Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nuuk. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Nuuk, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.5 C (56.3 F)
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
11.3 C (52.3 F)
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
Feb
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
Mar
15.2 C (59.4 F)
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
Apr
16.9 C (62.4 F)
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
-12.1 C (10.2 F)
May
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-13.4 C (7.9 F)
11.3 C (52.3 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
Jun
19.9 C (67.8 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
Jul
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
18.7 C (65.7 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
Aug
22.0 C (71.6 F)
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
19.6 C (67.3 F)
3.2 C (37.8 F)
Sep
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-16.6 C (2.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.3 C (61.3 F)
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Nuuk still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Nuuk by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
20
1959
12
1960
25
1961
9
1962
22
1963
24
1964
25
1965
21
1966
22
1967
17
1968
20
1969
24
1970
24
1971
30
1972
26
1973
19
1974
16
1975
11
1976
26
1977
12
1978
23
1979
13
1980
7
1981
6
1982
44
1983
78
1984
63
1985
16
1986
27
1987
25
1988
14
1989
32
1990
17
1991
20
1992
47
1993
43
1994
23
1995
26
1996
11
1997
36
1998
6
1999
23
2000
6
2001
9
2002
13
2003
25
2004
5
2005
18
2006
20
2007
21
2008
26
2009
13
2010
73
2011
15
2012
25
2013
6
2014
7
2015
10
2016
24
2017
9
2018
12
2019
16
2020
15
2021
17
2022
13
2023
18
2024
6
2025
26
2026
11
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Nuuk between 5 February 2008 and 6 November 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Nuuk set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2008-02-05
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2008-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2008-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 24.0 C (75.2 F)
2010-11-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 216.7 mm (8.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 216.7 mm (8.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nuuk. The most was 216.7 mm (8.5 in) on 6 November 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nuuk
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
8 January 2002
Feb
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
7 February 1983
Mar
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
18 March 2008
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
3 April 1977
May
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
12 May 2005
Jun
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
26 June 1973
Jul
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
31 July 2000
Aug
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1 August 1984
Sep
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
22 September 1967
Oct
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
20 October 1964
Nov
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
6 November 2010
Dec
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
69 years of record at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1982, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Nuuk, 1959 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -0.8 C (30.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at -3.9 C (25.0 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 3.2 C (37.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.0 C (7.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Nuuk as warming stripes, 1959 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
-0.7 C
+0.05 C
1960
0.2 C
+0.93 C
1962
0.6 C
+1.31 C
1963
0.0 C
+0.72 C
1964
-0.4 C
+0.31 C
1965
0.5 C
+1.20 C
1966
0.1 C
+0.86 C
1967
-1.5 C
-0.77 C
1968
-0.5 C
+0.24 C
1969
-0.7 C
+0.05 C
1970
-1.1 C
-0.37 C
1971
-1.9 C
-1.18 C
1972
-2.8 C
-2.06 C
1973
-0.9 C
-0.20 C
1974
-1.0 C
-0.26 C
1975
-1.1 C
-0.32 C
1976
-1.4 C
-0.63 C
1977
0.5 C
+1.24 C
1978
-0.8 C
-0.05 C
1979
-0.3 C
+0.45 C
1980
0.0 C
+0.75 C
1981
-0.7 C
+0.05 C
1983
-3.5 C
-2.75 C
1984
-3.9 C
-3.16 C
1985
0.9 C
+1.60 C
1986
-0.9 C
-0.20 C
1987
-1.1 C
-0.33 C
1988
-0.6 C
+0.17 C
1989
-2.6 C
-1.87 C
1990
-1.8 C
-1.06 C
1991
-1.5 C
-0.74 C
1992
-3.2 C
-2.44 C
1993
-3.4 C
-2.66 C
1994
-1.9 C
-1.18 C
1995
-1.3 C
-0.59 C
1996
-0.3 C
+0.40 C
1997
-0.8 C
-0.08 C
1998
-0.6 C
+0.12 C
2001
0.0 C
+0.71 C
2002
-0.6 C
+0.11 C
2004
0.0 C
+0.76 C
2006
0.3 C
+1.00 C
2009
-0.1 C
+0.61 C
2010
3.2 C
+3.90 C
2014
-0.7 C
+0.01 C
2016
0.3 C
+1.01 C
2017
-0.5 C
+0.24 C
2019
0.6 C
+1.34 C
2021
0.3 C
+1.00 C
2023
-0.2 C
+0.56 C
2025
0.4 C
+1.19 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1959 to 2025 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Nuuk
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1959 to 2025
51
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.24) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1959 to 2025
51
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.23 C (0.04 to 0.42) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1959 to 2025
51
Rise
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
1958 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Nuuk: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
24.0 C (75.2 F)
2008
18.3 C (64.9 F)
69
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2008
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
69
Wettest day (Rx1day)
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
2010
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
480.0 mm (18.9 in)
2010
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
2010
24 days
69
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. The record is 24.0 C (75.2 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.3 C (64.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Nuuk by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
19.5 C (67.1 F)
1959
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1960
17.1 C (62.8 F)
1961
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1962
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1963
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1964
19.6 C (67.3 F)
1965
19.0 C (66.2 F)
1966
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1967
18.4 C (65.1 F)
1968
19.0 C (66.2 F)
1969
14.6 C (58.3 F)
1970
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1971
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1972
18.7 C (65.7 F)
1973
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1974
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1975
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1976
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1977
21.5 C (70.7 F)
1978
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1979
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1980
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1981
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1982
15.8 C (60.4 F)
1983
16.4 C (61.5 F)
1984
17.4 C (63.3 F)
1985
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1986
18.6 C (65.5 F)
1987
20.4 C (68.7 F)
1988
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1989
14.6 C (58.3 F)
1990
16.4 C (61.5 F)
1991
19.2 C (66.6 F)
1992
14.6 C (58.3 F)
1993
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1994
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1995
19.1 C (66.4 F)
1996
15.3 C (59.5 F)
1997
16.4 C (61.5 F)
1998
17.4 C (63.3 F)
1999
18.2 C (64.8 F)
2000
15.9 C (60.6 F)
2001
17.2 C (63.0 F)
2002
18.8 C (65.8 F)
2003
21.5 C (70.7 F)
2004
18.2 C (64.8 F)
2005
17.4 C (63.3 F)
2006
20.3 C (68.5 F)
2007
21.0 C (69.8 F)
2008
24.0 C (75.2 F)
2009
18.7 C (65.7 F)
2010
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2011
16.6 C (61.9 F)
2012
19.0 C (66.2 F)
2013
20.1 C (68.2 F)
2014
17.6 C (63.7 F)
2015
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2016
19.9 C (67.8 F)
2017
20.2 C (68.4 F)
2018
19.7 C (67.5 F)
2019
19.6 C (67.3 F)
2020
18.6 C (65.5 F)
2021
18.3 C (64.9 F)
2022
17.3 C (63.1 F)
2023
19.3 C (66.7 F)
2024
17.2 C (63.0 F)
2025
19.0 C (66.2 F)
2026
19.6 C (67.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. The record is -36.2 C (-33.2 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.3 C (-2.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Nuuk by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1959
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1960
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1961
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1962
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1963
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1964
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1965
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1966
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1967
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1968
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1969
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1970
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1971
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1972
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1973
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1974
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1975
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1976
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1977
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1978
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1979
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1982
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1983
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1984
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1985
