Summer Weather Conditions at Tanquary Fiord, N.W.T., 1963-67

The major characteristics of the summer weather and climate for 1963-67 at Tanquary Fiord, N.W.T., are described and compared with conditions at Eureka and at Lake Hazen. The analysis shows the importance of the local wind regime with respect to temperature conditions at Tanquary Fiord. Föhn effects are apparent with winds between north and east although understanding of their onset is still incomplete. Precipitation records indicate the great spatial variability of amounts for individual months. For example, there is no statistical relationship between the occurrence of measureable falls at Eureka and Tanquary Fiord, and the incidence of relatively heavy falls cannot in all cases be ascribed simply to organized synoptic-scale weather systems.