Otter Falls, Yukon
The $5 banknote of the 1954 Series depicts Otter Falls. The engraving was created by C. Gordon Yorke.
Otter Falls (Southern Tutchone: Nadélin) is located on the Aishihik River in southwestern Yukon, a territory of Canada.
Accessible via the Aishihik Road (see Miscellaneous Yukon roads), the site of the falls has long been visited by lovers of the outdoors due to its picturesque nature, bird life (American dipper and harlequin duck amongst others) and sport fishing opportunities. An engraved scene of Otter Falls at mile 996 of the Alaska Highway, created by C. Gordon Yorke, is depicted on the $5 banknote of the 1954 Series of banknotes of the Canadian dollar.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Otter Falls | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.0 (68) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.0 (50) |
9.0 (48.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.2 (54) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.1 (43) |
11.1 (52) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.5 (−46.3) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−30.0 (−22) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−39.0 (−38.2) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.0 (0.669) |
14.6 (0.575) |
11.0 (0.433) |
9.2 (0.362) |
21.2 (0.835) |
38.1 (1.5) |
53.1 (2.091) |
44.3 (1.744) |
32.6 (1.283) |
24.9 (0.98) |
17.5 (0.689) |
13.9 (0.547) |
297.3 (11.705) |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
- The Art and Design of Canadian Bank Notes (PDF). Bank of Canada. 6 December 2006. ISBN 0660632462. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
Coordinates: 61°4′49.8″N 136°59′41.6″W / 61.080500°N 136.994889°W
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