Namao
Hamlet
Namao is located in Alberta
Namao
Namao
Location of Namao
Namao is located in Canada
Namao
Namao
Namao (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°42′58″N 113°29′32″W / 53.71611°N 113.49222°W / 53.71611; -113.49222
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division11
Municipal districtSturgeon County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySturgeon County Council
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total10
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Namao (/nəˈmeɪ.oʊ/) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County.[2] It is at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway 28, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Edmonton's city limits. It was the namesake of RCAF Station Namao, now CFB Edmonton, which is directly south of the hamlet.

History

On August 22, 1891, the Edmonton Bulletin[3] reported that, "The Sturgeon river settlers had been requesting a post office since May 3, 1884. They had wanted to call it Wilson Valley at first, then Sturgeon and finally Naoma (Namao)." It opened on April 12, 1892.[4] According to Wilfred McLean, Dan [McKinley, who took up one of the first Sturgeon homesteads in the early 1880s] insisted on the name; "[He] had associated with the Indians for quite a few years and knew quite a few Cree words.",[5] The name is derived from the Cree word ᓇᒣᐤ (namêw), meaning "sturgeon".[6][7]

On May 19, 1892, Postmaster J. Johnstone wrote that "'Nemao' is the correct spelling of the name of the post office in the Sturgeon river settlement."[4]

Demographics

The population of Namao according to the 2010 municipal census conducted by Sturgeon County is 10.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Namao (CFB Namao)
WMO ID: 71121; coordinates 53°40′N 113°28′W / 53.667°N 113.467°W / 53.667; -113.467 (CFB Namao); elevation: 687.9 m (2,257 ft); 1971–2000 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 9.8 13.0 16.1 28.9 34.9 38.4 37.8 41.5 36.2 27.8 18.9 12.8 41.5
Record high °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.9
(89.4) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		10.6
(51.1) 		33.9
(93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		1.3
(34.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		8.4
(47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.1
(10.2) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		11.1
(52.0) 		14.7
(58.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		3.1
(37.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.6
(2.1) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Record low °C (°F) −42.2
(−44.0) 		−38.0
(−36.4) 		−35.0
(−31.0) 		−23.3
(−9.9) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−24.5
(−12.1) 		−35.4
(−31.7) 		−39.2
(−38.6) 		−42.2
(−44.0)
Record low wind chill −57.1 −51.3 −45.9 −30.8 −14.2 −4.9 0.0 −4.6 −15.5 −35.4 −52.8 −56.4 −57.1
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.7
(0.78) 		14.0
(0.55) 		17.3
(0.68) 		20.2
(0.80) 		44.7
(1.76) 		88.6
(3.49) 		95.7
(3.77) 		74.8
(2.94) 		39.6
(1.56) 		16.4
(0.65) 		14.3
(0.56) 		21.0
(0.83) 		466.3
(18.36)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.3
(0.05) 		0.5
(0.02) 		1.7
(0.07) 		8.3
(0.33) 		40.9
(1.61) 		88.6
(3.49) 		95.7
(3.77) 		74.7
(2.94) 		37.9
(1.49) 		9.9
(0.39) 		1.8
(0.07) 		1.0
(0.04) 		362.3
(14.26)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 21.7
(8.5) 		17.2
(6.8) 		17.3
(6.8) 		13.0
(5.1) 		3.6
(1.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.1) 		1.8
(0.7) 		7.0
(2.8) 		15.4
(6.1) 		23.7
(9.3) 		120.9
(47.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.2 8.4 7.8 6.7 10.4 15.1 14.3 13.1 10.0 6.6 7.8 10.2 120.4
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.76 0.76 1.1 4.2 10.0 15.1 14.3 13.1 9.6 4.5 1.5 1.0 76.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 10.3 8.4 7.1 3.8 0.84 0.0 0.0 0.08 0.92 2.9 7.1 10.2 51.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500) 68.0 64.6 61.4 45.5 41.1 49.3 54.6 54.5 53.3 50.2 66.8 70.3 56.6
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Capital Region Board. "Planning Toolkit, Module 5 – Implementation Guidelines for Growth Areas Outside of Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) and Cluster Country Residential Areas (CCRAs)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Edmonton Bulletin: 1891". peel.library.ualberta.ca.
  4. ^ a b "The Edmonton Bulletin: 1892". peel.library.ualberta.ca.
  5. ^ copies of "The Story of Malcolm McKinlay (1848-1934), Pioneer of the West, Arrived in Edmonton 1883, One Hundred Years ago" by Wilfred McLean (Grandson); copies held by McKinlay descendants, p. 21
  6. ^ "Lake Sturgeon, Nemêw, Buffalo of the Water - Spacing Edmonton". Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Search results". www.creedictionary.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Edmonton Namao A (3012210) – 1971 to 2000 Canadian Climate Normals". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved July 23, 2022.


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