Brownfield, Alberta
Brownfield is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18.[1] It is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Highway 12 and 122 km (76 mi) southeast of Camrose. It is only a few miles south from the Battle River and positioned along Highway 872.
Named in 1907 after Charles D. Brownfield, the first postmaster of the local Post Office.[2]
Education
Brownfield is home to the Brownfield Community School, which is a part of Clearview School Division No. 71. The Brownfield Community School includes programs from Pre-School to Grade Nine. Following Grade Nine students are bused to Coronation, Alberta for high school.
The building is also home to the Brownfield Public Library, which is a member of the Parkland Regional Library System.[3]
Recreation
Located in Brownfield is the Brownfield Recreation Centre. It includes a two sheet curling rink, concession area, bar, floor curling/dance floor, and stage with sound system. The property also has a small outdoor skating rink and skate shack. It provides a venue for events like curling bonspiels, weddings, community meals (e.g. the annual turkey supper), wedding showers, funerals, and family reunions.
The Brownfield Community School has a small gymnasium. It is used for the local Junior High sports teams, the Brownfield Bobcats (basketball, volleyball, etc.); youth group nights; school concerts; and fitness groups. On the school grounds there are two playground sets, swings, a sand volleyball court, cement basketball court, rough soccer field, and two baseball backstops.
A few miles North in the Battle River Valley lies the County of Paintearth run Burma Park. It has three baseball diamonds, including two with shale and dugouts. Burma Park is a campground and offers a number of RV and Tenting sites.
The surrounding area of Brownfield, especially the Battle River Valley, teems with wildlife and is a great place to go hunting, in the various hunting seasons. There are two nearby hunting lodges: Battle River Lodge and King West Outfitters.
Climate
| Climate data for Brownfield | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.6 (0.97) |
15.7 (0.62) |
24.3 (0.96) |
33.4 (1.31) |
44.3 (1.74) |
84.4 (3.32) |
75.8 (2.98) |
63.0 (2.48) |
41.1 (1.62) |
22.9 (0.90) |
18.8 (0.74) |
21.9 (0.86) |
470.0 (18.50) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) |
0.2 (0.01) |
2.8 (0.11) |
16.4 (0.65) |
37.3 (1.47) |
84.4 (3.32) |
75.8 (2.98) |
63.0 (2.48) |
37.9 (1.49) |
10.1 (0.40) |
1.7 (0.07) |
0.6 (0.02) |
331.6 (13.06) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 23.1 (9.1) |
15.6 (6.1) |
21.5 (8.5) |
17.0 (6.7) |
6.9 (2.7) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.2 (1.3) |
12.8 (5.0) |
17.1 (6.7) |
21.4 (8.4) |
138.5 (54.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 124.6 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 72.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 56.1 |
| Source 1: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Precipitation Days Only[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs (1 April 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
- "Location and Hours - Parkland Regional Library". www.prl.ab.ca. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data". Environment Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
