Midale
Midale | |
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Town | |
 Midale, Saskatchewan | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Cymri No. 36 |
| Post office Founded in NWT | 1903-08-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Allan Hauglum |
| • Federal Electoral District Souris-Moose Mountain M.P. | Ed Komarnicki |
| • Provincial Constituency Estevan M.L.A. | Doreen Eagles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 562 |
| • Density | 368.5/km2 (954/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639 |
| Highways | Highway 39 |
| Website | Official website |
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Midale, Saskatchewan is located on Highway 39, midway between the cities of Weyburn and Estevan. The population of Midale is 562. It is 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan.
On July 5, 1937, during the great depression (and drought), Samuel Molberg recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada at 45 °C (113 °F). This temperature was also recorded that same day in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan (64 kilometres northwest). Midale is a town in the rural municipality of Cymri No. 36, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Midale is home to country musician Brad Johner.
Sites of interest
- Mainprize Regional Park is located just 12 kilometres away.
- Rafferty Dam Reservoir on the Souris River is just south of Midale.
Demographics
Canada census – Midale community profile
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Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 49° 24' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 103° 24' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey 22-5-11-W2
- Time zone (cst) UTC−6
Climate
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Midale has a humid continental climate (Köppen '′Dfb′'). On 5 July 1937 a maximum temperature of 113 °F (45.0 °C) was recorded, which is, along with that of the village of Yellow Grass, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada.[8]
| Climate data for Midale, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1923–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−44.0 (−47.2) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) |
18.9 (0.74) |
26.4 (1.04) |
32.2 (1.27) |
69.3 (2.73) |
77.2 (3.04) |
60.9 (2.40) |
45.6 (1.80) |
28.9 (1.14) |
29.4 (1.16) |
25.5 (1.00) |
20.5 (0.81) |
453.9 (17.87) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
1.0 (0.04) |
6.7 (0.26) |
18.7 (0.74) |
62.8 (2.47) |
76.9 (3.03) |
60.9 (2.40) |
45.6 (1.80) |
28.9 (1.14) |
19.7 (0.78) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.1 (0.00) |
325.5 (12.81) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 18.2 (7.2) |
17.9 (7.0) |
20.0 (7.9) |
13.6 (5.4) |
6.5 (2.6) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.03 (0.01) |
10.4 (4.1) |
22.2 (8.7) |
20.4 (8.0) |
129.4 (50.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.2 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 101.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.33 | 0.33 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 0.73 | 0.20 | 65.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.73 | 0.07 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.06 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 37.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada[7][9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Midale". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Top Weather Events of the 20th Century". Environment Canada. May 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "Midale, Saskatchewan". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
External links
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49°24′N 103°24′W / 49.400°N 103.400°W
