10 The Peace River District

October brings heavier frosts, and the ice forms late in this month or early in
November. Winter can usually be expected early in November, though mild
weather until Christmas is not uncommon.

The rigours of the climate need not be feared, but houses should be sub-
stantially built to withstand the cold spells. Warmly clad, a person enjoys
the out-of-door life at any time during the winter. Taken the year round, the
climate is healthy and pleasant, and conducive to active and vigourous outdoor
life.

The following tables, supplied by the Meteorological Service of Canada,
give some interesting information obtained at different points throughout the
district.

It should be noted that the meteorological stations for which data are given
(with the exception of Grande Prairie) are situated on the rivers considerably
below the level of the plain. For this reason, the data given may not be at all
seasons truly representative of conditions on the plains.

METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS

Fort VERMILION

Temperature, 1905-21 | Precipitation, 1905-21 Sunshine
Possible Actual Actual Percent.
Month Average, 1921 Average, 1921 hes fine h. perday,| hrs. per possible
17 years 17 years ee average of day, duration,
y 10 yrs. 1921 1921
—14-3 —14-9 0-53 0-70 7-1 2-3 2:5 35
—4-1 —4-6 0-32 0-78 9-3 4-0 3-4 37
8-2 0-6 0-53 0-05 11-5 5-6 5-5 48
31-3 33-8 0-65 0-90 14-4 7-0 8-2 57
47-2 46-2 0-91 0-39 16-8 8-2 7-9 47
55-1 54:5 2-05 3-46 18-1 9-4 7:7 42
59-7 60-9 2-24 2-10 17-4 9-3 10-0 57
55-9 54-4 1-87 3-63 15-3 8-2 5:4 35
45-6 46-2 1-40 1-47 12-7 6-5 7-3 57
31-4 38-2 0-85 0:78 10-2 4-1 3-2 31
10-1 4-1 0-55 0-50 7-7 2-2 1-1 14
5-8 0:0 0°38 0-15 6-4 1:9 1-9 30
PEACE RIVER CROSSING, 1908-14, 1918-21 GRANDE PRAIRIE EXPERIMENTAL FARM, 1913-21
aE ae a a sc ey | ES en er tetrad
Temperature Precipitation Temperature Precipitation
Average, Average, Average, Average,
Month 10 years 1921 10 years 1921 8 years 1921 8 years 1921
—6:1 —3-6 0-98 0-25 et ON ae een ae L620 age eee
4-0 11-2 0-44 0-25 10-0 19-0 0-82 0-97
17-2 12-6 0-50 Ss. 17-4 18-8 1-30 1-20
38-9 47-4 0-49 1-30 36°5 39-5 0-58 0-03
51-1 53-2 1-70 2-27 45-6 48-2 1-91 1-65
57-1 58-9 2-83 1-34 54-3 54-9 1-85 2-04
61-1 60-5 2:17 4-59 56-6 58-2 2-02 1-89
AUBTISE ec ten vtec ars 58-6 59-5 2-07 4-28 56-4 55-3 1-56 2-51
September........... 50°7 52-0 1-22 1-80 48-2 45-5 1-18 2-69
Octobersta eencen: 37-1 47-2 0-57 0-59 36-7 42-6 0-87 0-67
November.......... 16-6 14-6 0-51 Ss 24-4 65-5 0-71 0-91
December.......... 6-0 9-2 0-65 0:77 |i 10-1 17-6 1-16 0-60
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Soil

The soil of the greater part of the district is especially suitable to the
growing of grains, grasses, and vegetables. The valleys of the upper sections are