THOMSEN RIVER, NWT

Weather station · 73.2°N 119.5°W · 43 m above sea level

WMO 71916Station data since 1997

Right now−0.4°C06:00 UTC · 1 h 7 min agoSource: NOAA WMO SYNOP bulletins

Today so far−0.4°/−0.4°High at 06:00 UTC · low at 06:00 UTCSource: NOAA METAR and SYNOP

All-time record high25.4°CWednesday, 18 July 2007 · highest in available records since 1997Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily

All-time record low−52.4°CWednesday, 11 February 2026 · lowest in available records since 1997Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily

On this day · 23 September

Record high

8.2°C

in 2016

Record low

−11.8°C

in 2000

Average high

−1.1°C

all years on record

Record watch

8.6°C short of the record for 23 September

Today’s high −0.4°C against 8.2°C in 2016. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.

All-time record high

25.4°C

Date: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Time of day: Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
Location: THOMSEN RIVER, NWT, Canada
Position: 73.23°N 119.54°W · 43 m

Highest highest in available records since 1997. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.

All-time record low

−52.4°C

Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Time of day: Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
Location: THOMSEN RIVER, NWT, Canada
Position: 73.23°N 119.54°W · 43 m

Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1997. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.

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THOMSEN RIVER, NWT · −0.4°C

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Records by month

Jan

−1.2°

−51.8°

Feb

−8.7°

−52.4°

Mar

−5.8°

−51.3°

Apr

4.0°

−41.2°

May

9.6°

−29.3°

Jun

21.0°

−11.5°

Jul

25.4°

−4.1°

Aug

25.1°

−6.8°

Sep

14.8°

Recent days

Daily highest and lowest air temperature at THOMSEN RIVER, NWT, most recent first.
Day	High	At	Low	At
2026-09-23	−0.4°C	06:00 UTC	−0.4°C	06:00 UTC

Nearby stations

Aulvik National ParkCanada101.6 km
Sachs Harbour ArptCA234.9 km
SACHS HARBOUR CLIMATE, NWTCanada235.1 km
Ulukhaktok/Holman ArptCA282.1 km
MOULD BAY CS, NWTCanada335.6 km
Stefansson IslandCA454.6 km

Data sources for this page

Where each figure on this page comes from.
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), 1997 to 2026	Measured, station
Nearby stations and distances	Computed from station positions in our own database	Calculated