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October Weather at Resolution Island, N. W. T. Canada

Daily high temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 36°F to 28°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 40°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 32°F to 24°F, rarely falling below 17°F or exceeding 36°F.

For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Resolution Island, N. W. T. typically range from 43°F to 49°F, while on February 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from -5°F to 2°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°FSepNovOct 136°FOct 136°F32°F32°FOct 3128°FOct 3128°F24°F24°FOct 1133°FOct 1133°F29°F29°FOct 2131°FOct 2131°F27°F27°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 October. 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 October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Average Hourly Temperature in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNovfreezingvery cold
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.

Magadan, Russia (3,860 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Resolution Island, N. W. T. (view comparison).

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The month of October at Resolution Island, N. W. T. experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 69% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is October 12, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 34% of the time.

For reference, on January 22, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 95%, while on September 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 35%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 133%Oct 133%Oct 3129%Oct 3129%Oct 1134%Oct 1134%Oct 2132%Oct 2132%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 Resolution Island, N. W. T., the chance of a wet day over the course of October is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 27% and ending it at 21%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 27% on August 9, and its lowest chance is 11% on February 23.

Over the course of October at Resolution Island, N. W. T., the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 22% to 4%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 4% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 1% to 12%.

Probability of Precipitation in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Probability of Precipitation in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%SepNovOct 227%Oct 227%Oct 3121%Oct 3121%Oct 1123%Oct 1123%Oct 2122%Oct 2122%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 October at Resolution Island, N. W. T. is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.0 inches or falls below 0.6 inches, and ending the month at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at Resolution Island, 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 October at Resolution Island, N. W. T. is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.7 inches, and ending the month at 8.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 16.9 inches or falls below 2.6 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in October at Resolution Island, 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.

Over the course of October at Resolution Island, N. W. T., the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 52 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 5 minutes, 43 seconds, and weekly decrease of 40 minutes, 4 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 8 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSepNovnightnightdaydayOct 111 hr, 21 minOct 111 hr, 21 minOct 318 hr, 29 minOct 318 hr, 29 minOct 169 hr, 55 minOct 169 hr, 55 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 earliest sunrise of the month at Resolution Island, N. W. T. is 6:26 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 20 minutes later at 7:46 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 5:47 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 32 minutes earlier at 4:16 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Resolution Island, N. W. T. during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 2:33 AM and sets 19 hours, 33 minutes later, at 10:06 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:37 AM and sets 5 hours, 19 minutes later, at 1:56 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov6:26 AM6:26 AMOct 15:47 PMOct 15:47 PM7:46 AM7:46 AMOct 314:16 PMOct 314:16 PM6:52 AM6:52 AMOct 115:16 PMOct 115:16 PM7:19 AM7:19 AMOct 214:45 PMOct 214:45 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. 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 October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNov0010102000010102030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 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 October 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 October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM4:06 AM4:06 AM7:34 PM7:34 PM6:34 PM6:34 PM6:28 AM6:28 AM6:10 AM6:10 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM4:39 PM4:39 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM8:17 AM8:17 AM3:35 PM3:35 PM1:40 PM1:40 PM9:46 AM9:46 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.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%4:45 AME5:39 PMW-11:17 AMS252,312 mi
2
0%6:10 AME5:34 PMW-11:55 AMS252,592 mi
3
1%7:35 AMESE5:30 PMWSW-12:34 PMS252,443 mi
4
3%9:03 AMESE5:25 PMSW-1:15 PMS251,854 mi
5
8%10:36 AMSE5:21 PMSW-1:59 PMS250,799 mi
6
14%12:17 PMSE5:15 PMSSW-2:46 PMS249,239 mi
7
22%2:07 PMSSE5:08 PMSSW-3:38 PMS247,143 mi
8
31%4:23 PMS4:44 PMS-4:34 PMS244,500 mi
9
41%5:32 PMS241,350 mi
10
50%5:11 PMSSE7:52 PMSSW-6:31 PMS237,795 mi
11
63%5:03 PMSSE9:57 PMSSW-7:30 PMS234,015 mi
12
74%4:58 PMSE11:55 PMSW-8:26 PMS230,268 mi
13
83%4:53 PMESE--9:20 PMS226,868 mi
14
92%-1:49 AMWSW4:48 PMESE10:11 PMS224,156 mi
15
97%-3:40 AMW4:44 PME11:02 PMS222,441 mi
16
100%-5:31 AMW4:39 PMENE11:53 PMS221,946 mi
17
100%-7:25 AMWNW4:35 PMENE--
18
99%-9:25 AMNW4:30 PMNE12:45 AMS222,760 mi
19
95%-11:33 AMNNW4:24 PMNNE1:41 AMS224,809 mi
20
89%-1:49 PMNNW4:17 PMNNE2:39 AMS227,872 mi
21
80%3:39 AMS231,618 mi
22
70%-4:28 PMN5:52 PMN4:38 AMS235,670 mi
23
60%-4:17 PMNNW7:59 PMNNE5:34 AMS239,675 mi
24
50%-4:11 PMNW9:50 PMNE6:26 AMS243,344 mi
25
39%-4:06 PMNW11:31 PMNE7:14 AMS246,477 mi
26
29%-4:01 PMWNW-7:57 AMS248,959 mi
27
21%1:03 AMENE3:57 PMWNW-8:38 AMS250,748 mi
28
14%2:30 AMENE3:53 PMW-9:17 AMS251,858 mi
29
8%3:54 AME3:48 PMW-9:55 AMS252,342 mi
30
3%5:19 AMESE3:44 PMWSW-10:34 AMS252,275 mi
31
1%6:46 AMESE3:40 PMWSW-11:14 AMS251,734 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 160%Oct 160%Oct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. is increasing during October, increasing from 16.1 miles per hour to 17.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.3 miles per hour, while on July 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Average Wind Speed in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphSepNovOct 116.1 mphOct 116.1 mphOct 3117.2 mphOct 3117.2 mphOct 1616.6 mphOct 1616.6 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. throughout October is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on October 1.

Wind Direction in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Wind Direction in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Resolution Island, 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 2°F, from 34°F to 32°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. typically lasts for 3.4 months (104 days), from around June 12 to around September 24, rarely starting before May 27 or after June 29, and rarely ending before September 9 or after October 9.

The month of October at Resolution Island, N. W. T. is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 30% to 0% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 130%Oct 130%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 117%Oct 117%Oct 210%Oct 210%50%Sep 2450%Sep 2490%Sep 990%Sep 9frigidfreezingvery 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 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. are essentially constant during October, remaining around 23°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 1.6 kWh to 0.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Resolution Island, N. W. T.Oct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWhSepNovOct 11.6 kWhOct 11.6 kWhOct 310.6 kWhOct 310.6 kWhOct 111.3 kWhOct 111.3 kWhOct 210.9 kWhOct 210.9 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 Resolution Island, N. W. T. are 61.583 deg latitude, -64.650 deg longitude, and 184 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Resolution Island, N. W. T. contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 315 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,522 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,601 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Resolution Island, N. W. T. is covered by water (49%), bare soil (28%), and sparse vegetation (23%), within 10 miles by water (67%) and bare soil (16%), and within 50 miles by water (93%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Resolution Island, 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

Resolution Island, 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.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

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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