Pennfield, New Brunswick

Pennfield is a Canadian rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. It is also referred to as Pennfield Corner, Pennfield Station, and Pennfield Ridge. Pennfield intersects with Route 1, Route 175, Route 176, Route 778, and Route 785 highways.

This article is about the community. For the parish and local service district, see Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick.
Pennfield
Unincorporated community
Pennfield
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°06′06″N 66°44′20″W
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishPennfield
Electoral Districts
Federal
New Brunswick Southwest
ProvincialCharlotte-The Isles
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E5H
Area code(s)506
Highways
Route 1
Route 175
Route 176
Route 778
Route 785

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

In 1783, several hundred members of The Religious Society of Friends moved from the newly founded United States of America to Pennfield as a result of The American Revolution.

During the summer of 1940, an airport was constructed to train Air Observes as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. An Operational Training Unit was used at the airport to train the four members of the crew for World War II action: Pilot, Navigator, Wireless Air Gunner and Air Gunner. The Royal Canadian Air Force allowed the Royal Canadian Navy to use their equipment for High Frequency Direction Finding activities against German submarines in the Atlantic.

In October 2012, Pennfield had a major highway route change when a realignment of Route 1 opened, creating a continuous freeway from the American Border to the Trans-Canada Highway at River Glade.[1]

Education

Pennfield had one elementary school, Pennfield Elementary, which closed in the fall of 2015.[2]

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pennfield has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[3]

Climate data for Pennfield, New Brunswick (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)		 14.5
(58.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 23.0
(73.4)		 37.2
(99.0)		 33.5
(92.3)		 34.4
(93.9)		 36.7
(98.1)		 34.0
(93.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 18.5
(65.3)		 16.5
(61.7)		 37.2
(99.0)
Average high °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 0.0
(32.0)		 3.4
(38.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 21.3
(70.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 12.8
(55.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 1.4
(34.5)		 10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 4.0
(39.2)		 8.7
(47.7)		 12.8
(55.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 15.6
(60.1)		 12.4
(54.3)		 7.6
(45.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 5.2
(41.4)
Average low °C (°F) −12.3
(9.9)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.1
(37.6)		 7.0
(44.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 10.0
(50.0)		 6.8
(44.2)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −0.1
(31.8)
Record low °C (°F) −36.5
(−33.7)		 −31
(−24)		 −28.5
(−19.3)		 −14
(7)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −9
(16)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −35.5
(−31.9)		 −36.5
(−33.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 126.6
(4.98)		 101.3
(3.99)		 130.1
(5.12)		 116.0
(4.57)		 130.2
(5.13)		 111.0
(4.37)		 107.3
(4.22)		 98.0
(3.86)		 120.9
(4.76)		 115.8
(4.56)		 140.4
(5.53)		 132.0
(5.20)		 1,429.7
(56.29)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 73.1
(2.88)		 60.6
(2.39)		 84.9
(3.34)		 105.8
(4.17)		 130.2
(5.13)		 111.0
(4.37)		 107.3
(4.22)		 98.0
(3.86)		 120.9
(4.76)		 115.8
(4.56)		 132.2
(5.20)		 97.9
(3.85)		 1,237.7
(48.73)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 53.5
(21.1)		 40.7
(16.0)		 45.2
(17.8)		 10.3
(4.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.0)		 8.3
(3.3)		 34.1
(13.4)		 192.0
(75.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 11.9 10.8 13.9 16.5 18.8 18.1 18.1 17.7 16.9 16.9 16.1 13.8 189.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 7.2 6.3 10.5 15.7 18.8 18.1 18.1 17.7 16.9 16.9 15.1 9.7 171.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 7.1 5.9 5.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 1.5 5.5 27.0
Source: Environment Canada[4]

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. New Brunswick Route 1 Gateway Project, Government of Canada.
  3. Climate Summary for Pennfield, New Brunswick
  4. "Pennfield, new Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2015.




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