Upper Stewiacke
Upper Stewiacke | |
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  Upper Stewiacke | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 62°35′W / 45.13°N 62.59°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | AST |
Upper Stewiacke is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.[1]
Upper Stewiacke can be reached by road via Route 289. Upper Stewiacke was founded in 1783 by Matthew Johnson, son of James Johnson, a Grantee of Truro, Nova Scotia. Johnson's supplies had come from Truro, some 20 miles away. In 1983, a special event and reenactment was held to mark the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of Matthew Johnson and his wife Ruth (née Fisher).
Notable residents
- Lyle Creelman (1908–1997), the first Canadian nurse to work for the World Health Organization.[2]
- James F. Ellis, physician and politician
Climate
| Climate data for Upper Stewiacke, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1915–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 29.4 (84.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.3 (11.7) | −6.9 (19.6) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | −6.6 (20.1) | 0.5 (32.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) | −38.9 (−38.0) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −8.3 (17.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115.8 (4.56) | 100.3 (3.95) | 107.4 (4.23) | 91.6 (3.61) | 94.8 (3.73) | 96.9 (3.81) | 88.4 (3.48) | 95.0 (3.74) | 106.0 (4.17) | 125.2 (4.93) | 122.5 (4.82) | 132.7 (5.22) | 1,267.8 (49.91) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66.2 (2.61) | 59.2 (2.33) | 79.4 (3.13) | 88.1 (3.47) | 98.4 (3.87) | 98.4 (3.87) | 94.6 (3.72) | 94.4 (3.72) | 113.6 (4.47) | 109.9 (4.33) | 122.7 (4.83) | 90.7 (3.57) | 1,115.5 (43.92) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 71.4 (28.1) | 53.5 (21.1) | 45.5 (17.9) | 13.3 (5.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 13.2 (5.2) | 50.6 (19.9) | 248.1 (97.7) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3][4] (rain, snow 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Upper Stewiacke". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Bullough, Vern L. (2000). American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 3. Springer Publishing Company. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8261-1147-0.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 16 May 2016
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Data, accessed 24 December 2024
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45°13′11.4″N 62°59′19.8″W / 45.219833°N 62.988833°W