Arcadia
Cambridge-Narrows / Gagetown (formerly)
Village
Gagetown village post office
Gagetown village post office
Arcadia is located in New Brunswick
Arcadia
Arcadia
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°47′N 66°04′W / 45.79°N 66.07°W / 45.79; -66.07
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyQueens
Regional service commissionCapital Region
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506
Access Routes Route 102

Arcadia is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.

History

St. John River Campaign: A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross (present day Arcadia, New Brunswick) by Thomas Davies in 1758. This is the only contemporaneous image of the Expulsion of the Acadians

Arcadia was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of Cambridge-Narrows and Gagetown as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.[1]

Climate

Arcadia has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers, cold winters and plenty of precipitation year-round. Snowfall is frequent in winter.

Climate data for Arcadia, New Brunswick (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.5
(94.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.4
(75.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		11.0
(51.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		4.8
(40.6) 		11.3
(52.3) 		16.4
(61.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.8
(42.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.2
(57.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		1.6
(34.9)
Record low °C (°F) −34.4
(−29.9) 		−37.8
(−36.0) 		−31.1
(−24.0) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−20.6
(−5.1) 		−33.3
(−27.9) 		−37.8
(−36.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104.6
(4.12) 		77.3
(3.04) 		100.7
(3.96) 		89.4
(3.52) 		105.8
(4.17) 		86.1
(3.39) 		96.9
(3.81) 		86.5
(3.41) 		86.1
(3.39) 		105.7
(4.16) 		101.8
(4.01) 		98.4
(3.87) 		1,139.2
(44.85)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 67.4
(26.5) 		44.8
(17.6) 		52.2
(20.6) 		14.5
(5.7) 		0.4
(0.2) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(0.2) 		13.5
(5.3) 		41.1
(16.2) 		234.5
(92.3)
Average precipitation days 13.8 11.4 14.6 14.3 15.0 14.6 14.1 13.1 13.3 13.7 15.3 13.8 167.6
Source: Environment Canada[2]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Queens County, New Brunswick

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Climate normals for Gagetown 1981–2010". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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