Midale
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| Midale, Saskatchewan
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Cymri No. 36 |
| Post office Founded in NWT | 1903-08-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Allan Hauglum |
| • Federal Electoral District Souris-Moose Mountain M.P. | Ed Komarnicki |
| • Provincial Constituency Estevan M.L.A. | Doreen Eagles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 562 |
| • Density | 368.5/km2 (954/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0C 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639 |
| Highways | Highway 39 |
| Website | Official website |
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Midale, Saskatchewan is located on Highway 39, midway between the cities of Weyburn and Estevan. The population of Midale is 562. It is 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan.
On July 5, 1937, during the great depression (and drought), Samuel Molberg recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada at 45 °C (113 °F). This temperature was also recorded that same day in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan (64 kilometres northwest). Midale is a town in the rural municipality of Cymri No. 36, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Midale is home to country musician Brad Johner.
Contents
Sites of interest
- Mainprize Regional Park is located just 12 kilometres away.
- Rafferty Dam Reservoir on the Souris River is just south of Midale.
Demographics
Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 49° 24' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 103° 24' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey 22-5-11-W2
- Time zone (cst) UTC−6
Climate
Midale has a humid continental climate (Köppen '′Dfb′'). Midale's highest temperature on record is 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is, along with that of the village of Yellow Grass, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada.[6]
| Climate data for Midale, 1971–2000 normals, extremes 1923–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50) |
17.8 (64) |
25.0 (77) |
33.5 (92.3) |
38.9 (102) |
39.4 (102.9) |
45.0 (113) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.2 (63) |
45.0 (113) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−6.1 (21) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.2 (81) |
26.2 (79.2) |
18.9 (66) |
12.0 (53.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.0 (41) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.0 (41) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−17.8 (0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−26.1 (−15) |
−12.2 (10) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.0 (23) |
−11.1 (12) |
−22.8 (−9) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−44.0 (−47.2) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.0 (0.63) |
16.2 (0.638) |
20.6 (0.811) |
30.5 (1.201) |
52.5 (2.067) |
67.1 (2.642) |
49.9 (1.965) |
53.2 (2.094) |
42.2 (1.661) |
24.5 (0.965) |
13.5 (0.531) |
19.0 (0.748) |
405.2 (15.953) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.2 (0.008) |
3.4 (0.134) |
20.4 (0.803) |
50.8 (2) |
67.1 (2.642) |
49.9 (1.965) |
53.2 (2.094) |
41.4 (1.63) |
17.2 (0.677) |
1.9 (0.075) |
0.0 (0) |
305.4 (12.024) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 16.0 (6.3) |
15.9 (6.26) |
17.2 (6.77) |
10.1 (3.98) |
1.8 (0.71) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.9 (0.35) |
7.3 (2.87) |
11.6 (4.57) |
19.0 (7.48) |
99.8 (39.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 78.6 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.05 | 0.57 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.95 | 0.0 | 55.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.24 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 24.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada[7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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External links
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