Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Upernavik. 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 Upernavik, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.0 C (51.8 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
8.0 C (46.4 F)
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
8.5 C (47.3 F)
-30.2 C (-22.4 F)
n/a
n/a
May
14.0 C (57.2 F)
-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
18.0 C (64.4 F)
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
18.2 C (64.8 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
19.9 C (67.8 F)
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
14.3 C (57.7 F)
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
8.6 C (47.5 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.6 C (47.5 F)
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Upernavik still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 89.
Standing records at Upernavik by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
66
1959
26
1960
70
1961
35
1962
52
1963
60
1964
89
1965
48
1966
21
1967
33
1968
72
1969
37
1970
86
1971
61
1972
30
1973
35
1974
42
1975
32
1976
52
1977
24
1978
42
1979
50
1980
40
1981
17
1995
8
1996
77
1997
77
1998
62
1999
31
2000
36
2001
41
2002
12
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 55.0 mm (2.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Upernavik. The most was 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 2 September 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Upernavik
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
15 January 1964
Feb
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
8 February 1968
Mar
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
12 March 1973
Apr
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
30 April 1968
May
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
31 May 1980
Jun
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
9 June 1980
Jul
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
28 July 1975
Aug
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 August 1964
Sep
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2 September 1975
Oct
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
22 October 1963
Nov
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
22 November 1969
Dec
16.7 mm (0.7 in)
31 December 1970
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1981, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Upernavik, 1959 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -6.7 C (20.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at -8.5 C (16.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at -4.9 C (23.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Upernavik as warming stripes, 1959 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
-7.2 C
-0.47 C
1960
-5.8 C
+0.84 C
1961
-8.2 C
-1.47 C
1962
-5.1 C
+1.57 C
1963
-5.7 C
+0.94 C
1964
-7.7 C
-1.00 C
1965
-5.8 C
+0.90 C
1966
-6.7 C
-0.05 C
1967
-5.9 C
+0.81 C
1968
-6.2 C
+0.44 C
1969
-6.1 C
+0.63 C
1970
-7.7 C
-1.02 C
1971
-8.5 C
-1.79 C
1972
-8.0 C
-1.35 C
1973
-7.1 C
-0.40 C
1974
-7.4 C
-0.68 C
1975
-7.9 C
-1.22 C
1976
-7.3 C
-0.61 C
1978
-7.2 C
-0.53 C
1979
-7.1 C
-0.37 C
1980
-5.1 C
+1.58 C
1997
-7.6 C
-0.89 C
1998
-4.9 C
+1.77 C
1999
-6.7 C
0.00 C
2000
-5.2 C
+1.50 C
2001
-5.8 C
+0.92 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
1958 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Upernavik: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1968
15.6 C (60.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1973
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1969
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
24
Longest dry spell (CDD)
71 days
1963
35 days
25
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. The record is 19.9 C (67.8 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.6 C (60.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Upernavik by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
13.4 C (56.1 F)
1959
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1960
18.0 C (64.4 F)
1961
17.3 C (63.1 F)
1962
17.0 C (62.6 F)
1963
15.2 C (59.4 F)
1964
17.0 C (62.6 F)
1965
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1966
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1967
16.6 C (61.9 F)
1968
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1969
15.2 C (59.4 F)
1970
14.3 C (57.7 F)
1971
16.2 C (61.2 F)
1972
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1973
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1974
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1975
15.7 C (60.3 F)
1976
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1977
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978
16.8 C (62.2 F)
1979
18.2 C (64.8 F)
1980
15.5 C (59.9 F)
1981
14.1 C (57.4 F)
1983
n/a
1985
6.4 C (43.5 F)
1995
8.6 C (47.5 F)
1996
12.1 C (53.8 F)
1997
13.1 C (55.6 F)
1998
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1999
14.9 C (58.8 F)
2000
14.8 C (58.6 F)
2001
16.9 C (62.4 F)
2002
15.5 C (59.9 F)
2003
0.2 C (32.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. The record is -39.0 C (-38.2 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.5 C (-26.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Upernavik by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1959
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1960
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1961
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-30.2 C (-22.4 F)
1964
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1965
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1966
-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1967
-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
1968
-32.9 C (-27.2 F)
1969
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-34.9 C (-30.8 F)
1972
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1973
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1974
-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
1975
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1976
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
1977
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1978
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1979
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1980
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1981
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1983
n/a
1985
n/a
1995
-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
1996
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1997
-34.3 C (-29.7 F)
1998
-33.4 C (-28.1 F)
1999
-29.8 C (-21.6 F)
2000
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
2001
-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
2002
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
2003
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. The record is 55.0 mm (2.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Upernavik by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1959
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1960
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1961
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1963
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1968
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1969
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1971
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1972
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1973
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1974
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1978
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1979
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1980
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1981
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1983
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1985
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2003
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. The record is 78.6 mm (3.1 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Upernavik by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1960
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1961
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1963
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1964
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1967
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1970
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1972
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1973
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1974
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1977
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1978
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1979
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1983
n/a
1985
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Upernavik, 1958 to 2003. The record is 71 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Upernavik by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
43 days
1959
39 days
1960
37 days
1961
32 days
1962
58 days
1963
71 days
1964
42 days
1965
57 days
1966
38 days
1967
37 days
1968
36 days
1969
32 days
1970
27 days
1971
39 days
1972
31 days
1973
27 days
1974
26 days
1975
23 days
1976
24 days
1977
28 days
1978
35 days
1979
31 days
1980
25 days
1981
36 days
1983
n/a
1985
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
1 day
2003
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Upernavik falls on 28 June and the median first autumn frost on 5 July, which leaves a median of 8 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Upernavik
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1959 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 June
n/a
28 June
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 July
n/a
5 July
n/a
+5.8 days per decade
Growing days
8 days
n/a
8 days
n/a
+7.2 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.
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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.