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January Weather at Croker River, N. W. T. Canada

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from -5°F to -7°F, rarely falling below -21°F or exceeding 10°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from -13°F to -16°F, rarely falling below -28°F or exceeding 0°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Croker River, N. W. T. typically range from 44°F to 55°F, while on February 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from -17°F to -7°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-40°F-40°F-35°F-35°F-30°F-30°F-25°F-25°F-20°F-20°F-15°F-15°F-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°FDecFebJan 1-5°FJan 1-5°F-13°F-13°FJan 31-7°FJan 31-7°F-16°F-16°FJan 11-6°FJan 11-6°F-14°F-14°FJan 21-7°FJan 21-7°F-16°F-16°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nadym, Russia (3,109 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Croker River, N. W. T. (view comparison).

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The month of January at Croker River, N. W. T. experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 87% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 13% of the time.

For reference, on December 27, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88%, while on June 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 50%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 112%Jan 112%Jan 3113%Jan 3113%Jan 1112%Jan 1112%Jan 2112%Jan 2112%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Croker River, N. W. T., the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 23% on August 2, and its lowest chance is 2% on December 1.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%DecFebJan 13%Jan 13%Jan 313%Jan 313%Jan 113%Jan 113%Jan 213%Jan 213%snow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January at Croker River, N. W. T. is essentially constant, remaining about 1.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.0 inches or falling to 0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.0 inches on January 14.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inDecFebJan 141.0 inJan 141.0 inJan 11.0 inJan 11.0 inJan 311.0 inJan 311.0 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Due to its extreme latitude, Croker River, N. W. T. experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the winter at Croker River, N. W. T. during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.5 months, setting at 1:02 PM on November 28, and not rising again until 12:42 PM on January 13. As such, January begins the month in polar night, which ends before the month is out.

The longest day of the month is January 31, with 5 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrDecFebJan 10 minJan 10 minJan 315 hr, 8 minJan 315 hr, 8 minJan 110 minJan 110 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Croker River, N. W. T. is 12:42 PM on January 13 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 6 minutes earlier at 10:36 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 1:28 PM on January 13 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 16 minutes later at 3:44 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Croker River, N. W. T. during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDecFeb12:42 PM12:42 PMJan 131:28 PMJan 131:28 PM10:36 AM10:36 AMJan 313:44 PMJan 313:44 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb00
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 265:34 PMDec 265:34 PMJan 2510:55 AMJan 2510:55 AMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 245:31 AMFeb 245:31 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM3:42 PM3:42 PM9:35 AM9:35 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
74%-12:55 PMWNW10:35 PMENE5:04 AMS251,593 mi
2
65%-12:33 PMW-5:42 AMS251,304 mi
3
50%12:20 AME12:12 PMW-6:21 AMS250,191 mi
4
46%2:06 AMESE11:49 AMWSW-7:00 AMS248,259 mi
5
36%4:00 AMSE11:21 AMSW-7:42 AMS245,579 mi
6
26%6:18 AMSSE10:37 AMSSW-8:28 AMS242,299 mi
7
18%9:19 AMS238,638 mi
8
10%10:16 AMS234,883 mi
9
4%11:20 AMS231,363 mi
10
1%12:28 PMS228,414 mi
11
0%1:35 PMS226,317 mi
12
3%2:40 PMS225,242 mi
13
8%12:55 PMSE6:23 PMSW-3:39 PMS225,218 mi
14
16%12:14 PMESE8:55 PMWSW-4:32 PMS226,148 mi
15
26%11:46 AMESE11:09 PMW-5:22 PMS227,841 mi
16
38%11:21 AME--6:09 PMS230,067 mi
17
50%-1:17 AMWNW10:55 AMENE6:55 PMS232,598 mi
18
61%-3:31 AMNW10:23 AMNE7:42 PMS235,240 mi
19
71%-6:15 AMNNW9:23 AMNNE8:31 PMS237,854 mi
20
80%9:22 PMS240,350 mi
21
88%10:14 PMS242,684 mi
22
94%11:08 PMS244,835 mi
23
96%--
24
98%12:00 AMS246,791 mi
25
100%12:49 AMS248,529 mi
26
100%-12:40 PMNNW3:48 PMNNE1:36 AMS250,009 mi
27
98%-11:45 AMNW6:13 PMNE2:20 AMS251,163 mi
28
94%-11:14 AMWNW8:09 PMENE3:01 AMS251,905 mi
29
88%-10:51 AMWNW9:55 PME3:40 AMS252,136 mi
30
81%-10:29 AMW11:39 PME4:18 AMS251,756 mi
31
73%-10:07 AMWSW-4:57 AMS250,683 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Croker River, N. W. T. is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on June 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Croker River, N. W. T. is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 12.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.1 miles per hour, while on July 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during January is 13.1 miles per hour on January 9.

Average Wind Speed in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average Wind Speed in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphDecFebJan 913.1 mphJan 913.1 mphJan 3112.5 mphJan 3112.5 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Croker River, N. W. T. throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 44% on January 13.

Wind Direction in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Wind Direction in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Croker River, N. W. T. is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Croker River, N. W. T. is essentially constant during January, remaining around 29°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during January is 29°F on January 14.

Average Water Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average Water Temperature in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.6°F28.6°F28.8°F28.8°F29.0°F29.0°F29.2°F29.2°F29.4°F29.4°F29.6°F29.6°FDecFebJan 1429°FJan 1429°FJan 129°FJan 129°FJan 3129°FJan 3129°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Croker River, N. W. T. typically lasts for 2.7 months (84 days), from around June 15 to around September 6, rarely starting before May 27 or after July 10, and rarely ending before August 16 or after September 22.

The month of January at Croker River, N. W. T. is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 16frigidfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Croker River, N. W. T. are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Growing Degree Days in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 310°FJan 310°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 210°FJan 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Croker River, N. W. T. is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0.0 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Croker River, N. W. T.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Croker River, N. W. T.Jan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.1 kWh0.1 kWh0.2 kWh0.2 kWh0.3 kWh0.3 kWh0.4 kWh0.4 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh0.6 kWh0.6 kWh0.7 kWh0.7 kWh0.8 kWh0.8 kWh0.9 kWh0.9 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.1 kWh1.1 kWhDecFebJan 10.0 kWhJan 10.0 kWhJan 310.1 kWhJan 310.1 kWhJan 110.0 kWhJan 110.0 kWhJan 210.0 kWhJan 210.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Croker River, N. W. T. are 69.267 deg latitude, -119.217 deg longitude, and 161 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Croker River, N. W. T. contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 253 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 123 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,093 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,598 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Croker River, N. W. T. is covered by bare soil (50%) and sparse vegetation (50%), within 10 miles by water (40%) and sparse vegetation (30%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and sparse vegetation (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Croker River, N. W. T., based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Croker River, N. W. T. has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Ulukhaktok/Holman Island Airport; Keats Point Nwt; Tuktut Nogait , N. W. T.; and Paulatuk Automated Reporting Station.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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