Milton Highlands, Nova Scotia

Designated place in Nova Scotia, Canada

Milton Highlands

Designated place

Milton Highlands

Location of Milton Highlands in

Coordinates: 43°51′20″N 66°07′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.855587°N 66.125358°W﻿ / 43.855587; -66.125358﻿ (Milton Highlands, Nova Scotia)[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Nova Scotia
District municipality| Yarmouth
Area

(2021)[2]

• Land| 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total

| 320
Time zone| UTC– 04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC– 03:00 (ADT)
Area code| 902

Milton Highlands (2021 population: 320) is an unincorporated community within the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[2]

## Geography

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Milton Highlights is at the intersection of Main Shore Road and Lakeside Road, just north of Route 304.[1] It is 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Town of Yarmouth.[3]

### Climate

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Climate is from Yarmouth Airport located 4.4 km (2.7 mi) to the southeast.

The area has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), typical of climates surrounded by the sea but close to large continents such as southern Norway and coastal Hokkaido but with latitude variations. Being near the -3 °C isotherm in the average of the coldest month (east of the city), causing that in peninsular areas like Yarmouth Bar and Cape Forchu are between a transition band for the oceanic climates (Cfb).[4][5] Winters are cool and rainy with a January average of −2.6 °C (27.3 °F) though owing to strong maritime influences, temperatures below −20 °C (−4 °F) are very rare, and the average high never drops to below freezing at any point in the year.[6][7] During this period of time, the weather can be unsettled and cloudy due to the Nor'easters coming up the coast from the southwest.[7] As a result, the area averages only 68–100 hours of sunshine from December to February or 25%-34% of possible sunshine.[6] The average annual snowfall is 204.7 cm (80.6 in), which can come from Nor'easters from the southwest with a maximum snow depth of 9 cm (3.5 in) in January, owing to its mild winters, among the mildest in Canada east of the Rockies.[7][6]

The area's summers are cool due to the strong coastal influence from the sea which keeps summer temperatures cool, meaning temperatures above 30 °C (86 °F) are very rare.[7] The average temperature in the warmest month, August is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). Spring and fall are transitional seasons in which falls are warmer than spring since the waters are at the warmest temperatures in fall and the coldest during early spring.[7] Precipitation is significant, averaging 1,290.1 mm (50.79 in) a year, with July and August the driest months on average and November the wettest month on average. An outstanding feature is the late-fall to early-winter precipitation maximum, owing to the combination of intense storm activity from November to January and relatively more-stable summers, with thunderstorm activity here much less frequent than in the U.S. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and points southward. Yarmouth averages 1,898.3 hours of sunshine or 41.2% of possible sunshine with summer being the sunniest and winter being the cloudiest.[8] Yarmouth averages 191 days of fog each year.[9]

The highest temperature ever recorded was 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) on July 16, 2013.[6] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.4 °C (−11.9 °F) on February 14, 1894.[10]

Climate data for Yarmouth (Yarmouth Airport)
WMO ID: 71603; coordinates 43°49′37″N 66°05′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.82694°N 66.08806°W﻿ / 43.82694; -66.08806﻿ (Yarmouth Airport); elevation: 42.9 m (141 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1870−present[a]

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high humidex | 15.8  | 16.9  | 17.4  | 24.8  | 27.9  | 34.5  | 37.7  | 37.3  | 36.4  | 30.2  | 26.1  | 19.5  | 37.7
Record high °C (°F)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 15.3
(59.5)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 32.5
(90.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 1.3
(34.3)  | 1.3
(34.3)  | 4.0
(39.2)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 13.9
(57.0)  | 18.1
(64.6)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 13.6
(56.5)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 4.4
(39.9)  | 11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −2.6
(27.3)  | −2.5
(27.5)  | 0.4
(32.7)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 14.7
(58.5)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | 7.5
(45.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −6.4
(20.5)  | −6.2
(20.8)  | −3.3
(26.1)  | 1.2
(34.2)  | 5.7
(42.3)  | 9.8
(49.6)  | 13.2
(55.8)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 10.5
(50.9)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | 3.6
(38.5)
Record low °C (°F)  | −21.3
(−6.3)  | −24.4
(−11.9)  | −15.7
(3.7)  | −10.8
(12.6)  | −1.8
(28.8)  | 2.1
(35.8)  | 6.4
(43.5)  | 5.8
(42.4)  | 1.3
(34.3)  | −3.2
(26.2)  | −9.8
(14.4)  | −16.6
(2.1)  | −24.4
(−11.9)
Record low wind chill | −32.6  | −32.0  | −28.5  | −22.5  | −4.3  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | −6.9  | −19.5  | −28.2  | −32.6
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 123.6
(4.87)  | 102.8
(4.05)  | 110.7
(4.36)  | 101.4
(3.99)  | 99.1
(3.90)  | 88.7
(3.49)  | 78.0
(3.07)  | 88.1
(3.47)  | 95.9
(3.78)  | 119.3
(4.70)  | 143.4
(5.65)  | 139.1
(5.48)  | 1,290.1
(50.79)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 69.1
(2.72)  | 60.0
(2.36)  | 82.5
(3.25)  | 92.7
(3.65)  | 98.5
(3.88)  | 88.9
(3.50)  | 81.8
(3.22)  | 89.8
(3.54)  | 97.5
(3.84)  | 124.1
(4.89)  | 133.8
(5.27)  | 97.8
(3.85)  | 1,116.5
(43.96)
Average snowfall cm (inches)  | 63.6
(25.0)  | 46.5
(18.3)  | 30.8
(12.1)  | 9.5
(3.7)  | 0.2
(0.1)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.4
(0.2)  | 10.0
(3.9)  | 43.7
(17.2)  | 204.7
(80.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 20.5  | 16.4  | 14.9  | 13.9  | 13.4  | 11.6  | 9.9  | 9.8  | 10.1  | 12.1  | 15.1  | 19.7  | 167.2
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.5  | 7.0  | 8.8  | 12.3  | 13.3  | 11.5  | 10.2  | 9.7  | 10.4  | 11.8  | 13.4  | 12.2  | 128.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 15.5  | 12.0  | 9.0  | 3.1  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 3.1  | 10.2  | 53.2
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 77.8  | 74.1  | 70.3  | 70.3  | 73.4  | 76.7  | 78.7  | 77.1  | 75.4  | 73.0  | 74.5  | 77.3  | 74.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 76.0  | 103.5  | 141.6  | 178.8  | 213.0  | 217.6  | 227.6  | 220.0  | 186.8  | 165.6  | 97.6  | 70.3  | 1,898.3
Percent possible sunshine | 26.3  | 35.0  | 38.4  | 44.4  | 46.7  | 47.1  | 48.6  | 50.8  | 49.6  | 48.4  | 33.5  | 25.3  | 41.2
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[6][11] (extreme minimum February 1894)[10] (sun from 1981-2010)[8]

## Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Milton Highlands had a population of 320 living in 142 of its 149 total private dwellings, a change of -6.7% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 216.2/km2 (560.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ Climate data was recorded in the town of Yarmouth from December 1870 to March 1941 and at Yarmouth Airport from February 1940 to present.[11] Climate data 1991–2020 is a composite recorded at Yarmouth A, Yarmouth RCS (WMO ID: – / 71884; Climate ID: 8206500 / 8206491; coordinates 43°49′51″N 66°05′19″W﻿ / ﻿43.83083°N 66.08861°W﻿ / 43.83083; -66.08861﻿ (Yarmouth A) / 43°49′51″N 66°05′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.83083°N 66.08806°W﻿ / 43.83083; -66.08806﻿ (Yarmouth RCS); elevation: 43.0 m (141.1 ft) / 36.0 m (118.1 ft)), and Yarmouth A (WMO ID: 71603; Climate ID: 8206495; coordinates 43°49′37″N 66°05′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.82694°N 66.08806°W﻿ / 43.82694; -66.08806﻿ (Yarmouth Airport); elevation: 42.9 m (141 ft))[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Milton Highlands". GeoNOVA. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
3. ^ "Point-to-point distance Milton Highlands – Yarmouth". Natural Resources Canada. February 16, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
4. ^ Kottek, M.; J. Grieser; C. Beck; B. Rudolf; F. Rubel (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated" (PDF). Meteorol. Z. 15 (3): 259–263\. Bibcode:2006MetZe..15..259K. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130. Retrieved December 1, 2012.259-263&rft.date=2006&rft_id=info:doi/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130&rft_id=info:bibcode/2006MetZe..15..259K&rft.aulast=Kottek&rft.aufirst=M.&rft.au=J.+Grieser&rft.au=C.+Beck&rft.au=B.+Rudolf&rft.au=F.+Rubel&rft_id=http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Milton+Highlands,+Nova+Scotia" class="Z3988">
5. ^ Fick, S.; R. Hijmans (2017). "Worldclim 2: New 1-km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas". International Journal of Climatology. 37 (12): 4302–4315\. Bibcode:2017IJCli..37.4302F. doi:10.1002/joc.5086. S2CID 134866404.4302-4315&rft.date=2017&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:134866404#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002/joc.5086&rft_id=info:bibcode/2017IJCli..37.4302F&rft.aulast=Fick&rft.aufirst=S.&rft.au=R.+Hijmans&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Milton+Highlands,+Nova+Scotia" class="Z3988">
6. ^ a b c d e f "Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Data". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment and Climate Change Canada. June 27, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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8. ^ a b "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment and Climate Change Canada. June 27, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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