Watson Lake Arpt
Weather station · 60.1°N 128.8°W · 692 m above sea level
ICAO CYQHWMO 71953Station data since 1938
Record high
24.0°C
in 1995
Record low
−6.1°C
in 1956
Average high
11.6°C
all years on record
12.0°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 12.0°C against 24.0°C in 1995. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
35.4°C
- Date
- Friday, 31 July 2009
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Watson Lake Arpt, Canada
- Position
- 60.12°N 128.83°W · 692 m
Highest highest in available records since 1938. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−58.9°C
- Date
- Friday, 31 January 1947
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Watson Lake Arpt, Canada
- Position
- 60.12°N 128.83°W · 692 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1938. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Watson Lake Arpt is
60.12°N 128.83°W
Watson Lake Arpt
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-09-22, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
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Today is already hotter than 64% of all days recorded here since 1938.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1938. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 94.3°C.
From our dataRecord high 35.4°C against record low −58.9°C. - 3
At 04:00 UTC this morning it was 6.0°C. By 01:00 UTC it was 12.0°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Every year on record
1938 to 2014
Annual average · °C
Trend over 74 years with data: +0.10 °C per decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily. Years the station did not cover are left as gaps, never joined across. The dashed line is a least squares trend through the years that have data.
Records by month
Jan
8.9°
−58.9°
Feb
12.2°
−56.2°
Mar
11.7°
−46.7°
Apr
20.1°
−32.8°
May
34.2°
−16.0°
Jun
33.9°
−3.3°
Jul
35.4°
0.6°
Aug
32.8°
−6.7°
Sep
28.9°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 12.0°C | 01:00 UTC | 6.0°C | 04:00 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 12.0°C | 22:00 UTC | 1.0°C | 15:00 UTC |
Nearby stations
- WATSON LAKE (AUT), YTCanada0 km
- Dease LakeCanada199.6 km
- Dease Lake ArptCanada200.2 km
- Dease Lake Coastal StationCanada200.7 km
- DEASE LAKE A, BCCanada200.7 km
- TeslinCanada216.8 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), 1938 to 2014 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |