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Port Blandford
Town
Official seal of Port Blandford
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division7
Area
 • Total
50.56 km2 (19.52 sq mi)
Elevation
39.5 m (129.6 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
521
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span
Area code709
HighwaysTrans Canada Highway
Websitewww.portblandford.com

Port Blandford is a town in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Clode Sound. The population in 1940 was 539 and 631 by 1956.

Climate

Climate data for Port Blandford
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)
15.5
(59.9)
19.0
(66.2)
24.0
(75.2)
29.5
(85.1)
32.0
(89.6)
33.0
(91.4)
33.0
(91.4)
32.5
(90.5)
24.0
(75.2)
17.5
(63.5)
14.0
(57.2)
33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)
−1.1
(30.0)
2.5
(36.5)
7.7
(45.9)
13.9
(57.0)
18.9
(66.0)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
18.5
(65.3)
12.3
(54.1)
6.6
(43.9)
1.2
(34.2)
10.4
(50.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−6.5
(20.3)
−2.8
(27.0)
2.9
(37.2)
7.8
(46.0)
12.3
(54.1)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
12.7
(54.9)
7.4
(45.3)
2.3
(36.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
5.0
(41.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.1
(10.2)
−11.9
(10.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
−1.9
(28.6)
1.8
(35.2)
5.7
(42.3)
10.8
(51.4)
10.8
(51.4)
6.9
(44.4)
2.5
(36.5)
−2.0
(28.4)
−7.5
(18.5)
−0.4
(31.3)
Record low °C (°F) −30.0
(−22.0)
−30.0
(−22.0)
−28.0
(−18.4)
−21.5
(−6.7)
−8.5
(16.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
−2.0
(28.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−8.0
(17.6)
−17.0
(1.4)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−30.0
(−22.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.1
(3.63)
87.2
(3.43)
77.9
(3.07)
76.6
(3.02)
70.8
(2.79)
81.7
(3.22)
73.2
(2.88)
78.1
(3.07)
88.8
(3.50)
93.1
(3.67)
80.9
(3.19)
87.9
(3.46)
988.3
(38.93)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 35.7
(1.41)
41.9
(1.65)
40.4
(1.59)
61.4
(2.42)
69.7
(2.74)
81.7
(3.22)
73.2
(2.88)
78.1
(3.07)
88.8
(3.50)
92.3
(3.63)
66.9
(2.63)
48.5
(1.91)
778.6
(30.65)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 56.4
(22.2)
45.3
(17.8)
37.5
(14.8)
15.2
(6.0)
1.1
(0.4)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.8
(0.3)
14.0
(5.5)
39.4
(15.5)
209.7
(82.5)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Statistics Canada Census:[1]

  • Population: 483
  • % Change (2006-2011): -7.3
  • Dwellings: 310
  • Area (km²): 50.56
  • Density (persons per km²): 9.6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Port Blandford Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Port Blandford". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2015.