Pelly Bay

Pelly Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.

[3] The settlement of Kugaaruk is located on the bay's eastern shore.

[4] Kugaaruk is the location of the lowest wind chill ever recorded in Canada, of −79[5] On 16 February 2018, the Human Weather Observation System (HWOS), a type of semi-automated weather observing system, reported an unreviewed new minimum temperature for the month of February at −51.9 °C (−61.4 °F) at 06:00 MST.

[7] The area has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf) with short but cool summers and long cold winters.

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