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 |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Cleardale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County.[2] 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.[3]
Climate
[edit]| 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[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]The population of Cleardale according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Clear Hills County is 19.[1]
Education
[edit]Menno Simons Community School, a K-12 public school under the jurisdiction of the Peace River School Division, is located in Cleardale.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Cleardale History Book Committee (2006). The Clear vision : a history of the Cleardale area, 60 miles west of Fairview. Cleardale History Book Committee. p. 9. ISBN 1-55056-789-6.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cleardale, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Menno Simons Community School". Peace River School Division. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
56°20′07″N 119°35′17″W / 56.33528°N 119.58806°W
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