Arcadia, New Brunswick
Arcadia
Cambridge-Narrows / Gagetown (formerly) | |
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Village | |
 Gagetown village post office | |
  Arcadia Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 66°04′W / 45.79°N 66.07°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Queens |
| Regional service commission | Capital Region |
| Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
| Access Routes |  Route 102 |
Arcadia is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.
History
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Arcadia was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of Cambridge-Narrows and Gagetown as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.[1]
Climate
[edit]Arcadia has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers, cold winters and plenty of precipitation year-round. Snowfall is frequent in winter.
| Climate data for Arcadia, New Brunswick (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.4 (−29.9) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.6 (4.12) |
77.3 (3.04) |
100.7 (3.96) |
89.4 (3.52) |
105.8 (4.17) |
86.1 (3.39) |
96.9 (3.81) |
86.5 (3.41) |
86.1 (3.39) |
105.7 (4.16) |
101.8 (4.01) |
98.4 (3.87) |
1,139.2 (44.85) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 67.4 (26.5) |
44.8 (17.6) |
52.2 (20.6) |
14.5 (5.7) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
13.5 (5.3) |
41.1 (16.2) |
234.5 (92.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.8 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 167.6 |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- John Montgomery was born in Gagetown. He owned the tavern (Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto, Ontario) which served as a base for the rebels during the Upper Canada Rebellion. His parents were loyalists who fled from New York following the American revolution.
- Annie Babbitt Bulyea (1863-1934) was born in Gagetown. She was a Canadian temperance leader.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Climate normals for Gagetown 1981–2010". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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