Ennadai
Ennadai is a formerly populated place in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located on a peninsula that juts into northeastern Ennadai Lake it faces an unnamed island. It is 400 km (250 mi) northwest of Churchill, Manitoba and 1,050 km (650 mi) west of Arviat.[3] Ennadai and the surrounding area has been the traditional home of the Ahiarmiut (Ihalmiut), a Caribou Inuit band.
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| Coordinates: 61°08′N 100°53′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada | 
| Territory | Nunavut | 
| Region | Kivalliq | 
The Ennadai Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, a former weather station at this locale, consisted of four buildings.[3] The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals operated a base, Ennadai Lake Radio Station, (VEJ) at Ennadai from the summer of 1949 until 18 September 1954 when it was turned over to the Department of Transportation.[4] An INCO Exploration Camp existed at Ennadai at about the same time.
Climate
    
Ennadai has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).
| Climate data for Ennadai Lake (Ennadai) Location ID: N/A; coordinates 61°08′N 100°54′W; elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft); (1951−1980 normals, extremes 1949-1979)  | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0)  | 
0.6 (33.1)  | 
3.3 (37.9)  | 
10.6 (51.1)  | 
25.0 (77.0)  | 
28.9 (84.0)  | 
31.7 (89.1)  | 
28.3 (82.9)  | 
26.7 (80.1)  | 
16.7 (62.1)  | 
4.4 (39.9)  | 
1.1 (34.0)  | 
31.7 (89.1)  | 
| Average high °C (°F) | −27.0 (−16.6)  | 
−24.8 (−12.6)  | 
−18.8 (−1.8)  | 
−7.7 (18.1)  | 
1.7 (35.1)  | 
12.2 (54.0)  | 
17.7 (63.9)  | 
15.7 (60.3)  | 
7.1 (44.8)  | 
−1.9 (28.6)  | 
−13.4 (7.9)  | 
−21.9 (−7.4)  | 
−5.1 (22.8)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.9 (−23.6)  | 
−29.1 (−20.4)  | 
−23.8 (−10.8)  | 
−13.1 (8.4)  | 
−2.7 (27.1)  | 
7.2 (45.0)  | 
13.0 (55.4)  | 
11.5 (52.7)  | 
3.9 (39.0)  | 
−5.0 (23.0)  | 
−17.3 (0.9)  | 
−25.8 (−14.4)  | 
−9.3 (15.3)  | 
| Average low °C (°F) | −34.8 (−30.6)  | 
−33.4 (−28.1)  | 
−28.7 (−19.7)  | 
−18.4 (−1.1)  | 
−7.1 (19.2)  | 
2.1 (35.8)  | 
8.2 (46.8)  | 
7.2 (45.0)  | 
0.7 (33.3)  | 
−8.1 (17.4)  | 
−21.2 (−6.2)  | 
−29.6 (−21.3)  | 
−13.6 (7.5)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.4 (−56.9)  | 
−50.3 (−58.5)  | 
−45.6 (−50.1)  | 
−38.3 (−36.9)  | 
−29.3 (−20.7)  | 
−8.3 (17.1)  | 
−1.1 (30.0)  | 
−1.7 (28.9)  | 
−11.1 (12.0)  | 
−34.7 (−30.5)  | 
−42.5 (−44.5)  | 
−45.0 (−49.0)  | 
−50.3 (−58.5)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41)  | 
6.4 (0.25)  | 
11.7 (0.46)  | 
15.3 (0.60)  | 
19.6 (0.77)  | 
30.7 (1.21)  | 
51.9 (2.04)  | 
41.7 (1.64)  | 
44.7 (1.76)  | 
33.2 (1.31)  | 
16.4 (0.65)  | 
12.6 (0.50)  | 
294.5 (11.59)  | 
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0)  | 
trace | 0.0 (0.0)  | 
0.5 (0.02)  | 
10.4 (0.41)  | 
27.5 (1.08)  | 
51.9 (2.04)  | 
41.6 (1.64)  | 
34.3 (1.35)  | 
7.4 (0.29)  | 
0.1 (0.00)  | 
trace | 173.7 (6.84)  | 
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.6 (3.8)  | 
6.3 (2.5)  | 
11.9 (4.7)  | 
14.4 (5.7)  | 
8.5 (3.3)  | 
3.1 (1.2)  | 
trace | trace | 9.1 (3.6)  | 
25.2 (9.9)  | 
16.3 (6.4)  | 
12.7 (5.0)  | 
117.1 (46.1)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 127 | 
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | trace | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | trace | 0 | 49 | 
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | trace | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 82 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7)  | 
−29.8 (−21.6)  | 
−25.7 (−14.3)  | 
−13.6 (7.5)  | 
−4.0 (24.8)  | 
3.0 (37.4)  | 
7.7 (45.9)  | 
6.9 (44.4)  | 
1.1 (34.0)  | 
−6.6 (20.1)  | 
−20.0 (−4.0)  | 
−28.7 (−19.7)  | 
−11.8 (10.8)  | 
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Ennadai". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
 - "Ennadai". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
 - Fox, Greville H. (2002). North Country Aviation Tales: Search & Rescue, Jets, Bush Flying and the Airlines. Trafford Publishing. pp. 31–38. ISBN 1-55369-498-8.
 - Crowe, Keith J. (1991). A history of the original peoples of northern Canada (2 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-7735-0880-5.
 - "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 2: Temperature" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
 - "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 3: Precipitation" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
 - "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 7: Bright Sunshine" (PDF). Environment Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
 - "Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 Volume 8: Atmospheric, Pressure, Temperature and Humidity" (PDF). Environment and Climate Change Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
 

