Upper Stewiacke

Upper Stewiacke is a small community located in Colchester County in central Nova Scotia. 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).

Upper Stewiacke
Village
Upper Stewiacke
Coordinates: 45.13°N 62.59°W / 45.13; -62.59
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Founded1783
Government
Population
  Total1,200
Time zoneAST
Websitehttp://www.upperstewiacke.com/

Notable residents

  • James F. Ellis, physician and political figure
  • Upper Stewiacke was the birthplace of Lyle Creelman (1908-1997), the first Canadian nurse to ever work for the World Health Organization.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Upper Stewiacke, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1915–present
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)
21.7
(71.1)
17.8
(64.0)
36.1
(97.0)
Average high °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
3.5
(38.3)
9.3
(48.7)
16.0
(60.8)
21.1
(70.0)
24.7
(76.5)
24.3
(75.7)
20.1
(68.2)
13.7
(56.7)
7.5
(45.5)
1.9
(35.4)
11.7
(53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8)
−5.8
(21.6)
−1.6
(29.1)
4.2
(39.6)
9.9
(49.8)
14.7
(58.5)
18.4
(65.1)
18.1
(64.6)
14.0
(57.2)
8.3
(46.9)
3.3
(37.9)
−2.8
(27.0)
6.2
(43.2)
Average low °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4)
−11.1
(12.0)
−6.6
(20.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
3.7
(38.7)
8.3
(46.9)
12.1
(53.8)
11.9
(53.4)
7.9
(46.2)
2.9
(37.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
−7.4
(18.7)
0.7
(33.3)
Record low °C (°F) −41.1
(−42.0)
−38.9
(−38.0)
−30.5
(−22.9)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−8.3
(17.1)
−3.9
(25.0)
−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) 127.8
(5.03)
102.7
(4.04)
119.3
(4.70)
94.9
(3.74)
98.7
(3.89)
92.1
(3.63)
98.8
(3.89)
98.1
(3.86)
104.3
(4.11)
114.9
(4.52)
129
(5.1)
141.2
(5.56)
1,321.8
(52.04)
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[2][3][4]

References

  1. Bullough, Vern L. (2000). American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary:. Volume 3. Springer Publishing Company. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8261-1147-0.
  2. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 16 May 2016
  3. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Data, accessed 16 May 2016
  4. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Data, accessed 16 May 2016


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