Port Blandford

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Port Blandford
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Official seal of Port Blandford
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Port Blandford is located in Newfoundland
Port Blandford
Port Blandford
Location of Port Blandford in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°21′N 54°10′W / 48.350°N 54.167°W / 48.350; -54.167Coordinates: 48°21′N 54°10′W / 48.350°N 54.167°W / 48.350; -54.167
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division7
Area
 • Total50.56 km2 (19.52 sq mi)
Elevation
39.5 m (129.6 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total601
 • Density11.9/km2 (31/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span
A0C
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 1 (TCH) / Route 233
Websitewww.portblandford.com

Port Blandford is a town in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Clode Sound. The population in 1940 was 539, and increased to 631 by 1956.

Climate[]

Port Blandford has a humid continental climate typical of the island of Newfoundland. It is wet, snowy, highly seasonal and retains warm summers and cold winter nights coupled with relatively mild winter days.

Climate data for Port Blandford
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		33.0
(91.4)
Average high °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		2.5
(36.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		6.6
(43.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		10.4
(50.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		2.9
(37.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		5.0
(41.0)
Average low °C (°F) −12.1
(10.2) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.8
(35.2) 		5.7
(42.3) 		10.8
(51.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		6.9
(44.4) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−0.4
(31.3)
Record low °C (°F) −30.0
(−22.0) 		−30.0
(−22.0) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−17.0
(1.4) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−30.0
(−22.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.1
(3.63) 		87.2
(3.43) 		77.9
(3.07) 		76.6
(3.02) 		70.8
(2.79) 		81.7
(3.22) 		73.2
(2.88) 		78.1
(3.07) 		88.8
(3.50) 		93.1
(3.67) 		80.9
(3.19) 		87.9
(3.46) 		988.3
(38.93)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 35.7
(1.41) 		41.9
(1.65) 		40.4
(1.59) 		61.4
(2.42) 		69.7
(2.74) 		81.7
(3.22) 		73.2
(2.88) 		78.1
(3.07) 		88.8
(3.50) 		92.3
(3.63) 		66.9
(2.63) 		48.5
(1.91) 		778.6
(30.65)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 56.4
(22.2) 		45.3
(17.8) 		37.5
(14.8) 		15.2
(6.0) 		1.1
(0.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.8
(0.3) 		14.0
(5.5) 		39.4
(15.5) 		209.7
(82.5)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

Demographics[]

According to the 2016 Statistics Canada Census:[1]

  • Population: 601
  • Area (km2): 50.56
  • Density (persons per km2): 11.9

See also[]

  • List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Port Blandford Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Port Blandford". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

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