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Fertile | |
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  Fertile Location of Fertile in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′0″N 101°27′02″W / 49.38333°N 101.45056°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central Plains |
| Census Division | No. 1 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Storthoaks Council |
| • MP | Ed Komarnicki |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal Code | S0C 0W0 |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639 |
Fertile is an unincorporated community in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Manitoba border and 40 miles (64 km) north of the U.S. border in the Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31.
Demographics
[edit]The population was once as high as 50 people, but now is supported by surrounding farm families. Fertile once had its own school (shrined), grain elevators (2), general store, skating/curling rink, United church, community hall and post office. Only the latter two survive. Families making up the current community include; Pickard(2), Holden(2), Malin (3), Rekken, Poirier, Millions, Bouchard (2), VanderWaal, Poirier. Fall suppers and an annual event, be it a comedy act, a magician, etc., used to be held to raise money to support the community hall.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Fertile | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 38 (100) | 39 (102) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33 (91) | 22.5 (72.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −6.9 (19.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | 9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −12 (10) | −4.6 (23.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | −5.2 (22.6) | −12.7 (9.1) | 3.2 (37.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −17.1 (1.2) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | −9.8 (14.4) | −17.5 (0.5) | −2.8 (27.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) | −41 (−42) | −38.3 (−36.9) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −10 (14) | −1 (30) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3 (27) | −8.9 (16.0) | −21 (−6) | −32.5 (−26.5) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −41.5 (−42.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.7 (1.01) | 18.5 (0.73) | 24.1 (0.95) | 31.0 (1.22) | 66.9 (2.63) | 82.4 (3.24) | 64.5 (2.54) | 50.4 (1.98) | 41.5 (1.63) | 35.7 (1.41) | 24.8 (0.98) | 24.7 (0.97) | 490.0 (19.29) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Environment Canada [1], accessed 13 August 2017
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