Cleardale facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cleardale
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 Cleardale
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | Clear Hills County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population
(2008)
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| • Total | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Cleardale is a small community called a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada. It is part of Clear Hills County. You can find it on Highway 64. Cleardale is about 29 kilometers (18 miles) east of the British Columbia border. It is also about 98 kilometers (61 miles) northwest of Fairview.
Cleardale is located in a part of Alberta known as Census Division No. 17. This area was officially mapped out in 1953.
About Cleardale
Cleardale is a very small place. In 2008, a special count showed that only 19 people lived there. This count was done by Clear Hills County.
Weather in Cleardale
Cleardale has a climate with cold winters and warm summers. The weather can change a lot between seasons. For example, the coldest temperature ever recorded was -51.2 degrees Celsius (-60.2 degrees Fahrenheit). The hottest was 34.5 degrees Celsius (94.1 degrees Fahrenheit).
The area gets a good amount of rain, especially in summer. It also gets snow in the colder months.
| Climate data for Cleardale | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.2 (−60.2) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−39.0 (−38.2) |
−51.0 (−59.8) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.2 (1.15) |
16.9 (0.67) |
20.1 (0.79) |
20.9 (0.82) |
37.7 (1.48) |
70.8 (2.79) |
82.4 (3.24) |
64.9 (2.56) |
37.6 (1.48) |
26.9 (1.06) |
26.5 (1.04) |
21.7 (0.85) |
455.6 (17.94) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
11.7 (0.46) |
35.1 (1.38) |
70.8 (2.79) |
82.4 (3.24) |
64.9 (2.56) |
36.9 (1.45) |
16.9 (0.67) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.2 (0.01) |
320.9 (12.63) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 28.9 (11.4) |
16.9 (6.7) |
20.0 (7.9) |
9.2 (3.6) |
2.6 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (0.3) |
10.0 (3.9) |
25.0 (9.8) |
21.5 (8.5) |
134.8 (53.1) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Education
Cleardale has its own school! It is called Menno Simons Community School. This school teaches students from kindergarten all the way to grade 12. It is a public school. It is managed by the Peace River School Division.
