Cleardale
Cleardale | |
|---|---|
  Cleardale Location of Cleardale in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 56°20′07″N 119°35′17″W / 56.3353°N 119.5881°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Census division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | Clear Hills County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Clear Hills County Council |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Cleardale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County.[1] It is located on Highway 64 approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of the British Columbia border and 98 kilometres (61 mi) northwest of Fairview.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 17. The area was formally surveyed in 1953.[2]
Demographics
Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Cleardale.
However, Industry Canada shows that Cleardale's greater rural area had a total population of 407 living in 120 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 1,310.98 km2 (506.17 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi).[3]
Education
Menno Simons Community School, a K-11 public school under the jurisdiction of the Peace River School Division, is located in Cleardale.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Cleardale | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.2 (−60.2) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−39.0 (−38.2) |
−51.0 (−59.8) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.2 (1.15) |
16.9 (0.67) |
20.1 (0.79) |
20.9 (0.82) |
37.7 (1.48) |
70.8 (2.79) |
82.4 (3.24) |
64.9 (2.56) |
37.6 (1.48) |
26.9 (1.06) |
26.5 (1.04) |
21.7 (0.85) |
455.6 (17.94) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
11.7 (0.46) |
35.1 (1.38) |
70.8 (2.79) |
82.4 (3.24) |
64.9 (2.56) |
36.9 (1.45) |
16.9 (0.67) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.2 (0.01) |
320.9 (12.63) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 28.9 (11.4) |
16.9 (6.7) |
20.0 (7.9) |
9.2 (3.6) |
2.6 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (0.3) |
10.0 (3.9) |
25.0 (9.8) |
21.5 (8.5) |
134.8 (53.1) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (1 April 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cleardale History Book Committee (2006). The Clear vision : a history of the Cleardale area, 60 miles west of Fairview. p. 9. ISBN 1-55056-789-6.
- ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (4 November 2006). "Cleardale - Community demographics (2001 census)". Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Menno Simons Community School". Peace River School Division. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Cleardale, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
56°20′07″N 119°35′17″W / 56.33528°N 119.58806°W
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