Fabyan, Alberta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Fabyan
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 Fabyan
Location in Alberta
Fabyan
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population
(2007)
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| • Total | 100 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Fabyan is a small community, often called a hamlet, located in the middle of Alberta, Canada. It's a quiet place, found along Highway 14. Fabyan is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of a town called Wainwright, Alberta and about 78 kilometers (48 miles) southwest of Lloydminster. A famous landmark nearby is the Fabyan Trestle Bridge.
The community got its name from a place called Fabyan, New Hampshire in the United States.
Fabyan's Weather and Climate
The climate of a place describes its usual weather patterns over a long time. Fabyan experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the year. Summers are generally warm, while winters can be very cold.
| Climate data for Fabyan, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.0 (−47.2) |
−47.5 (−53.5) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−47.5 (−53.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.7 (0.78) |
10.5 (0.41) |
17.5 (0.69) |
27.0 (1.06) |
44.4 (1.75) |
68.2 (2.69) |
72.5 (2.85) |
61.1 (2.41) |
37.9 (1.49) |
17.1 (0.67) |
17.7 (0.70) |
18.0 (0.71) |
411.8 (16.21) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.6 (0.06) |
16.9 (0.67) |
41.7 (1.64) |
68.2 (2.69) |
72.5 (2.85) |
61.0 (2.40) |
37.2 (1.46) |
9.8 (0.39) |
1.4 (0.06) |
0.5 (0.02) |
311.9 (12.28) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 18.8 (7.4) |
10.4 (4.1) |
15.9 (6.3) |
10.1 (4.0) |
2.7 (1.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.3) |
7.4 (2.9) |
16.4 (6.5) |
17.6 (6.9) |
99.9 (39.3) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Fabyan's Population
Demographics is a word used to describe information about a population, like how many people live in a place. In 2007, a special count called a municipal census was done by the local government. This count showed that 100 people lived in Fabyan at that time.
