Northwest Territories, Canada: Weather Records

48,400 weather records still stand at 53 stations in Northwest Territories, Canada, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories in Canada has 53 stations in the data, and 48,400 records set at them still stand.
1981 holds the most standing records in Northwest Territories: 2,309.

Which Years Hold Standing Records

48,400 standing records

48,400 records at stations in Northwest Territories still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 2,309.

Standing records in Northwest Territories by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1892	5
1893	30
1894	73
1895	55
1896	98
1897	86
1898	90
1899	81
1900	70
1901	37
1902	49
1903	102
1904	38
1905	44
1906	44
1907	63
1908	72
1909	128
1910	98
1911	129
1912	96
1913	84
1914	79
1915	122
1916	142
1917	166
1918	228
1919	100
1920	156
1921	78
1922	86
1923	156
1924	181
1925	128
1926	119
1927	178
1928	179
1929	134
1930	130
1931	197
1932	158
1933	236
1934	265
1935	232
1936	263
1937	170
1938	302
1939	143
1940	168
1941	147
1942	121
1943	494
1944	528
1945	428
1946	453
1947	568
1948	686
1949	700
1950	613
1951	850
1952	624
1953	618
1954	866
1955	759
1956	984
1957	1,209
1958	954
1959	1,236
1960	674
1961	1,137
1962	874
1963	822
1964	927
1965	974
1966	1,084
1967	891
1968	836
1969	1,152
1970	772
1971	860
1972	824
1973	950
1974	1,737
1975	1,626
1976	929
1977	1,241
1978	1,186
1979	1,611
1980	1,651
1981	2,309
1982	2,244
1983	2,183

Top Records by Significance

Stations

Stations in Northwest Territories
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Aklavik A	1926	85 years	Threshold days
Cape Parry A	1957	67 years	Threshold days
Colville Lake	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Fort Good Hope A	1944	67 years	Threshold days
Fort Good Hope 2	1897	70 years	Threshold days
Fort Liard A	1973	41 years	Threshold days
Fort Liard	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Fort McPherson	1892	86 years	Threshold days
Fort McPherson A	1981	33 years	Threshold days
Tulita A	1903	111 years	Threshold days
Fort Providence	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Fort Providence	1943	40 years	Threshold days
Fort Reliance	1948	45 years	Threshold days
Fort Reliance (Aut)	1993	34 years	Threshold days
Fort Resolution A	1930	84 years	Threshold days
Fort Simpson	1895	69 years	Threshold days
Fort Simpson A	1963	52 years	Threshold days
Fort Simpson	1942	84 years	Threshold days
Fort Smith A	1942	84 years	Threshold days
Hanbury River	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Hay River	1893	51 years	Threshold days
Hay River A	1943	83 years	Threshold days
Hay River Paradise Gdns	1962	45 years	Threshold days
Inner Whalebacks	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Inuvik A	1957	57 years	Threshold days
Lac la Martre	1974	53 years	Threshold days
Nicholson Peninsula	1957	54 years	Threshold days
Norman Wells A	1943	70 years	Threshold days
Norman Wells	1945	81 years	Threshold days
Paulatuk	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Pelly Island	1993	33 years	Threshold days
Port Radium	1937	38 years	Threshold days
Rabbit Kettle	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Rae Lakes	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Snare Rapids	1947	54 years	Threshold days
Tuktoyaktuk	1957	37 years	Threshold days
Tuktoyaktuk A	1970	41 years	Threshold days
Tuktoyaktuk	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Wrigley A	1943	71 years	Threshold days
Yellowknife A	1942	72 years	Threshold days
Yellowknife Hydro	1943	58 years	Threshold days
Yohin	1957	70 years	Threshold days
Liverpool Bay	1992	32 years	Threshold days
Little Chicago	1993	34 years	Threshold days
Trout Lake	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Storm Hills	1993	32 years	Threshold days
Aulavik National Park	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Ulukhaktok A	1979	32 years	Threshold days
Mould Bay A	1948	50 years	Threshold days
Sachs Harbour Climate	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Sachs Harbour A	1955	59 years	Threshold days
Thomsen River	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Mould Bay CS	1997	30 years	Threshold days

Download the Data

Data for Northwest Territories standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).