Pockwock, Nova Scotia
# Pockwock, Nova Scotia

Pockwock is one of four Black Nova Scotian settlements in Upper Hammonds Plains. People in this area are mostly descendants of War of 1812 refugees. It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Halifax Regional Water Commission uses Pockwock Lake as a source for water for the communities of Halifax, Bedford and Lower Sackville.

44°46′35.31″N 63°51′14.08″W﻿ / ﻿44.7764750°N 63.8539111°W﻿ / 44.7764750; -63.8539111

## Climate

Climate data for Pockwock (1981–2010) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.9 (37.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 1.5 (34.7) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −5.1 (22.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −9.5 (14.9) | −5.6 (21.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −12.5 (9.5) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 149.0 (5.87) | 126.8 (4.99) | 138.9 (5.47) | 119.9 (4.72) | 129.3 (5.09) | 100.9 (3.97) | 99.5 (3.92) | 87.3 (3.44) | 118.0 (4.65) | 139.2 (5.48) | 158.7 (6.25) | 145.7 (5.74) | 1,513.2 (59.57) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 94.2 (3.71) | 79.2 (3.12) | 101.1 (3.98) | 109.2 (4.30) | 128.6 (5.06) | 100.9 (3.97) | 99.5 (3.92) | 87.3 (3.44) | 118.0 (4.65) | 139.2 (5.48) | 142.0 (5.59) | 105.6 (4.16) | 1,304.7 (51.37) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54.4 (21.4) | 46.8 (18.4) | 36.1 (14.2) | 10.5 (4.1) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 16.5 (6.5) | 39.6 (15.6) | 204.7 (80.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15.0 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 177.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.3 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 151.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 8.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 32.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||
