Cape Dorset A Threshold Days by Year (CA002400635)
10 fixed thresholds counted per year at Cape Dorset A (CA002400635): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Cape Dorset A Thresholds
- Cape Dorset A: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 6 years, most in 1982 with 247.
- Cape Dorset A: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 6 years, most in 1983 with 305.
- Cape Dorset A: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 6 years, most in 1983 with 205.
- Cape Dorset A: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -20 C (-4 F) in 6 years, most in 1982 with 148.
- 10 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Cape Dorset A.
Nights at or below 0 C (32 F)
6 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 277 | 276 |
| 1979 | 275 | 276 |
| 1980 | 275 | 286 |
| 1981 | 277 | 286 |
| 1982 | 287 | 286 |
| 1983 | 305 | 286 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1971-01-01 | 1971-12-31 |
| 1979 | 1979-01-03 | 1979-12-31 |
| 1980 | 1980-01-01 | 1980-12-31 |
| 1981 | 1981-01-01 | 1981-12-31 |
| 1982 | 1982-01-01 | 1982-12-31 |
| 1983 | 1983-01-01 | 1983-12-31 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 6 | 247 | 1982 | 233 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 6 | 305 | 1983 | 305 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 6 | 205 | 1983 | 205 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 6 | 148 | 1982 | 143 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 6 | 64 | 1983 | 64 |
| -40 C (-40 F): Days with min | 1 | 1 | 1971 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 6 | 10 | 1971 | 3 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 4 | 8 | 1971 | 1 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 1 | 1 | 1971 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1971.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).