Upper Stewiacke
| Upper Stewiacke | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Upper Stewiacke | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 62°35′W / 45.13°N 62.59°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Nova Scotia |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Government | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | AST |
| Website | http://www.upperstewiacke.com/ |
Upper Stewiacke is a small community located in Colchester County in central Nova Scotia. Upper Stewiacke can be reached by road via Route 289. Upper Stewiacke was founded in 1783 by Matthew Johnson, son of James Johnson, a Grantee of Truro, Nova Scotia. Johnson's supplies had come from Truro, some 20 miles away. In 1983, a special event and reenactment was held to mark the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of Matthew Johnson and his wife Ruth (née Fisher).
Notable residents
- James F. Ellis, physician and political figure
- Upper Stewiacke was the birthplace of Lyle Creelman (1908-1997), the first Canadian nurse to ever work for the World Health Organization.[1]
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Climate
| Climate data for Upper Stewiacke | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35 (95) |
36.1 (97) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64) |
36.1 (97) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16 (61) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.1 (30) |
−7.8 (18) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42) |
−38.9 (−38) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−3.9 (25) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.2 (19) |
−10 (14) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−36 (−33) |
−41.1 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.8 (5.031) |
102.7 (4.043) |
119.3 (4.697) |
94.9 (3.736) |
98.7 (3.886) |
92.1 (3.626) |
98.8 (3.89) |
98.1 (3.862) |
104.3 (4.106) |
114.9 (4.524) |
129 (5.08) |
141.2 (5.559) |
1,321.8 (52.039) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Vern L. Bullough, American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary:, Volume 3, Springer Publishing Company, Jan 1, 2004, p. 61
- ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 20 July 2009
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Coordinates: 45°13′11.4″N 62°59′19.8″W / 45.219833°N 62.988833°W
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