Midale
Midale | |
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Town | |
 Midale, Saskatchewan | |
  Midale Location of Midale in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′N 103°24′W / 49.400°N 103.400°W | |
| 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) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639 |
| Highways | Highway 39 |
| Website | Official website |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Midale, Saskatchewan is a town in the rural municipality of Cymri No. 36, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It 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) south-east of Regina, Saskatchewan.
Demographics[]
| hideCanada census – Midale community profile | |||
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| 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] earlier[6] | |||
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[]
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Midale has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
On July 5, 1937 a maximum temperature of 45 °C (113.0 °F) was recorded, which was, along with that of the village of Yellow Grass, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada.[8] This record stood for 84 years until June 27, 2021 when it was surpassed by Lytton, British Columbia, which reached 46.6 °C (115.9 °F).[9]
| hideClimate data for Midale, 1981–2010 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 (50.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
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 (66.0) |
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 (50.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
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 (−47.0) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−44.0 (−47.2) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.1 (0.75) |
18.9 (0.74) |
26.4 (1.04) |
32.2 (1.27) |
69.3 (2.73) |
77.2 (3.04) |
60.9 (2.40) |
45.6 (1.80) |
28.9 (1.14) |
29.4 (1.16) |
25.5 (1.00) |
20.5 (0.81) |
453.9 (17.87) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
1.0 (0.04) |
6.7 (0.26) |
18.7 (0.74) |
62.8 (2.47) |
76.9 (3.03) |
60.9 (2.40) |
45.6 (1.80) |
28.9 (1.14) |
19.7 (0.78) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.1 (0.00) |
325.5 (12.81) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 18.2 (7.2) |
17.9 (7.0) |
20.0 (7.9) |
13.6 (5.4) |
6.5 (2.6) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.03 (0.01) |
10.4 (4.1) |
22.2 (8.7) |
20.4 (8.0) |
129.4 (50.9) |
| 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[7][10] | |||||||||||||
Parks and recreation[]
Midale offers a variety of recreational venues. The local ice rink, Harry O Memorial Arena, is home to the Midale Mustangs of the men's senior Big 6 Hockey League. [11] A team from Midale has won the Lincoln Trophy four times, once as the Miners in 1961 and three straight years as the Mustangs in the 2000s. The town also has a curling rink, museum, library, ball diamonds, and an outdoor swimming pool.[12]
Twelve kilometres away is Mainprize Reginal Park, which features an 18-golf course, camping, and swimming. Mainprize is on McDonald Lake, which is a man-made lake created in 1994 with the building of Rafferty Dam on the Souris River.
Notable residents[]
- Brad Johner, musician
See also[]
- List of weather records
- Highway 702
- Weyburn-Midale Carbon Dioxide Project
- History of the petroleum industry in Canada
References[]
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Midale". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Top Weather Events of the 20th Century". Environment Canada. May 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ @ECCCWeatherBC (June 27, 2021). "Lytton's official high temperature today June 27, 2021 is 46.6 C. Lytton BC now holds the record for Canada's all time maximum high. The previous record was 45.0 C set on July 5, 1937 at Yellow Grass, and Midale, SK" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Midale, Saskatchewan". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ https://www.bigsixhockey.com/
- ^ https://townofmidale.com/recreation/
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