981	13 days
1982	14 days
1983	9 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 Terra Nova Nat Park HQ standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Terra Nova Nat Park HQ 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).