Midale

Midale
Town

Midale, Saskatchewan
Midale

Location of Midale in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°24′N 103°24′W / 49.400°N 103.400°W / 49.400; -103.400
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
[1][2][3][4]

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.

Sites of interest

Demographics

Canada census – Midale community profile
2006
Population: 462 (-6.9% from 2001)
Land area: 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population density: 302.9/km2 (785/sq mi)
Median age: N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A)
Total private dwellings: 219
Median household income: $N/A
References: 2006[5]

Area statistics

Climate

Midale
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [6]

Midale has a humid continental climate (Köppen '′Dfb′'). On 5 July 1937 a maximum temperature of 113 °F (45.0 °C) was recorded, which is, along with that of the village of Yellow Grass, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada.[7]

Climate data for Midale, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1923–present
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) −9.9
(14.2)		 −6.1
(21)		 0.6
(33.1)		 11.5
(52.7)		 18.1
(64.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.2
(79.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 9.6
(49.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 5.2
(41.4)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.2
(61.2)		 18.9
(66)		 18.7
(65.7)		 13.2
(55.8)		 5.4
(41.7)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 3.7
(38.7)
Average low °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 10.0
(50)		 12.2
(54)		 11.2
(52.2)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −2.3
(27.9)
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) 19.1
(0.752)		 18.9
(0.744)		 26.4
(1.039)		 32.2
(1.268)		 69.3
(2.728)		 77.2
(3.039)		 60.9
(2.398)		 45.6
(1.795)		 28.9
(1.138)		 29.4
(1.157)		 25.5
(1.004)		 20.5
(0.807)		 453.9
(17.87)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.0
(0.039)		 1.0
(0.039)		 6.7
(0.264)		 18.7
(0.736)		 62.8
(2.472)		 76.9
(3.028)		 60.9
(2.398)		 45.6
(1.795)		 28.9
(1.138)		 19.7
(0.776)		 3.3
(0.13)		 0.1
(0.004)		 325.5
(12.815)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 18.2
(7.17)		 17.9
(7.05)		 20.0
(7.87)		 13.6
(5.35)		 6.5
(2.56)		 0.3
(0.12)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.03
(0.012)		 10.4
(4.09)		 22.2
(8.74)		 20.4
(8.03)		 129.4
(50.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.2 5.8 7.5 7.1 11.3 13.9 10.4 8.7 7.2 7.1 6.7 7.7 101.0
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.33 0.33 2.2 5.1 10.9 13.9 10.4 8.7 7.1 5.5 0.73 0.20 65.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 7.9 5.5 5.6 2.5 0.73 0.07 0.0 0.0 0.06 1.8 5.5 7.6 37.3
Source: Environment Canada[6][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. 1 2 "Midale". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top Weather Events of the 20th Century". Environment Canada. May 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Midale, Saskatchewan". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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Coordinates: 49°24′N 103°24′W / 49.400°N 103.400°W / 49.400; -103.400 (Midale, Saskatchewan)

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