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December 23, 2011CHRISTMAS BY THE NUMBERS SNOWFALL ON CHRISTMAS DAYEnvironment Canada has calculated the average chance that major cities in Canada will get snow on Christmas Day. Halifax has a 58% chance of snow on Christmas Day based on the last 55 years of weather records.
Halifax has only a 24% chance of a perfect Christmas, characterized by a white Christmas morning and snow in the air on Christmas day.
Although we had a green Christmas in 2010, There was some snowfall on the ground. There was 5cm of snow in 2009, 6cm of snow in 2008, and 7cm of snow in 2007 recorded at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
The most snow on the ground on Christmas Day (since 1960) in Halifax was in 1970. This was a very white Christmas with 64cm of snow on the ground.
The greatest snowfall since 1960 was on Christmas Day 2000, when 17.7cm of snowfall was recorded.
Environment Canada,
Environment Canada National Climate Data and Information ArchiveCHRISTMAS TREESQuebec ($24.9 million; $14.7 million) and Nova Scotia ($14.2 million; $7.3 million) lead the country ($56.6 million; $28.4 million) in the production and export of real Christmas trees.
In Nova Scotia 2010, the value of production of real Christmas trees increased 7.4% over 2009. In Canada and Quebec, the value of production of real Christmas trees declined 1.8% and 6.6% respectively over 2009.
In 2010, the value of imported artificial Christmas trees increased 11.1% over 2009 to $44 million.
EUROPE LOBSTER SALES EXCEED EXPECTATIONSDecember 21st - Eighty tonnes of lobster was shipped from Halifax to Europe, where demand is strong. Geoff Irvine of the Lobster Council of Canada said European Christmas orders are crucial for Nova Scotia's most lucrative fishery. There will be another 80-tonne lobster shipment to Europe on Boxing Day in preparation for New Year's Day celebrations.
- Chronicle-Herald NOEL: Nova Scotia Community Counts Community ProfilePopulation
Based on the 2006 Census of Population, Noel has a population of 1,223 which is 2.7% lower than in 1996. In 2006, 22.1% of the population was under the age of 20 and 20.5% was 65 years or older. Total census families increased 2.7% to 353.
To view Noel’s Community Profile
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