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1987
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1988
-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1989
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1990
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1991
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1992
-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
1993
-25.1 C (-13.2 F)
1994
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1995
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1996
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1997
-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
1998
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1999
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
2000
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
2001
-17.6 C (0.3 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
2005
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2008
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2009
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
2010
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2012
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
2013
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2014
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
2016
-17.3 C (0.9 F)
2017
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
2018
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
2019
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
2020
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
2021
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
2022
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
2023
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
2024
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2025
-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2026
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. The record is 216.7 mm (8.5 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.8 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nuuk by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1962
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1964
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1968
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1973
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1974
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1977
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1978
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1980
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1982
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1984
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1985
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1987
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1998
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2000
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2001
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2002
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2003
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2005
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2007
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2008
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2009
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
2011
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2013
3.1 mm (0.12 in)
2014
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2015
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
2016
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
2017
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2018
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2019
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2020
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2021
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2022
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2023
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
2024
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2025
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2026
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. The record is 480.0 mm (18.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.3 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nuuk by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1959
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1961
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1962
161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1963
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1965
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1967
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1968
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1969
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1970
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1971
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1972
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1973
204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1974
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1975
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1976
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1977
141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1978
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1979
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1980
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1982
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1983
237.4 mm (9.3 in)
1984
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1985
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1986
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1988
148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1989
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1991
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1992
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1993
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1994
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1997
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1998
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
2000
427.2 mm (16.8 in)
2001
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
2002
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
2003
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2004
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
2005
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
2006
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2007
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2008
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2009
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
2010
480.0 mm (18.9 in)
2011
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
2012
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
2013
n/a
2014
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2015
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
2016
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2017
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2018
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2019
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2020
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2021
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2022
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2023
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2024
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2025
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2026
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Nuuk, 1958 to 2026. The record is 60 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nuuk by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
46 days
1959
24 days
1960
48 days
1961
32 days
1962
27 days
1963
26 days
1964
29 days
1965
19 days
1966
37 days
1967
13 days
1968
30 days
1969
28 days
1970
24 days
1971
25 days
1972
29 days
1973
15 days
1974
23 days
1975
15 days
1976
20 days
1977
32 days
1978
29 days
1979
25 days
1980
33 days
1981
17 days
1982
34 days
1983
14 days
1984
15 days
1985
23 days
1986
21 days
1987
21 days
1988
16 days
1989
18 days
1990
40 days
1991
22 days
1992
22 days
1993
14 days
1994
26 days
1995
20 days
1996
17 days
1997
17 days
1998
26 days
1999
18 days
2000
16 days
2001
22 days
2002
29 days
2003
29 days
2004
34 days
2005
20 days
2006
37 days
2007
38 days
2008
22 days
2009
32 days
2010
60 days
2011
17 days
2012
17 days
2013
1 day
2014
29 days
2015
15 days
2016
25 days
2017
20 days
2018
31 days
2019
25 days
2020
17 days
2021
28 days
2022
22 days
2023
51 days
2024
19 days
2025
32 days
2026
33 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
51 years with a frost
Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Nuuk falls on 19 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 81 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Nuuk
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1981 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 June
n/a
18 June
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
14 September
n/a
+6.0 days per decade
Growing days
81 days
n/a
85 days
n/a
+8.5 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
63 years, 1958 to 2025
A day with at least 59.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 217.7 mm (8.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Nuuk: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
25 years
143.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years
177.4 mm (7.0 in)
100 years
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1958 to 2025.
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: 216.7 mm (8.5 in) in 2010; 163.0 mm (6.4 in) in 1984; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 2000.
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Data for Nuuk standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nuuk 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.