Sable Island Threshold Days by Year (CA008204700)

11 fixed thresholds counted per year at Sable Island (CA008204700): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Sable Island Thresholds

Sable Island: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 92 years, most in 1983 with 63.
Sable Island: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 91 years, most in 1906 with 21.
Sable Island: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 86 years, most in 1904 with 14.
Sable Island: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 85 years, most in 1923 with 56.
11 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Sable Island.

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F)

84 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Sable Island with nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 154 in 1921.

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) per year at Sable Island
Year	Days	Decade average
1898	112	114.5
1899	117	114.5
1900	105	108.7
1901	104	108.7
1902	87	108.7
1903	99	108.7
1904	136	108.7
1905	114	108.7
1906	109	108.7
1907	112	108.7
1908	114	108.7
1909	107	108.7
1910	84	117.1
1911	129	117.1
1912	124	117.1
1913	109	117.1
1914	140	117.1
1915	106	117.1
1916	121	117.1
1917	119	117.1
1918	124	117.1
1919	115	117.1
1920	103	121.6
1921	154	121.6
1923	127	121.6
1924	123	121.6
1925	125	121.6
1926	129	121.6
1927	104	121.6
1928	103	121.6
1929	126	121.6
1930	109	110.2
1931	104	110.2
1932	98	110.2
1933	124	110.2
1934	118	110.2
1935	118	110.2
1936	105	110.2
1937	103	110.2
1938	105	110.2
1939	118	110.2
1940	125	110.3
1941	129	110.3
1942	109	110.3
1943	110	110.3
1944	104	110.3
1945	98	110.3
1946	118	110.3
1948	115	110.3
1949	85	110.3
1950	106	89.9
1951	71	89.9
1952	74	89.9
1953	73	89.9
1954	81	89.9
1955	104	89.9
1956	92	89.9
1957	110	89.9
1958	74	89.9
1959	114	89.9
1960	91	107.3
1961	102	107.3
1962	109	107.3
1963	110	107.3
1964	117	107.3
1965	128	107.3
1966	103	107.3
1967	118	107.3
1968	103	107.3
1969	92	107.3
1970	108	107.6
1971	104	107.6
1972	124	107.6
1973	102	107.6
1974	99	107.6
1975	111	107.6
1976	105	107.6
1977	107	107.6
1978	118	107.6
1979	98	107.6
1980	107	92.3
1981	82	92.3
1982	104	92.3
1983	76	92.3

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Sable Island meeting 0 C (32 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Sable Island
Year	First date	Last date
1898	1898-01-02	1898-12-30
1899	1899-01-01	1899-12-31
1900	1900-01-01	1900-12-30
1901	1901-01-01	1901-12-29
1902	1902-01-01	1902-12-31
1903	1903-01-03	1903-12-31
1904	1904-01-01	1904-12-31
1905	1905-01-02	1905-12-31
1906	1906-01-01	1906-12-21
1907	1907-01-02	1907-12-30
1908	1908-01-01	1908-12-31
1909	1909-01-01	1909-12-31
1910	1910-01-01	1910-12-31
1911	1911-01-01	1911-12-31
1912	1912-01-01	1912-12-31
1913	1913-01-02	1913-12-31
1914	1914-01-01	1914-12-31
1915	1915-01-01	1915-12-31
1916	1916-01-01	1916-12-31
1917	1917-01-01	1917-12-31
1918	1918-01-01	1918-12-31
1919	1919-01-01	1919-12-31
1920	1920-01-01	1920-12-31
1921	1921-01-01	1921-12-31
1923	1923-01-01	1923-12-31
1924	1924-01-02	1924-12-31
1925	1925-01-01	1925-12-31
1926	1926-01-01	1926-12-31
1927	1927-01-01	1927-12-29
1928	1928-01-03	1928-12-27
1929	1929-01-01	1929-12-27
1930	1930-01-01	1930-12-31
1931	1931-01-01	1931-12-31
1932	1932-01-01	1932-12-30
1933	1933-01-01	1933-12-31
1934	1934-01-02	1934-12-31
1935	1935-01-01	1935-12-31
1936	1936-01-01	1936-12-31
1937	1937-01-02	1937-12-31
1938	1938-01-01	1938-12-31
1939	1939-01-01	1939-12-31
1940	1940-01-01	1940-12-28
1941	1941-01-01	1941-12-31
1942	1942-01-01	1942-12-30
1943	1943-01-02	1943-12-31
1944	1944-01-01	1944-12-31
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-28
1946	1946-01-01	1946-12-31
1948	1948-01-01	1948-12-28
1949	1949-01-05	1949-12-31
1950	1950-01-01	1950-12-29
1951	1951-01-01	1951-12-30
1952	1952-01-03	1952-12-31
1953	1953-01-01	1953-12-28
1954	1954-01-01	1954-12-30
1955	1955-01-01	1955-12-31
1956	1956-01-01	1956-12-31
1957	1957-01-01	1957-12-26
1958	1958-01-01	1958-12-31
1959	1959-01-01	1959-12-29
1960	1960-01-01	1960-12-29
1961	1961-01-03	1961-12-31
1962	1962-01-01	1962-12-31
1963	1963-01-06	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-23
1965	1965-01-01	1965-12-30
1966	1966-01-02	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-31
1968	1968-01-01	1968-12-31
1969	1969-01-01	1969-12-31
1970	1970-01-01	1970-12-31
1971	1971-01-01	1971-12-31
1972	1972-01-01	1972-12-31
1973	1973-01-02	1973-12-25
1974	1974-01-02	1974-12-31
1975	1975-01-02	1975-12-31
1976	1976-01-01	1976-12-31
1977	1977-01-01	1977-12-31
1978	1978-01-02	1978-12-31
1979	1979-01-01	1979-12-31
1980	1980-01-01	1980-12-31
1981	1981-01-01	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-06	1982-12-31
1983	1983-01-03	1983-12-31

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Sable Island
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max	85	56	1923	18
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	84	154	1921	76
-10 C (14 F): Days with min	78	21	1904	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	7	4	1932	1
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	92	63	1983	63
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	91	21	1906	10
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	71	6	1959	3
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	5	2	1892	1
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall	86	14	1904	4
25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall	31	3	1892	1
50 cm (19.7 in): Days with 50 cm or more snowfall	2	1	1934	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1898.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Sable Island Threshold Days by Year (CA008204700)

Key Facts for Sable Island Thresholds

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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