Cape Race
Weather station · 46.7°N 53.1°W · 4 m above sea level
ICAO CWRAWMO 71800Station data since 1920
Record high
23.4°C
in 2021
Record low
0.6°C
in 1945
Average high
15.0°C
all years on record
13.5°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 9.9°C against 23.4°C in 2021. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
28.2°C
- Date
- Sunday, 14 September 2003
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Cape Race, Canada
- Position
- 46.66°N 53.07°W · 4 m
Highest highest in available records since 1920. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−26.1°C
- Date
- Friday, 4 February 1921
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Cape Race, Canada
- Position
- 46.66°N 53.07°W · 4 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1920. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Satellite preview of the station site
Cape Race · 9.9°C
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Records by month
Jan
12.7°
−24.4°
Feb
11.0°
−26.1°
Mar
11.4°
−21.0°
Apr
18.9°
−13.9°
May
20.8°
−9.4°
Jun
25.6°
−6.1°
Jul
27.8°
−1.1°
Aug
27.8°
0.6°
Sep
28.2°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 9.9°C | 01:00 UTC | 3.5°C | 07:00 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 17.4°C | 18:00 UTC | 8.4°C | 23:00 UTC |
Nearby stations
- Cape Race, NfldCanada1.1 km
- Long PondCanada95.5 km
- St. John's West CDA CS, Nfld.Canada97.7 km
- Argentia/Bristol FldCanada99.4 km
- Argentia, NfldCanada100.3 km
- St. John's, NfldCanada109.5 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1920 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |