Kirkland Lake Weather Records (CA006074209)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kirkland Lake (CA006074209), Ontario, Canada, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for Kirkland Lake

Kirkland Lake (CA006074209) is a weather station in Ontario, Canada at 48.15 latitude and -80.00 longitude, 324 m (1,063 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1996, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kirkland Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kirkland Lake set a daily record precipitation of 13.5 mm (0.5 in) on 21 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Ontario, Canada, 48.15 latitude, -80.00 longitude.
Elevation: 324 m (1,063 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1996, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

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 Kirkland Lake. 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 Kirkland Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kirkland Lake still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 69.

Standing records at Kirkland Lake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	36
1951	40
1952	25
1953	39
1954	45
1955	54
1956	60
1957	56
1958	40
1959	48
1960	25
1961	38
1962	47
1963	54
1964	69
1965	48
1966	43
1967	42
1968	38
1969	20
1970	33
1971	32
1972	21
1973	38
1974	37
1975	54
1976	63
1977	32
1978	36
1979	42
1980	49
1981	47
1982	60
1983	53

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Kirkland Lake between 2 January 1981 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.

When Kirkland Lake set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1981-01-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1981-01-03	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1982-01-17	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -47.0 C (-52.6 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kirkland Lake. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 29 June 1957.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kirkland Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 January 1982
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 February 1968
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 March 1954
Apr	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 April 1975
May	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 May 1975
Jun	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 June 1957
Jul	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 July 1969
Aug	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	9 August 1950
Sep	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 September 1973
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 October 1954
Nov	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 November 1969
Dec	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 1983

34 years of record at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972 and others.

Days with data per year at Kirkland Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	209	57%	No
1951	273	75%	No
1952	274	75%	No
1953	245	67%	No
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	318	87%	No
1968	292	80%	No
1969	245	67%	No
1970	335	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	210	57%	No
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	254	70%	No
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	336	92%	Yes
1977	189	52%	No
1978	334	92%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Kirkland Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily low min	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	monthly low min	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	24 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1983	Kirkland Lake, CA	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1954 to 1983

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Kirkland Lake, 1954 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.4 C (34.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 0.5 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 2.3 C (36.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kirkland Lake as warming stripes, 1954 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	1.5 C	+0.10 C
1955	2.3 C	+0.87 C
1956	0.7 C	-0.72 C
1957	1.4 C	-0.03 C
1958	1.5 C	+0.07 C
1959	1.0 C	-0.40 C
1961	1.7 C	+0.30 C
1962	1.1 C	-0.31 C
1963	1.0 C	-0.41 C
1964	1.4 C	-0.06 C
1965	0.5 C	-0.99 C
1966	1.4 C	-0.05 C
1971	1.8 C	+0.40 C
1973	2.3 C	+0.88 C
1975	2.0 C	+0.60 C
1979	1.5 C	+0.10 C
1980	0.5 C	-0.91 C
1981	2.1 C	+0.66 C
1982	0.8 C	-0.64 C
1983	1.9 C	+0.50 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

1950 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Kirkland Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1975	32.0 C (89.6 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)	1982	-39.7 C (-39.5 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1957	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.1 mm (6.2 in)	1957	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1958	16 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1978	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	32.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is -47.0 C (-52.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.7 C (-39.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1951	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1952	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1953	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1955	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1956	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1957	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1958	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1959	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1961	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1962	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1963	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1964	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1973	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1977	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1980	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1981	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1982	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1983	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.5 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1956	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1979	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	28.6 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 157.1 mm (6.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.7 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1954	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1958	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1961	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1965	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1979	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1980	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1981	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	55.6 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kirkland Lake, 1950 to 1983. The record is 35 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kirkland Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	16 days
1951	13 days
1952	18 days
1953	19 days
1954	12 days
1955	20 days
1956	13 days
1957	24 days
1958	35 days
1959	13 days
1960	27 days
1961	26 days
1962	21 days
1963	11 days
1964	14 days
1965	23 days
1966	12 days
1967	11 days
1968	14 days
1969	16 days
1970	14 days
1971	15 days
1972	29 days
1973	15 days
1974	13 days
1975	12 days
1976	14 days
1977	18 days
1978	15 days
1979	16 days
1980	18 days
1981	20 days
1982	20 days
1983	11 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kirkland Lake falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 107 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Kirkland Lake
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1954 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	2 June	n/a	2 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	14 September	n/a	14 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	107 days	n/a	107 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Kirkland Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kirkland Lake 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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