Cleardale
Cleardale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County.[1] 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.
Cleardale | |
|---|---|
  Cleardale Location of Cleardale in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 56.3353°N 119.5881°W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Census division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | Clear Hills County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Clear Hills County Council |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
The hamlet is located in census division No. 17. The area was formally surveyed in 1953.[2]
Education
Menno Simons Community School, a K-12 public school under the jurisdiction of the Peace River School Division, is located in Cleardale.[3]
Climate
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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] | |||||||||||||
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 21 June 2010.
- Cleardale History Book Committee (2006). The Clear vision : a history of the Cleardale area, 60 miles west of Fairview. p. 9. ISBN 1-55056-789-6.
- "Menno Simons Community School". Peace River School Division. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- "Cleardale, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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