Ennadai is a formerly populated place in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located on a peninsula that juts into northeastern Ennadai Lake it faces an unnamed island. It is 400 km (250 mi) northwest of Churchill, Manitoba and 1,050 km (650 mi) west of Arviat.[2][self-published source] Ennadai and the surrounding area has been the traditional home of the Ahiarmiut (Ihalmiut), a Caribou Inuit band.
Ennadai | |
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  Ennadai Location  Ennadai Ennadai (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 61°08′N 100°53′W / 61.133°N 100.883°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
The Ennadai Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, a former weather station at this locale, consisted of four buildings.[2] The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals operated a base, Ennadai Lake Radio Station, (VEJ) at Ennadai from the summer of 1949 until 18 September 1954 when it was turned over to the Department of Transportation.[3] An INCO Exploration Camp existed at Ennadai at about the same time.
Climate
editEnnadai has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).
| Climate data for Ennadai Lake (Ennadai) Location ID: N/A; coordinates 61°08′N 100°54′W / 61.133°N 100.900°W; elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft); (1951−1980 normals, extremes 1949-1979) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −27.0 (−16.6) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.9 (−23.6) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −34.8 (−30.6) |
−33.4 (−28.1) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.4 (−56.9) |
−50.3 (−58.5) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−34.7 (−30.5) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−50.3 (−58.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
6.4 (0.25) |
11.7 (0.46) |
15.3 (0.60) |
19.6 (0.77) |
30.7 (1.21) |
51.9 (2.04) |
41.7 (1.64) |
44.7 (1.76) |
33.2 (1.31) |
16.4 (0.65) |
12.6 (0.50) |
294.5 (11.59) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
10.4 (0.41) |
27.5 (1.08) |
51.9 (2.04) |
41.6 (1.64) |
34.3 (1.35) |
7.4 (0.29) |
0.1 (0.00) |
trace | 173.7 (6.84) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.6 (3.8) |
6.3 (2.5) |
11.9 (4.7) |
14.4 (5.7) |
8.5 (3.3) |
3.1 (1.2) |
trace | trace | 9.1 (3.6) |
25.2 (9.9) |
16.3 (6.4) |
12.7 (5.0) |
117.1 (46.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 127 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | trace | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | trace | 0 | 49 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | trace | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 82 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 75 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[4][5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ennadai". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b Fox, Greville H. (2002). North Country Aviation Tales: Search & Rescue, Jets, Bush Flying and the Airlines. Trafford Publishing. pp. 31–38. ISBN 1-55369-498-8.
- ^ Crowe, Keith J. (1991). A history of the original peoples of northern Canada (2 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-7735-0880-5.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 2: Temperature" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 3: Precipitation" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 7: Bright Sunshine" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 8: Atmospheric, Pressure, Temperature and Humidity" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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