Pockwock is one of four Black Nova Scotian settlements in Upper Hammonds Plains. [1] People in this area are mostly descendants of War of 1812 refugees. [1] It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Halifax Regional Water Commission uses Pockwock Lake as a source for water for the communities of Halifax, Bedford and Lower Sackville.
Coordinates: 44°46′35.31″N63°51′14.08″W / 44.7764750°N 63.8539111°W
| Climate data for Pockwock (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.9 (37.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 1.5 (34.7) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −5.1 (22.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −9.5 (14.9) | −5.6 (21.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −12.5 (9.5) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 149.0 (5.87) | 126.8 (4.99) | 138.9 (5.47) | 119.9 (4.72) | 129.3 (5.09) | 100.9 (3.97) | 99.5 (3.92) | 87.3 (3.44) | 118.0 (4.65) | 139.2 (5.48) | 158.7 (6.25) | 145.7 (5.74) | 1,513.2 (59.57) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 94.2 (3.71) | 79.2 (3.12) | 101.1 (3.98) | 109.2 (4.30) | 128.6 (5.06) | 100.9 (3.97) | 99.5 (3.92) | 87.3 (3.44) | 118.0 (4.65) | 139.2 (5.48) | 142.0 (5.59) | 105.6 (4.16) | 1,304.7 (51.37) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54.4 (21.4) | 46.8 (18.4) | 36.1 (14.2) | 10.5 (4.1) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 16.5 (6.5) | 39.6 (15.6) | 204.7 (80.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15.0 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 177.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 151.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 8.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 32.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada [2] | |||||||||||||
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