Main Brook
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Main Brook | |
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  Main Brook Location of Main Brook in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 51°09′55″N 55°59′15″W / 51.16528°N 55.98750°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 246 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 432 |
Main Brook is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 246 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Main Brook had a population of 246 living in 118 of its 180 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 243. With a land area of 28 km2 (11 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Main Brook Climate ID:: 840KE88; coordinates 51°11′N 56°01′W / 51.183°N 56.017°W; elevation: 14 m (46 ft); 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) | −11.0 (12.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | −6.4 (20.5) | 2.0 (35.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −16.0 (3.2) | −11.1 (12.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3.8 (25.2) | −10.1 (13.8) | −2.4 (27.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −35.0 (−31.0) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −10.0 (14.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | −9.0 (15.8) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −31.0 (−23.8) | −35.0 (−31.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.8 (5.11) | 137.8 (5.43) | 88.4 (3.48) | 69.9 (2.75) | 73.6 (2.90) | 99.0 (3.90) | 108.8 (4.28) | 100.1 (3.94) | 89.6 (3.53) | 105.8 (4.17) | 92.1 (3.63) | 129.0 (5.08) | 1,223.9 (48.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) | 12.7 (0.50) | 15.2 (0.60) | 33.6 (1.32) | 60.8 (2.39) | 97.9 (3.85) | 108.8 (4.28) | 100.1 (3.94) | 89.6 (3.53) | 102.9 (4.05) | 52.5 (2.07) | 25.3 (1.00) | 708.8 (27.91) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 120.2 (47.3) | 125.1 (49.3) | 73.2 (28.8) | 36.3 (14.3) | 12.8 (5.0) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.9 (1.1) | 39.7 (15.6) | 103.8 (40.9) | 515.0 (202.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 140.5 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 93.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.1 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 50.7 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Main Brook". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Main Brook". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
See also
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