Ennadai

Uninhabited community in Nunavut, Canada

Ghost town in Nunavut, Canada
61°08′N 100°53′W / 61.133°N 100.883°W / 61.133; -100.883[1]CountryCanadaTerritoryNunavutRegionKivalliq

Ennadai is a formerly populated place in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located on a peninsula that juts into northeastern Ennadai Lake it faces an unnamed island. It is 400 km (250 mi) northwest of Churchill, Manitoba and 1,050 km (650 mi) west of Arviat.[2][self-published source] Ennadai and the surrounding area has been the traditional home of the Ahiarmiut (Ihalmiut), a Caribou Inuit band.

The Ennadai Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, a former weather station at this locale, consisted of four buildings.[2] The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals operated a base, Ennadai Lake Radio Station, (VEJ) at Ennadai from the summer of 1949 until 18 September 1954 when it was turned over to the Department of Transportation.[3] An INCO Exploration Camp existed at Ennadai at about the same time.

Climate

Ennadai has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).

Climate data for Ennadai Lake (Ennadai)
Location ID: N/A; coordinates 61°08′N 100°54′W / 61.133°N 100.900°W / 61.133; -100.900 (Ennadai); elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft); (1951−1980 normals, extremes 1949-1979)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0) 		0.6
(33.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.9
(84.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		4.4
(39.9) 		1.1
(34.0) 		31.7
(89.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −27.0
(−16.6) 		−24.8
(−12.6) 		−18.8
(−1.8) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		1.7
(35.1) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.7
(60.3) 		7.1
(44.8) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−21.9
(−7.4) 		−5.1
(22.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −30.9
(−23.6) 		−29.1
(−20.4) 		−23.8
(−10.8) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		7.2
(45.0) 		13.0
(55.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−17.3
(0.9) 		−25.8
(−14.4) 		−9.3
(15.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −34.8
(−30.6) 		−33.4
(−28.1) 		−28.7
(−19.7) 		−18.4
(−1.1) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−29.6
(−21.3) 		−13.6
(7.5)
Record low °C (°F) −49.4
(−56.9) 		−50.3
(−58.5) 		−45.6
(−50.1) 		−38.3
(−36.9) 		−29.3
(−20.7) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−34.7
(−30.5) 		−42.5
(−44.5) 		−45.0
(−49.0) 		−50.3
(−58.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.3
(0.41) 		6.4
(0.25) 		11.7
(0.46) 		15.3
(0.60) 		19.6
(0.77) 		30.7
(1.21) 		51.9
(2.04) 		41.7
(1.64) 		44.7
(1.76) 		33.2
(1.31) 		16.4
(0.65) 		12.6
(0.50) 		294.5
(11.59)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		trace 0.0
(0.0) 		0.5
(0.02) 		10.4
(0.41) 		27.5
(1.08) 		51.9
(2.04) 		41.6
(1.64) 		34.3
(1.35) 		7.4
(0.29) 		0.1
(0.00) 		trace 173.7
(6.84)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 9.6
(3.8) 		6.3
(2.5) 		11.9
(4.7) 		14.4
(5.7) 		8.5
(3.3) 		3.1
(1.2) 		trace trace 9.1
(3.6) 		25.2
(9.9) 		16.3
(6.4) 		12.7
(5.0) 		117.1
(46.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 9 7 9 9 9 9 12 12 13 15 13 10 127
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0 0 0 trace 4 8 12 12 10 3 trace 0 49
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9 7 9 9 6 2 0 trace 4 13 13 10 82
Average relative humidity (%) 74 73 75 80 79 65 62 67 79 86 81 75 75
Average dew point °C (°F) −31.5
(−24.7) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−25.7
(−14.3) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		6.9
(44.4) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−20.0
(−4.0) 		−28.7
(−19.7) 		−11.8
(10.8)
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ennadai". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b Fox, Greville H. (2002). North Country Aviation Tales: Search & Rescue, Jets, Bush Flying and the Airlines. Trafford Publishing. pp. 31–38. ISBN 1-55369-498-8.
  3. ^ Crowe, Keith J. (1991). A history of the original peoples of northern Canada (2 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-7735-0880-5.
  4. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 2: Temperature" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 3: Precipitation" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 7: Bright Sunshine" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 8: Atmospheric, Pressure, Temperature and Humidity" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

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