Ridgeville, Ontario
Ridgeville | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
 Looking west on Canboro Road in Ridgeville | |
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| Coordinates: 43°2′15″N 79°18′40″W / 43.03750°N 79.31111°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Niagara |
| Town | Pelham |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 30M3 Niagara |
| GNBC Code | FCLBD |
Ridgeville is a community within the town of Pelham, Ontario, in Canada. It borders the western limit of Fonthill. It derives its name from its location on the south western ridge of the Fonthill Kame. It has a post office, a rural mail route named Ridgeville, a small number of shops found along Canboro Road, including a bakery, chocolate shop and specialty home and bath shops, the local high school, Gwennol Organic Blueberry Farm and the Ridge Berry Farm Tea Room.
It is located on what was formerly known as traditional Neutral, Haudenosaunee, and Anishnaabe territory.
Climate
[edit]The climate is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfb).[1] The community serves as the basis for Pelham's normals.[2]
| Climate data for Ridgeville, elevation: 236.2 m or 775 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1950-2006 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
8.9 (47.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.1 (2.64) |
53.6 (2.11) |
64.2 (2.53) |
77.7 (3.06) |
89.2 (3.51) |
84.7 (3.33) |
83.6 (3.29) |
77.6 (3.06) |
92.6 (3.65) |
86.3 (3.40) |
90.7 (3.57) |
78.9 (3.11) |
946.2 (37.26) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 32.7 (1.29) |
30.9 (1.22) |
45.2 (1.78) |
72.3 (2.85) |
88.7 (3.49) |
84.7 (3.33) |
83.6 (3.29) |
77.6 (3.06) |
92.6 (3.65) |
86.1 (3.39) |
80.7 (3.18) |
53.6 (2.11) |
828.7 (32.64) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 34.3 (13.5) |
24.0 (9.4) |
19.0 (7.5) |
5.4 (2.1) |
0.5 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
6.6 (2.6) |
25.3 (10.0) |
115.3 (45.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 128.2 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.2 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 108.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.08 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 23.32 |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Pelham climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Pelham weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ a b "Ridgeville - Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data". 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals. Environment Canada. March 21, 209. Climate ID: 6137161. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ridgeville at Geographical Names of Canada
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