Combermere, Ontario
Combermere (named for Sir Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere (1773-1865)),[1] is a village located along the Madawaska River in south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Township of Madawaska Valley. Combermere is best known as home to Madonna House, but the community provides access to numerous lakes and rivers for cottagers and tourists who visit the area as well as Boundless Staff. Another tourist attraction is a local museum called Mission House Museum and Gallery.[2] The village is also home to the Sinking of the Mayflower Steamship lookout, which gives tourists an overlooking view of the lake where the Mayflower sank on the night of November 12, 1912.[3]
Climate
Extensive damage resulted when a tornado moved through the area during the evening hours of August 2, 2006. Trailers, roofs and cottages sustained heavy damages with an estimated cost of over one million dollars from the tornado (a strength of F1 according to Environment Canada). A state of emergency was declared in Combermere after the tornado. Acres of land were flattened and groves of century-old pines were destroyed. The same storm that produced the tornado also left about 175,000 hydro customers without power. No lives were lost in the community.[4]
| Climate data for Combermere | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.6 (0.3) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.0 (−40.0) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−32.0 (−25.6) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.3 (2.49) |
49.5 (1.95) |
58.9 (2.32) |
66.8 (2.63) |
78.2 (3.08) |
81.0 (3.19) |
75.4 (2.97) |
68.9 (2.71) |
85.5 (3.37) |
85.0 (3.35) |
79.0 (3.11) |
65.5 (2.58) |
856.9 (33.74) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 17.4 (0.69) |
12.9 (0.51) |
27.5 (1.08) |
55.2 (2.17) |
78.0 (3.07) |
81.0 (3.19) |
75.4 (2.97) |
68.9 (2.71) |
85.5 (3.37) |
80.9 (3.19) |
57.1 (2.25) |
19.8 (0.78) |
659.5 (25.96) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 45.9 (18.1) |
36.6 (14.4) |
31.4 (12.4) |
11.6 (4.6) |
0.2 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
4.2 (1.7) |
21.9 (8.6) |
45.7 (18.0) |
197.4 (77.7) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
Noted Inhabitants
- John Wesley Dafoe - Founder of the Winnipeg Free Press
- Baroness Catherine Doherty - Founder of Friendship House in Harlem and the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere.
- Reverend Eddie Doherty - American newspaper reporter, co-founder of the Madonna House Apostolate.
- Eric Schweig - Inuit Actor, Artisan and Outreach Worker.
- Bernadette Robinson - Regional Vice President, Ontario Nurses Association.
References
- Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 143. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- "Mission House Museum". www.missionhousemuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- Chase, Sean (November 22, 2012). "Escaping on a coffin: Remembering the sinking of the Mayflower". Pembroke Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- "Summer storm spawned 8 twisters". The Globe and Mail (Canada): A11. August 11, 2006.
- "Combermere". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2015.