Tehkummah
| Tehkummah | |
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| Township (single-tier) | |
| Township of Tehkummah | |
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth.
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 Tehkummah
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.650°N 81.983°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.650°N 81.983°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Incorporated | 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Eric Russell |
| • MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP | Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 406 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | P0P 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.
Communities[edit]
The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.
The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.
The township also includes the community of Snowville and the ghost town of Michael's Bay.
Demographics[edit]
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Climate[edit]
| Climate data for South Baymouth (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.0 (59) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86) |
33.9 (93) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75) |
17.2 (63) |
14.0 (57.2) |
33.9 (93) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−7.2 (19) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−12 (10) |
−8 (18) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1 (30) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.0 (32) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−19 (−2) |
−33 (−27) |
−37 (−35) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.1 (3.075) |
49.8 (1.961) |
63.9 (2.516) |
69.2 (2.724) |
71.6 (2.819) |
58.6 (2.307) |
50.9 (2.004) |
74.2 (2.921) |
95.2 (3.748) |
112.0 (4.409) |
92.2 (3.63) |
94.0 (3.701) |
909.6 (35.811) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.1 (0.516) |
6.5 (0.256) |
38.0 (1.496) |
57.9 (2.28) |
71.6 (2.819) |
58.6 (2.307) |
50.9 (2.004) |
74.2 (2.921) |
95.2 (3.748) |
111.9 (4.406) |
73.6 (2.898) |
29.6 (1.165) |
681.1 (26.815) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 65.0 (25.59) |
43.3 (17.05) |
25.9 (10.2) |
11.3 (4.45) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.08 (0.031) |
18.5 (7.28) |
64.5 (25.39) |
228.4 (89.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15.9 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 148.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 2.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 104.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 13.5 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 3.8 | 12.8 | 48.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.3 | 97.5 | 162.8 | 190.8 | 242.9 | 264.6 | 307.1 | 256.2 | 187.8 | 127.9 | 70.4 | 57.5 | 2,039.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 26.2 | 33.4 | 44.2 | 47.1 | 52.6 | 56.4 | 64.7 | 58.6 | 49.8 | 37.6 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 43.0 |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tehkummah census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "South Baymouth, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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