Campsie, Alberta

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Campsie is located in Alberta
Campsie
Campsie
Location of Campsie Alberta

Campsie is a hamlet in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead No. 11,[1] located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Barrhead then 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 18, roughly 101 kilometres (63 mi) northwest of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft).[2]

The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster.[3] The post office operated until 1969.[4] The community was a block settlement established by Black Canadian homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.[5]

Climate[]

Climate data for Campsie, Alberta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		29.4
(84.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		37.8
(100.0)
Average high °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		9.1
(48.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		2.4
(36.3)
Average low °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2) 		−16.6
(2.1) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.8
(46.0) 		2.6
(36.7) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−4.3
(24.3)
Record low °C (°F) −51.7
(−61.1) 		−50.6
(−59.1) 		−44.5
(−48.1) 		−32.2
(−26.0) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−45.6
(−50.1) 		−51.7
(−61.1) 		−51.7
(−61.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.9
(0.94) 		13.1
(0.52) 		17.9
(0.70) 		24.3
(0.96) 		46.7
(1.84) 		86.5
(3.41) 		88.5
(3.48) 		62.2
(2.45) 		39.2
(1.54) 		22.2
(0.87) 		22.2
(0.87) 		15.5
(0.61) 		461.9
(18.19)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.2
(0.01) 		0.5
(0.02) 		1.4
(0.06) 		16.1
(0.63) 		44.2
(1.74) 		86.5
(3.41) 		88.5
(3.48) 		62.2
(2.45) 		38.5
(1.52) 		12.4
(0.49) 		1.0
(0.04) 		0.3
(0.01) 		351.8
(13.85)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23.7
(9.3) 		12.6
(5.0) 		16.5
(6.5) 		8.2
(3.2) 		2.4
(0.9) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(0.2) 		9.8
(3.9) 		21.2
(8.3) 		15.1
(5.9) 		110.1
(43.3)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (1 April 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 29.
  4. ^ Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
  5. ^ Rowe, Allan (12 February 2015). "African American Immigration to Alberta". Historic Resources Management Branch. Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Campsie, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

Coordinates: 54°07′40″N 114°38′48″W / 54.12778°N 114.64667°W / 54.12778; -114.64667 (Campsie)

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