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White Rock is a community in Kings County, Nova Scotia near the town of Wolfville.[1]
The Stiver's Falls Hydroelectric Plant, also known as the old White Rock generating station, was built nearby in 1919 on the Gaspereau River, about 3 km south-west of Wolfville, and produced electricity for the first time on 25 February 1920. It had a capacity of 375 horsepower 280 kilowatts.[2] The original machinery was replaced in 1950 with a 3,600 kW generating plant, and the dam replaced in 1994.[3]
Notable residents
[edit]- The Goler clan are a clan of poor, incestuous rural families in Canada, known for inter-generational poverty and the conviction in the 1980s of a large number of family members for sexual abuse and incest.[4]
- Justin Schofield was named the top pitcher of the tournament at the Canadian senior men's softball championship in Quebec in 2015.[5]
Weather
[edit]| Climate data for White Rock (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −3.8 (25.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −7.6 (18.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | 3.2 (37.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −13.3 (8.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | −8.3 (17.1) | −13.3 (8.1) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −27.2 (−17.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114.4 (4.50) | 85.2 (3.35) | 94.3 (3.71) | 94.7 (3.73) | 86.4 (3.40) | 74.4 (2.93) | 68.7 (2.70) | 68.5 (2.70) | 110.3 (4.34) | 120.4 (4.74) | 125.3 (4.93) | 112.5 (4.43) | 1,155.2 (45.48) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 59.5 (2.34) | 51.6 (2.03) | 67.0 (2.64) | 87.0 (3.43) | 86.0 (3.39) | 74.4 (2.93) | 68.7 (2.70) | 68.5 (2.70) | 110.3 (4.34) | 120.4 (4.74) | 118.0 (4.65) | 80.2 (3.16) | 991.8 (39.05) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54.9 (21.6) | 33.5 (13.2) | 27.3 (10.7) | 7.7 (3.0) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 7.3 (2.9) | 31.2 (12.3) | 162.4 (63.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 13.7 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 133.5 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 110.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 28.9 |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "White Rock". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Live Casino is the story of one of the best inventions for online gambling in Nova Scotia".
- ^ "BLACK RIVER HYDRO CELEBRATES MAJOR MILESTONES". Valley Harvester. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Saltwire | Nova Scotia".
- ^ "White Rock, Nova Scotia". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.