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May Weather at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 18°F, from 13°F to 31°F, rarely falling below 3°F or exceeding 39°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 21°F, from 2°F to 23°F, rarely falling below -9°F or exceeding 30°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. typically range from 43°F to 56°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from -28°F to -17°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-40°F-40°F-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°FAprJunMay 113°FMay 113°F2°F2°FMay 3131°FMay 3131°F23°F23°FMay 1119°FMay 1119°F8°F8°FMay 2125°FMay 2125°F16°F16°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 May. 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 May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJunfrigidfreezingvery coldcold
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.

Urengoy, Russia (3,108 miles away); Kropotkin, Russia (3,369 miles); and Serebryanyy Bor, Russia (3,364 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cape Peel West, N. W. T. (view comparison).

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The month of May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 77% to 58%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 42% of the time.

For reference, on February 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 95%, while on June 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 45%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 123%May 123%May 3142%May 3142%May 1132%May 1132%May 2136%May 2136%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T., the chance of a wet day over the course of May is increasing, starting the month at 5% and ending it at 11%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 21% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 1% on February 25.

Over the course of May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T., the chance of a day with only rain increases from 0% to 3%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 0% to 3%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 6% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Probability of Precipitation in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%AprJunMay 15%May 15%May 3111%May 3111%May 117%May 117%May 219%May 219%snowmixedrain
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).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is gradually increasing, starting the month at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

The average rainfall (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 snowfall.

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 May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.4 inches, and ending the month at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.3 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 4.6 inches on May 23.

Average Monthly Snowfall in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

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, Cape Peel West, 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 summer at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.1 months, rising at 1:17 AM on May 20, and not setting again until 12:47 AM on July 23. As such, polar day begins in May and lasts beyond the end of the month.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 18 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is 3:52 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 35 minutes earlier at 1:17 AM on May 20.

The earliest sunset is 10:28 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 29 minutes later at 12:57 AM on May 19.

Daylight saving time is observed at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAprJun1:17 AM1:17 AM12:57 AMMay 1912:57 AMMay 193:52 AM3:52 AM10:28 PMMay 110:28 PMMay 1SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoon
The solar day over the course of May. 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 May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMAprJun010102020203030400010102020303040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 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 May 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 May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PMMay 79:23 PMMay 79:23 PMJun 66:38 AMJun 66:38 AM5:55 AM5:55 AM9:27 PM9:27 PM10:20 PM10:20 PM3:16 AM3:16 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 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.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%7:47 AMS231,933 mi
2
37%5:51 AMSE11:35 AMSW-8:42 AMS229,626 mi
3
26%5:12 AMESE2:01 PMWSW-9:34 AMS227,679 mi
4
16%4:44 AMESE4:15 PMW-10:24 AMS226,297 mi
5
8%4:19 AME6:28 PMWNW-11:13 AMS225,678 mi
6
3%3:52 AMENE8:54 PMNW-12:02 PMS225,969 mi
7
0%3:16 AMNE--12:53 PMS227,233 mi
8
1%-12:22 AMNNW1:43 AMN1:47 PMS229,419 mi
9
4%2:44 PMS232,362 mi
10
10%3:41 PMS235,803 mi
11
17%4:37 PMS239,434 mi
12
26%5:31 PMS242,942 mi
13
36%6:20 PMS246,052 mi
14
46%7:05 PMS248,554 mi
15
50%-5:02 AMNW10:26 AMNE7:47 PMS250,309 mi
16
65%-4:27 AMNW12:28 PMENE8:27 PMS251,253 mi
17
74%-4:02 AMWNW2:17 PMENE9:06 PMS251,389 mi
18
82%-3:40 AMW4:01 PME9:44 PMS250,779 mi
19
89%-3:19 AMWSW5:47 PMESE10:24 PMS249,531 mi
20
94%-2:56 AMWSW7:44 PMSE11:06 PMS247,783 mi
21
98%-2:26 AMSW10:10 PMSSE11:52 PMS245,692 mi
22
99%-1:33 AMSSW---
23
100%12:42 AMS243,411 mi
24
99%1:38 AMS241,081 mi
25
97%2:38 AMS238,817 mi
26
91%3:41 AMS236,699 mi
27
84%4:43 AMS234,772 mi
28
74%5:42 AMS233,057 mi
29
64%4:17 AMSSE9:00 AMSW-6:38 AMS231,569 mi
30
50%3:33 AMSE11:31 AMWSW-7:30 AMS230,331 mi
31
40%3:04 AMESE1:42 PMW-8:19 AMS229,396 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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is decreasing during May, decreasing from 11.6 miles per hour to 10.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.0 miles per hour, while on July 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 37% on May 31.

Wind Direction in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Wind Direction in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwesteastnorthsouth
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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).

Cape Peel West, 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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is essentially constant during May, remaining around 29°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Average Water Temperature in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128°F28°F29°F29°F30°F30°F31°F31°F32°F32°F33°F33°F34°F34°F35°F35°FAprJunMay 129°FMay 129°FMay 3130°FMay 3130°FMay 1129°FMay 1129°FMay 2129°FMay 2129°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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. typically lasts for 2.3 months (71 days), from around June 16 to around August 26, rarely starting before June 3 or after June 30, and rarely ending before August 11 or after September 11.

The month of May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 0% to 4% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 314%May 314%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%50%Jun 1650%Jun 1690%Jun 3090%Jun 30frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. are essentially constant during May, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Growing Degree Days in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°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°FAprJunMay 10°FMay 10°FMay 310°FMay 310°FMay 110°FMay 110°FMay 210°FMay 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, 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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is increasing during May, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 4.4 kWh to 5.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Cape Peel West, N. W. T.May11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 14.4 kWhMay 14.4 kWhMay 315.7 kWhMay 315.7 kWhMay 115.0 kWhMay 115.0 kWhMay 215.3 kWhMay 215.3 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 Cape Peel West, N. W. T. are 69.033 deg latitude, -107.817 deg longitude, and 486 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cape Peel West, N. W. T. contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 256 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 487 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (751 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (843 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cape Peel West, N. W. T. is covered by sparse vegetation (54%) and grassland (39%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (42%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (38%) and water (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Cape Peel West, 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

Cape Peel West, 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.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Cambridge Bay Airport.

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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