Malay Falls is a small rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality.[3] The community is located along Route 374 and is about 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Sheet Harbour. The community is located along East River, and is adjacent to the Malay Falls Flowage, a lake along the river's course.[4][5][6] Malay Falls was first settled in 1784.[2] Colin Malay acquired land here in 1849, when the area was called Salmon River.[2] The Government of Canada maintains a weather station in the community.[7]
Malay Falls | |
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Rural Community | |
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Coordinates: 44°58′29.8″N 62°28′59.4″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
District | 2[1] |
Founded | 1784[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Mayor | Mike Savage |
• Councillor | David Hendsbee |
Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time) |
Canadian postal code | B0J 3B0 |
GNBC Code | CAXHX[3] |
NTS Map | 011D16 |
Weather Station Code | CXMY |
Rural Route | RR 2 |
Highway | ![]() |
Climate data for Malay Falls, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −28.5 (−19.3) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 146.0 (5.75) |
130.1 (5.12) |
151.8 (5.98) |
132.2 (5.20) |
134.8 (5.31) |
108.2 (4.26) |
107.4 (4.23) |
91.1 (3.59) |
147.5 (5.81) |
165.8 (6.53) |
177.0 (6.97) |
151.2 (5.95) |
1,643 (64.69) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 28.0 (11.0) |
32.2 (12.7) |
23.2 (9.1) |
8.8 (3.5) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4.6 (1.8) |
27.4 (10.8) |
124.5 (49.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.7 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 128.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 19.7 |
Source: Environment Canada[8][9] |
Places adjacent to Malay Falls, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||||
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Citations
Bibliography
Scott, David (2011). Nova Scotia Place Names. DESPUB. ISBN 978-0-9865370-1-1.