Combermere, Ontario

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Combermere

Combermere is a village along the Madawaska River in south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Township of Madawaska Valley. It is named after Sir Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere (1773-1865). [1]

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Combermere is best known as home to the Madonna House Apostolate, but the community provides access to numerous lakes and rivers for cottagers and tourists who visit the area. The village is home to the Sinking of the Mayflower Steamship lookout, which gives tourists an overlooking view of the lake where the Mayflower sank on the night of November 12, 1912. [2]

Climate

Extensive damage resulted when a tornado moved through the area during the evening hours of August 2, 2006. Trailers, roofs and cottages sustained heavy damages with an estimated cost of over one million dollars from the tornado (a strength of F1 according to Environment Canada). A state of emergency was declared in Combermere after the tornado. Acres of land were flattened and groves of century-old pines were destroyed. The same storm that produced the tornado also left about 175,000 hydro customers without power. There were no deaths in the community. [3]

Climate data for Combermere
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)12.0
(53.6)
14.0
(57.2)
22.2
(72.0)
30.0
(86.0)
33.0
(91.4)
35.0
(95.0)
37.2
(99.0)
35.0
(95.0)
34.4
(93.9)
27.0
(80.6)
21.7
(71.1)
16.0
(60.8)
37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−5.5
(22.1)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.4
(36.3)
10.4
(50.7)
17.9
(64.2)
23.0
(73.4)
25.5
(77.9)
24.0
(75.2)
19.2
(66.6)
11.8
(53.2)
4.6
(40.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
10.7
(51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−11.6
(11.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
−3.8
(25.2)
4.4
(39.9)
11.5
(52.7)
16.8
(62.2)
19.4
(66.9)
18.1
(64.6)
13.4
(56.1)
6.7
(44.1)
0.4
(32.7)
−6.8
(19.8)
4.9
(40.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−17.6
(0.3)
−15.9
(3.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−1.6
(29.1)
5.0
(41.0)
10.5
(50.9)
13.3
(55.9)
12.1
(53.8)
7.6
(45.7)
1.6
(34.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
−11.5
(11.3)
−0.9
(30.4)
Record low °C (°F)−40.0
(−40.0)
−37.8
(−36.0)
−32.0
(−25.6)
−23.9
(−11.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−3.9
(25.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.6
(30.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
−10.6
(12.9)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−35.6
(−32.1)
−40.0
(−40.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)63.3
(2.49)
49.5
(1.95)
58.9
(2.32)
66.8
(2.63)
78.2
(3.08)
81.0
(3.19)
75.4
(2.97)
68.9
(2.71)
85.5
(3.37)
85.0
(3.35)
79.0
(3.11)
65.5
(2.58)
856.9
(33.74)
Average rainfall mm (inches)17.4
(0.69)
12.9
(0.51)
27.5
(1.08)
55.2
(2.17)
78.0
(3.07)
81.0
(3.19)
75.4
(2.97)
68.9
(2.71)
85.5
(3.37)
80.9
(3.19)
57.1
(2.25)
19.8
(0.78)
659.5
(25.96)
Average snowfall cm (inches)45.9
(18.1)
36.6
(14.4)
31.4
(12.4)
11.6
(4.6)
0.2
(0.1)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
4.2
(1.7)
21.9
(8.6)
45.7
(18.0)
197.4
(77.7)
Source: Environment Canada [4]

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References

  1. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 143. ISBN   0-7715-9754-1.
  2. Chase, Sean (November 22, 2012). "Escaping on a coffin: Remembering the sinking of the Mayflower". Pembroke Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  3. "Summer storm spawned 8 twisters". The Globe and Mail: A11. August 11, 2006.
  4. "Combermere". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

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