Fertile is an unincorporated community in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Manitoba border and 40 miles (64 km) north of the U.S. border in the Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31.
Fertile | |
|---|---|
  Fertile Location of Fertile in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′0″N 101°27′02″W / 49.38333°N 101.45056°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central Plains |
| Census Division | No. 1 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Storthoaks Council |
| • MP | Ed Komarnicki |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal Code | S0C 0W0 |
| Area code(s) | 306, 639 |
Demographics
editThe population was once as high as 50 people, but now is supported by surrounding farm families. Fertile once had its own school (shrined), grain elevators (2), general store, skating/curling rink, United church, community hall and post office. Only the latter two survive. Families making up the current community include; Pickard(2), Holden(2), Malin (3), Rekken, Poirier, Millions, Bouchard (2), VanderWaal, Poirier. Fall suppers and an annual event, be it a comedy act, a magician, etc., used to be held to raise money to support the community hall.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Fertile | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33 (91) |
22.5 (72.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−12 (10) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) |
−41 (−42) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−10 (14) |
−1 (30) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3 (27) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−21 (−6) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.7 (1.01) |
18.5 (0.73) |
24.1 (0.95) |
31.0 (1.22) |
66.9 (2.63) |
82.4 (3.24) |
64.5 (2.54) |
50.4 (1.98) |
41.5 (1.63) |
35.7 (1.41) |
24.8 (0.98) |
24.7 (0.97) |
490.0 (19.29) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Environment Canada [1], accessed 13 August 2017
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