Greenwood, Nova Scotia
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Greenwood | ||
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Village | ||
Telephone Exchange 242, 760, 765, 804, 996 | | |
NTS Map | 21A15 Gaspereau Lake | |
GNBC Code | CAORH | |
Website | greenwood novascotia.com |
44°58′19″N 64°56′5″W / 44.97194°N 64.93472°W Greenwood is a village located in the western part of Kings County in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.
History
Greenwood was a small hamlet south of the
During the 1970s–2000s, the village of Greenwood expanded in population as numerous other air force bases in eastern Canada closed and their aircraft and personnel consolidated at CFB Greenwood. Much of the housing in the heart of Greenwood is for the military families stationed at the base, and are referred to as PMQs. Most of the non-military housing for the village is located on the outskirts.
Schools
- Dwight Ross School
- École Rose-des-Vents
Government
Federal - Greenwood falls under the West Nova federal electoral district in Nova Scotia. Chris d'Entremont was elected as an MP to represent this riding in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Provincial - Greenwood,
Municipal - Greenwood is a community within the Municipality of the County of Kings. In the October 2020 civic election Peter Muttart was re-elected as mayor and June Granger, Lexie Misner, Dick Killam, Martha Armstrong, Tim Harding, Joel Hirtle, Emily Lutz, Jim Winsor and Peter Allen were elected to the municipal council.[4] Councillor Martha Armstrong represents District 4 which encompasses the village of Kingston, parts of the village of Greenwood and the community of Auburn.[5] Councillor Tim Harding represents District 5, which encompasses South Greenwood and Canadian Forces Base 14 Wing Greenwood and several other communities.[6]
Climate
Greenwood experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb).
Climate data for Greenwood Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
12.6 (54.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −28.9 (−20.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.5 (4.04) |
84.8 (3.34) |
94.8 (3.73) |
83.2 (3.28) |
84.8 (3.34) |
81.0 (3.19) |
83.2 (3.28) |
78.4 (3.09) |
96.2 (3.79) |
98.8 (3.89) |
116.5 (4.59) |
112.9 (4.44) |
1,117.1 (44) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 44.5 (1.75) |
45.5 (1.79) |
58.8 (2.31) |
67.8 (2.67) |
83.4 (3.28) |
81.0 (3.19) |
83.2 (3.28) |
78.4 (3.09) |
96.2 (3.79) |
98.6 (3.88) |
100.7 (3.96) |
65.6 (2.58) |
903.7 (35.57) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 78.7 (31.0) |
53.0 (20.9) |
43.4 (17.1) |
15.1 (5.9) |
1.1 (0.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
16.4 (6.5) |
62.8 (24.7) |
270.7 (106.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 172.9 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.2 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 132.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 16.7 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 0.47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.17 | 4.1 | 12.5 | 61.84 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST )
|
76.8 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 57.5 | 55.0 | 56.2 | 56.1 | 55.9 | 58.4 | 61.1 | 70.5 | 76.2 | 63.4 |
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References
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- ^ "Members of the House of Commons who represent Nova Scotia".
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- ^ Starratt, Kirk. "Muttart re-elected by wide margin to second term as mayor in County of Kings | Cape Breton Post". www.capebretonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Municipality of the County of Kings - District 4". www.countyofkings.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Municipality of the County of Kings - District 5". www.countyofkings.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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