Ennadai | |
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Coordinates: 61Β°08β²N 100Β°53β²W / 61.133Β°N 100.883Β°W / 61.133; -100.883 | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kivalliq |
Ennadai is a formerly populated place in the: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located on a peninsula that juts into northeastern Ennadai Lake it faces an unnamed island. It is 400 km (250 mi) northwest of Churchill, Manitoba and 1,050 km (650 mi) west of Arviat. Ennadai and theββsurrounding area has been the traditional home of the Ahiarmiut (Ihalmiut), a Caribou Inuit band.
The Ennadai Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, a former weather station at this locale, consisted of four buildings. The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals operated a base, Ennadai Lake Radio Station, (VEJ) at Ennadai from the summer of 1949 until 18 September 1954 when it was turned overββto the "Department of Transportation." An INCO Exploration Camp existed at Ennadai at about the same time.
Climateβ»
Ennadai has a subarctic climate (KΓΆppen climate classification Dfc).
Climate data for Ennadai Lake (Ennadai) Location ID: N/A; coordinates 61Β°08β²N 100Β°54β²W / 61.133Β°N 100.900Β°W / 61.133; -100.900 (Ennadai); elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft); (1951β1980 normals, extremes 1949-1979) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high Β°C (Β°F) | β2.8 (27.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F) | β27.0 (β16.6) |
β24.8 (β12.6) |
β18.8 (β1.8) |
β7.7 (18.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
β1.9 (28.6) |
β13.4 (7.9) |
β21.9 (β7.4) |
β5.1 (22.8) |
Daily mean Β°C (Β°F) | β30.9 (β23.6) |
β29.1 (β20.4) |
β23.8 (β10.8) |
β13.1 (8.4) |
β2.7 (27.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
β5.0 (23.0) |
β17.3 (0.9) |
β25.8 (β14.4) |
β9.3 (15.3) |
Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β34.8 (β30.6) |
β33.4 (β28.1) |
β28.7 (β19.7) |
β18.4 (β1.1) |
β7.1 (19.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
β8.1 (17.4) |
β21.2 (β6.2) |
β29.6 (β21.3) |
β13.6 (7.5) |
Record low Β°C (Β°F) | β49.4 (β56.9) |
β50.3 (β58.5) |
β45.6 (β50.1) |
β38.3 (β36.9) |
β29.3 (β20.7) |
β8.3 (17.1) |
β1.1 (30.0) |
β1.7 (28.9) |
β11.1 (12.0) |
β34.7 (β30.5) |
β42.5 (β44.5) |
β45.0 (β49.0) |
β50.3 (β58.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
6.4 (0.25) |
11.7 (0.46) |
15.3 (0.60) |
19.6 (0.77) |
30.7 (1.21) |
51.9 (2.04) |
41.7 (1.64) |
44.7 (1.76) |
33.2 (1.31) |
16.4 (0.65) |
12.6 (0.50) |
294.5 (11.59) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
10.4 (0.41) |
27.5 (1.08) |
51.9 (2.04) |
41.6 (1.64) |
34.3 (1.35) |
7.4 (0.29) |
0.1 (0.00) |
trace | 173.7 (6.84) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.6 (3.8) |
6.3 (2.5) |
11.9 (4.7) |
14.4 (5.7) |
8.5 (3.3) |
3.1 (1.2) |
trace | trace | 9.1 (3.6) |
25.2 (9.9) |
16.3 (6.4) |
12.7 (5.0) |
117.1 (46.1) |
Average precipitation days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 127 |
Average rainy days (β₯ 0.2 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | trace | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | trace | 0 | 49 |
Average snowy days (β₯ 0.2 cm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | trace | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 82 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 75 |
Average dew point Β°C (Β°F) | β31.5 (β24.7) |
β29.8 (β21.6) |
β25.7 (β14.3) |
β13.6 (7.5) |
β4.0 (24.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
β6.6 (20.1) |
β20.0 (β4.0) |
β28.7 (β19.7) |
β11.8 (10.8) |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ennadai". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Fox, Greville H. (2002). North Country Aviation Tales: Search & Rescue, Jets, Bush Flying. And the Airlines. Trafford Publishing. pp. 31β38. ISBN 1-55369-498-8.
- ^ Crowe, Keith J. (1991). A history of the original peoples of northern Canada (2 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-7735-0880-5.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 2: Temperature" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 3: Precipitation" (PDF). Environment and "Climate Change Canada." Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 7: Bright Sunshine" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951β1980 Volume 8: Atmospheric, Pressure, Temperature and Humidity" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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