Claydon, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°12′10″N 108°54′07″W / 49.20267°N 108.90193°W / 49.20267; -108.90193
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Claydon
Claydon Post Office and house, Main Street.
Claydon Post Office and house, Main Street.
Claydon, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Claydon, Saskatchewan
Location of Claydon in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°12′10″N 108°54′07″W / 49.20267°N 108.90193°W / 49.20267; -108.90193
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouth West Saskatchewan
Census division4
Rural MunicipalityFrontier
Established1917
Village IncorporatedN/A
Government
 • AdministratorBarb Webber
 • Governing bodyFrontier No. 19
Area
 • Total500.488 km2 (193.239 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total10
 • Density0.020/km2 (0.052/sq mi)
Postal code
S0N 0M0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 18
[1][2][3][4]

Claydon is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 60 km southeast of the community of Robsart, 50 km south of the town of Eastend, and 31 km West of Frontier, Saskatchewan on Highway 18. Very little remains of the former community: only a post office that was also formerly a grocery store, a community hall, and ball diamonds.

Education[edit]

Claydon no longer has a school, but those who live in or near Claydon are now bused to the neighboring village of Frontier which has a school that covers Kindergarten to Grade 12 serving approximately 200 students.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Claydon (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)
19
(66)
20.5
(68.9)
30
(86)
34
(93)
38
(100)
37.5
(99.5)
39.5
(103.1)
35.5
(95.9)
31
(88)
22
(72)
13
(55)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
3.7
(38.7)
12.2
(54.0)
17.8
(64.0)
22.3
(72.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
19.5
(67.1)
12.0
(53.6)
2.0
(35.6)
−3.5
(25.7)
11.0
(51.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10
(14)
−7.6
(18.3)
−1.8
(28.8)
5.4
(41.7)
10.9
(51.6)
15.5
(59.9)
19.3
(66.7)
18.7
(65.7)
12.3
(54.1)
5.5
(41.9)
−3.1
(26.4)
−8.7
(16.3)
4.7
(40.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−12.8
(9.0)
−7.3
(18.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.9
(39.0)
8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
10.7
(51.3)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
−8.3
(17.1)
−13.7
(7.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
Record low °C (°F) −39.5
(−39.1)
−39
(−38)
−31.7
(−25.1)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
2.8
(37.0)
−2
(28)
−9.4
(15.1)
−26
(−15)
−34
(−29)
−42.5
(−44.5)
−42.5
(−44.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.1
(0.71)
12.8
(0.50)
21.5
(0.85)
25.4
(1.00)
59.2
(2.33)
69.8
(2.75)
50.3
(1.98)
35.2
(1.39)
40.9
(1.61)
17.5
(0.69)
18.2
(0.72)
16.0
(0.63)
385.0
(15.16)
Source: Environment Canada[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
  5. ^ Environment Canada [1], retrieved 24 July 2017