Pockwock, Nova Scotia

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Pockwock in Nova Scotia

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.

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Pockwock is underlain by slate-derived loam of the Bridgewater soil series, a well drained podzol which is better for agriculture than the neighbouring granite and quartzite-derived soils which are widespread nearby. [2] [3]

44°46′35.31″N63°51′14.08″W / 44.7764750°N 63.8539111°W / 44.7764750; -63.8539111

Climate

Climate data for Pockwock (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)15.011.913.915.716.514.213.713.513.616.116.716.2177.0
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)7.36.39.714.416.514.213.713.513.616.115.410.4151.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)8.86.75.52.20.200.00.00.00.00.041.97.032.3
Source: Environment Canada [4]

References

  1. 1 2 LTD, African Nova Scotian Directory. "Hammonds Plains, Canada, Nova Scotia, Hammonds Plains | African Nova Scotian Directory". ansd.ca.{{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/ns/ns13b/ns13b_map_west.jpg Soils of Halifax County West Sheet Soil Survey Report No. 13, 1963
  3. ↑ https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/ns/ns13b/ns13b_report.pdf MacDougall, Cann, and Hitchey (1963). Soil Survey of Halifax County, Report No. 13 Nova Scotia Soil Survey
  4. ↑ "Pockwock Lake, Nova Scotia". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada . Retrieved 12 May 2015.


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