General Information
Created: 2014-02-13 09:26:36
Modified: 2014-02-13 09:42:31
Active:
No
Country: Canada
Site: Mackenzie River
GTN-P: CA 189 TC-Code: LS-01 Responsible Countries:
Canada,
Timezone: UTC/GMT -05:00 hours
Vegetation Type: Coniferous Forest
Responsible Person: Sharon Smith
Permafrost present but thickness unknown.
MEAN ANNUAL GROUND TEMPERATURE AT OR NEAR DEPTH OF ZERO ANNUAL AMPLITUDE (°C) – report value for most recent year or 12 month interval -0.1°C
Depth of zero annual amplitude (or depth of measurement reported above) 10.0 m
Year or 12 month interval for mean reported above August 2008-09
Norman Wells: 65°16.8’N, 126°48’W
Monthly average air temperatures and snow depths for Jan - Dec 2009
Month Temp (°C) Total Snow (cm)
Jan -28.7 21.2
Feb -23.5 15.8
Mar -23.3 12.6
Apr -4.3 10.6
May 5.7 6.8
Jun 14.1 T
Jul 16.3 T
Aug 14.2 0
Sept 8.2 5.0
Oct -3.0 22.4
Nov -17.9 13.2
Dec -20.7 36.0
MAAT -5.2