Wabush Lake A Weather Records (CA008504175)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wabush Lake A (CA008504175), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Wabush Lake A

Wabush Lake A (CA008504175) is a weather station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada at 52.93 latitude and -66.87 longitude, 551 m (1,808 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2013, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wabush Lake A 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, 52.93 latitude, -66.87 longitude.
Elevation: 551 m (1,808 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2013, 54 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 Wabush Lake 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 Wabush Lake A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	2.7 C (36.9 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	6.2 C (43.2 F)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	12.4 C (54.3 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	15.3 C (59.5 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.1 C (77.2 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.1 C (80.8 F)	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wabush Lake A still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Wabush Lake A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1960	11
1961	73
1962	74
1963	86
1964	63
1965	68
1966	64
1967	60
1968	71
1969	79
1970	63
1971	50
1972	73
1973	43
1974	58
1975	39
1976	75
1977	52
1978	66
1979	74
1980	44
1981	79
1982	54
1983	45

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 61.4 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wabush Lake A. The most was 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 21 July 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wabush Lake A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 January 1983
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2 February 1976
Mar	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 March 1983
Apr	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 April 1976
May	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 May 1964
Jun	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 June 1978
Jul	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	21 July 1981
Aug	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 August 1982
Sep	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 September 1972
Oct	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 October 1964
Nov	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 November 1971
Dec	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1983

24 years of record at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960.

Days with data per year at Wabush Lake A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	58	16%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	335	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	335	92%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Wabush Lake A, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -3.8 C (25.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -6.3 C (20.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at -1.3 C (29.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wabush Lake A as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	-2.9 C	+0.92 C
1962	-4.4 C	-0.62 C
1963	-4.5 C	-0.68 C
1964	-4.4 C	-0.66 C
1965	-5.2 C	-1.44 C
1966	-2.1 C	+1.65 C
1967	-4.0 C	-0.17 C
1968	-3.1 C	+0.73 C
1969	-3.0 C	+0.78 C
1971	-3.8 C	-0.02 C
1972	-6.3 C	-2.56 C
1973	-2.5 C	+1.30 C
1974	-4.9 C	-1.13 C
1975	-4.0 C	-0.17 C
1976	-4.6 C	-0.77 C
1977	-2.9 C	+0.88 C
1978	-4.4 C	-0.57 C
1980	-3.4 C	+0.40 C
1981	-1.3 C	+2.50 C
1982	-4.7 C	-0.88 C
1983	-3.2 C	+0.60 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

1960 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Wabush Lake A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1983	27.7 C (81.8 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	1973	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	1981	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	1964	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1964	14 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.7 C (81.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wabush Lake A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1961	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1966	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1978	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1979	29.1 C (84.4 F)
1980	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1982	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1983	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. The record is -47.8 C (-54.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.8 C (-45.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wabush Lake A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1961	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1962	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1963	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1964	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1965	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1967	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1968	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1969	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1972	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1973	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1974	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1975	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1976	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1977	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978	-41.9 C (-43.4 F)
1979	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)
1980	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1981	-37.1 C (-34.8 F)
1982	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1983	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. The record is 61.4 mm (2.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.2 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wabush Lake A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1972	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1978	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1979	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	36.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. The record is 109.9 mm (4.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.7 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wabush Lake A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1963	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1964	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1965	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1971	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1972	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1973	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1974	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1976	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1977	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1978	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1979	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1980	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1981	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1982	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	66.4 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wabush Lake A, 1960 to 1983. The record is 27 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wabush Lake A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	9 days
1961	18 days
1962	25 days
1963	13 days
1964	27 days
1965	11 days
1966	15 days
1967	10 days
1968	16 days
1969	10 days
1970	16 days
1971	13 days
1972	9 days
1973	13 days
1974	16 days
1975	13 days
1976	14 days
1977	11 days
1978	13 days
1979	14 days
1980	16 days
1981	14 days
1982	14 days
1983	14 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wabush Lake A falls on 10 June and the median first autumn frost on 3 September, which leaves a median of 85 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Wabush Lake A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 June	n/a	10 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	3 September	n/a	3 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	85 days	n/a	85 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Wabush Lake A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).