1921 — Kentville, Nova Scotia

This is 1921.

In Kentville, this was a year of relatively low rainfall and a snowy winter. While 14 named storms formed in the Atlantic that year, including 5 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes, none reached Atlantic Canada.

The year recorded 601.8 mm of rain, making it one of the drier years in the early part of the century. November was the wettest month with 98.0 mm, and the largest single rainfall came on November 29, when 27.9 mm fell.

Snowfall totalled 288.8 cm, with February accounting for 91.2 cm. The biggest snowfall of the year came on February 21, when 48.3 cm fell in a single day.

July was the warmest month, averaging 20.7 ºC. The hottest temperature of the year, 32.8 ºC, was reached on July 26, July 28, and again on September 3. February was the coldest month, averaging –7.6 ºC, and the year's lowest temperature was –23.9 ºC.

The average temperature for 1921 was 6.7 ºC, which corresponds to the colour jade in my blanket.

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