Upper Stewiacke
# Upper Stewiacke

Upper Stewiacke is a small community located in Colchester County in central Nova Scotia. Upper Stewiacke can be reached by road via Route 289. Upper Stewiacke was founded in 1783 by Matthew Johnson, son of James Johnson, a Grantee of Truro, Nova Scotia. Johnson's supplies had come from Truro, some 20 miles away. In 1983, a special event and reenactment was held to mark the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of Matthew Johnson and his wife Ruth (née Fisher).

## Notable residents

* Lyle Creelman (1908-1997), the first Canadian nurse to work for the World Health Organization.
* James F. Ellis, physician and politician

## Navigator

Places adjacent to Upper Stewiacke :

Trunk 4 / Hwy 104 (TCH) Via Eastville Rd.

Sheepherders Junction, Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Via Route 289

Otter Brook, Nova Scotia Brookfield, Nova Scotia Via Route 289

Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia Via Stewart Hill Rd. To Route 336 / Route 224 :

## Climate

Climate data for Upper Stewiacke, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1915–present :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 29.4 (84.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.9 (35.4) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −5.8 (21.6) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | 6.2 (43.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −11.1 (12.0) | −6.6 (20.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.4 (18.7) | 0.7 (33.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) | −38.9 (−38.0) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −8.3 (17.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.8 (5.03) | 102.7 (4.04) | 119.3 (4.70) | 94.9 (3.74) | 98.7 (3.89) | 92.1 (3.63) | 98.8 (3.89) | 98.1 (3.86) | 104.3 (4.11) | 114.9 (4.52) | 129 (5.1) | 141.2 (5.56) | 1,321.8 (52.04) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66.2 (2.61) | 59.2 (2.33) | 79.4 (3.13) | 88.1 (3.47) | 98.4 (3.87) | 98.4 (3.87) | 94.6 (3.72) | 94.4 (3.72) | 113.6 (4.47) | 109.9 (4.33) | 122.7 (4.83) | 90.7 (3.57) | 1,115.5 (43.92) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 71.4 (28.1) | 53.5 (21.1) | 45.5 (17.9) | 13.3 (5.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 13.2 (5.2) | 50.6 (19.9) | 248.1 (97.7) |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||
