Grovedale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.[2] It is located on Highway 666 south of Grande Prairie. It is just south of the Wapiti River valley, amidst farmland and ranchland at the northern limits of the boreal forests and aspen parkland in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
Grovedale | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 55.0278°N 118.8594°W / 55.0278; -118.8594 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Planning region | Upper Peace |
Municipal district | Greenview |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Council |
Population | |
• Total | 138 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Climate data for Grovedale, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−11 (12) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17 (1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −49 (−56) |
−48 (−54) |
−48.5 (−55.3) |
−29 (−20) |
−10 (14) |
−3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−45 (−49) |
−49 (−56) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.3 (1.43) |
22.2 (0.87) |
23.8 (0.94) |
24.9 (0.98) |
42.9 (1.69) |
68.1 (2.68) |
76.1 (3.00) |
56.5 (2.22) |
46.2 (1.82) |
27.9 (1.10) |
31.2 (1.23) |
22.2 (0.87) |
478.2 (18.83) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.8 (0.07) |
13.7 (0.54) |
39.4 (1.55) |
68.1 (2.68) |
76.1 (3.00) |
56.5 (2.22) |
45.2 (1.78) |
15.4 (0.61) |
5.1 (0.20) |
0.7 (0.03) |
324.7 (12.78) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 35.0 (13.8) |
22.0 (8.7) |
22.0 (8.7) |
11.0 (4.3) |
4.0 (1.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.4) |
13.0 (5.1) |
26.0 (10.2) |
22.0 (8.7) |
156.0 (61.4) |
Source: Environment Canada[5] |
The population of Grovedale according to Alberta Transportation's Basic Municipal Transportation Grant funding program is 138.[1]
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