Arran, Saskatchewan
Arran is a village in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 90 km northeast of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.
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[edit] History
The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived here in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces. [1]
A commemorative plaque marking the closure of Arran School at the end of the 1994 class year reads[2]:
ARRAN SCHOOL
NO. 3480
SEC. SE. 1-34-31 BUILT - NOV. 1914
CLOSED - JUNE 1994
A similar sign is posted in front of the school, reading[3]:
ARRAN, NO. 3480
first opened-Nov.30, 1914
Closed-June 30, 1994
S.E. sec. 1·34·21·W. 1st
[edit] Statistics
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Arran | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13 (55) |
28.9 (84.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35 (95) |
29 (84) |
18.3 (64.9) |
7 (45) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
8 (46) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−3 (27) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15 (59) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
3 (37) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−30 (−22) |
−10 (14) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−23 (−9) |
−37 (−35) |
−44 (−47) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.752) |
15.7 (0.618) |
26.4 (1.039) |
30.8 (1.213) |
40.5 (1.594) |
73.1 (2.878) |
77.6 (3.055) |
63.4 (2.496) |
55.9 (2.201) |
25.6 (1.008) |
20.1 (0.791) |
19.9 (0.783) |
468 (18.43) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ J.J. Kalmakoff Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan
- ^ Closure plaque
- ^ Closure sign
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved {{{2001_access_date}}}.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010
| North: Whitebeech | ||
| West: Pelly | Arcola | East: Benito |
| South: Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
Coordinates: 51°53′04″N 101°43′07″W / 51.88444°N 101.71861°W
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