Canton Island Weather Records (KRC00914101)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canton Island (KRC00914101), Kiribati, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Canton Island

Canton Island (KRC00914101) is a weather station in Kiribati at -2.77 latitude and -171.72 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1979, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Canton Island still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kiribati, -2.77 latitude, -171.72 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1979, 67 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 Canton Island. 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 Canton Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Canton Island still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 160.

Standing records at Canton Island by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1913	3
1953	160
1954	48
1955	110
1956	36
1957	81
1958	102
1959	49
1960	33
1961	13
1962	31
1963	24
1964	70
1965	54
1966	32
1967	19
1972	68
1973	97
1974	74
1975	114
1976	67
1977	95
1978	65
1979	19

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 147.8 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canton Island. The most was 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 11 March 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Canton Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	29 January 1959
Feb	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 February 1973
Mar	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	11 March 1977
Apr	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2 April 1966
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 May 1979
Jun	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 June 1960
Jul	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	21 July 1972
Aug	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 August 1957
Sep	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 September 1958
Oct	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 October 1965
Nov	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 November 1965
Dec	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 1979

24 years of record at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.

Days with data per year at Canton Island
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1913	2	1%	No
1953	359	98%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	356	97%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	355	97%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	346	95%	Yes
1961	345	95%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	355	97%	Yes
1967	243	67%	No
1972	212	58%	No
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	332	91%	Yes
1976	310	85%	No
1977	283	78%	No
1978	304	83%	No
1979	153	42%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1953 to 1978

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Canton Island, 1953 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.5 C (83.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 27.5 C (81.4 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 29.1 C (84.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Canton Island as warming stripes, 1953 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	29.0 C	+0.49 C
1954	28.6 C	+0.12 C
1955	27.8 C	-0.68 C
1956	28.1 C	-0.40 C
1957	28.8 C	+0.33 C
1958	29.1 C	+0.66 C
1959	29.0 C	+0.53 C
1960	29.0 C	+0.48 C
1961	28.7 C	+0.27 C
1962	28.3 C	-0.14 C
1963	28.8 C	+0.31 C
1964	28.0 C	-0.51 C
1965	28.2 C	-0.25 C
1966	28.6 C	+0.15 C
1973	28.5 C	+0.01 C
1974	28.1 C	-0.34 C
1975	27.5 C	-1.01 C
1976	28.2 C	-0.30 C
1978	28.7 C	+0.25 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

1913 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Canton Island: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1953	34.2 C (93.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1975	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	1977	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	337.0 mm (13.3 in)	1966	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	92 days	1957	33 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Canton Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1913	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. The record is 18.3 C (64.9 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 C (72.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Canton Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1913	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1953	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1954	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1955	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1956	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1957	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1958	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1959	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1960	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1961	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1962	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1963	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1964	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1965	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1966	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1967	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1972	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1973	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1974	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1975	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1976	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1977	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1978	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1979	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. The record is 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canton Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1953	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1960	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1965	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1966	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1972	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1973	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1977	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1978	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1979	73.9 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. The record is 337.0 mm (13.3 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 141.8 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canton Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	n/a
1953	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1956	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1957	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1958	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1959	211.7 mm (8.3 in)
1960	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1963	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1964	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1965	164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1966	337.0 mm (13.3 in)
1967	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1973	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1974	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1976	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1977	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1978	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1979	141.8 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Canton Island, 1913 to 1979. The record is 92 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canton Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	1 day
1953	14 days
1954	48 days
1955	44 days
1956	52 days
1957	92 days
1958	29 days
1959	38 days
1960	20 days
1961	33 days
1962	41 days
1963	22 days
1964	72 days
1965	22 days
1966	33 days
1967	55 days
1972	11 days
1973	60 days
1974	59 days
1975	48 days
1976	17 days
1977	17 days
1978	30 days
1979	15 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 Canton Island standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Canton Island 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).