Pennfield, New Brunswick
Pennfield | |
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Neighbourhood | |
506 | |
Highways Route 1 Route 175 Route 176 |  Route 778 Route 785 |
Pennfield is a community in the
incorporated rural community of Eastern Charlotte, New Brunswick. It is also referred to as Pennfield Corner, Pennfield Station, and Pennfield Ridge. Pennfield intersects with Route 1, Route 175, Route 176, Route 778, and Route 785
highways.
History
In 1783, several hundred members of The
United States of America to Pennfield as a result of The American Revolution
.
During the summer of 1940, an airport was constructed to train Air Observes as part of the
High Frequency Direction Finding activities against German submarines in the Atlantic
.
In October 2012, Pennfield had a major highway route change when a realignment of Route 1 opened, creating a continuous freeway from the American Border to the Trans-Canada Highway at River Glade.[1]
Education
Pennfield had one elementary school, Pennfield Elementary, which closed in the fall of 2015.[2]
Climate
This
Köppen Climate Classification system, Pennfield has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[3]
| Climate data for Pennfield, New Brunswick (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.5 (−33.7) |
−31 (−24) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−14 (7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−9 (16) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.6 (4.98) |
101.3 (3.99) |
130.1 (5.12) |
116.0 (4.57) |
130.2 (5.13) |
111.0 (4.37) |
107.3 (4.22) |
98.0 (3.86) |
120.9 (4.76) |
115.8 (4.56) |
140.4 (5.53) |
132.0 (5.20) |
1,429.7 (56.29) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 73.1 (2.88) |
60.6 (2.39) |
84.9 (3.34) |
105.8 (4.17) |
130.2 (5.13) |
111.0 (4.37) |
107.3 (4.22) |
98.0 (3.86) |
120.9 (4.76) |
115.8 (4.56) |
132.2 (5.20) |
97.9 (3.85) |
1,237.7 (48.73) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 53.5 (21.1) |
40.7 (16.0) |
45.2 (17.8) |
10.3 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
8.3 (3.3) |
34.1 (13.4) |
192.0 (75.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.9 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 189.5 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.2 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 15.7 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 171.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 27.0 |
| Source: Environment Canada[4]
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Notable people
See also
References
- ^ New Brunswick Route 1 Gateway Project, Government of Canada.
- ^ "Pennfield Elementary closure frustrates parents". CBC News. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Climate Summary for Pennfield, New Brunswick
- Environment Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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