Greenwood, Nova Scotia facts for kids
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Greenwood
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Village
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| Nickname(s):
The Valley's Hidden Jewel - G-wood - GWD
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 Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Location in Nova Scotia
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| County | Kings County | |
| Founded | 1770 | |
| Incorporated Village | 1961 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
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| Provincial | Kings West | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Village Commission | |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) | |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 5,369 | |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) | |
| Canadian postal code |
B0P 0A0 & B0P 1N0
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| Area code(s) | 902 | |
| Telephone Exchange | 242, 760, 765, 804, 996 | |
| NTS Map | 21A15 Gaspereau Lake | |
| GNBC Code | CAORH | |
| Website | greenwood novascotia.com |
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Greenwood is a village located in the western part of Kings County in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.
History
Greenwood was a small hamlet south of the Dominion Atlantic Railway's Kingston Station. In 1942, the Royal Air Force established RAF Station Greenwood and built an aerodrome on nearby farmland to provide a facility for training aircrew under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Royal Canadian Air Force took over the facility in 1944, renaming it RCAF Station Greenwood, a name it maintained until the 1 February 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces which saw the airfield and associated facilities renamed CFB Greenwood. In July 1997 the air base became one of eleven operational wings in Canada, and was designated as 14 Wing Greenwood.
During the 1970s–2000s, the village of Greenwood expanded in population as numerous other air force bases in eastern Canada closed and their aircraft and personnel consolidated at CFB Greenwood. Much of the housing in the heart of Greenwood is for the military families stationed at the base, and are referred to as PMQs. Most of the non-military housing for the village is located on the outskirts.
Schools
- Dwight Ross School
- École Rose-des-Vents
Climate
Greenwood experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb).
The highest temperature ever recorded in Greenwood was 37.2 °C (99 °F) on 12 August 1944. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −35.5 °C (−31.9 °F) on 7 February 1993.
| Climate data for Greenwood Airport, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.9 (−20.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.6 (4.08) |
87.3 (3.44) |
89.8 (3.54) |
83.4 (3.28) |
78.1 (3.07) |
82.2 (3.24) |
75.4 (2.97) |
79.7 (3.14) |
105.7 (4.16) |
106.7 (4.20) |
120.1 (4.73) |
124.9 (4.92) |
1,137 (44.76) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) |
43.7 (1.72) |
51.5 (2.03) |
69.4 (2.73) |
77.2 (3.04) |
82.2 (3.24) |
75.4 (2.97) |
79.7 (3.14) |
105.7 (4.16) |
106.5 (4.19) |
105.3 (4.15) |
79.6 (3.13) |
922.8 (36.33) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 78.2 (30.8) |
60.1 (23.7) |
45.1 (17.8) |
13.3 (5.2) |
1.0 (0.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
14.7 (5.8) |
55.6 (21.9) |
268.1 (105.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 18.9 | 172.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 132.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 16.3 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 59.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 77.0 | 72.5 | 65.0 | 56.6 | 55.8 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 56.1 | 59.8 | 62.2 | 70.2 | 76.5 | 63.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
