Soil Report - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada

Table 5. Temperature data from the Haldimand-Norfolk Region and vicinity' (°C 1
Mean Highest Lowest Mean Daily Maximum Mean Daily Minimum
Location Annual Recorded Recorded Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Oct.
Brantford 8.1 40 .6 -34.4 -1 .5 12 .3 27 .6 16 .2 -9 .3 1 .3 14 .7 4.2
Caledonia 7.9 39 .4 -36.7 -1 .4 12 .1 27 .3 15 .8 -8 .9 1 .2 14 .4 4.7
Hagersville 7.8 35 .0 -29.4 -1 .8 12 .1 26 .2 15 .4 -8 .9 1 .5 14 .6 4.9
Canboro 7.9 36 .1 -30.0 -1 .3 12 .2 27 .1 16.1 -8 .8 1 .2 14 .2 4.6
Welland 8.8 37 .8 -32.8 -0 .5 12 .9 27 .4 16 .7 -8 .2 1 .7 15 .9 6.1
Kohler 7.8 35 .6 -26.1 -1 .2 11 .6 26 .2 16 .3 -8 .9 1 .2 14 .7 4.7
Delhi 7.9 40 .6 -31 .1 -1 .8 12 .6 27 .2 16 .1 -9 .2 1 .2 14 .3 4.7
Simcoe 7.8 40 .0 -37.8 -1 .5 12 .7 27 .2 16 .1 -9 .0 1 .4 14 .0 3.9
Aylmer 8.3 36 .7 -23.9 -1 .1 13 .1 26 .8 16 .7 -8 .9 1 .9 14 .2 5 .0
St . Williams 8.1 34 .4 -28.9 -1 .7 12 .6 26 .6 15 .7 -9 .5 1 .6 14.7 5.3
Clear Creek 8.1 33 .9 -26.1 -1 .1 10.4 25 .0 15 .3 -7.7 2.3 15 .8 6.1
Long Point 32 .2 8.8 24 .6 15 .3 1 .8 18 .0 9.4
'Compiledfrom Environment Canada data
altitude, natural air drainage and proximity to water. In air
drainage, for example, cold air has a tendency to flow like
water into low-lying areas where it may cause frost damage
at the bottom of slopes. Frost-tender crops such as tobacco,
cucumbers and peppers, are especially vulnerable to local
cold air pockets .
The climate of the Haldimand-Norfolk Region is well
suited to a wide variety of agricultural and horticultural
crops . This includes all the common Ontario field crops, as
well as some that are less common, such as ginseng and
peanuts.
The average frost-free period (140 to 150 days) in the
Haldimand-Norfolk Region allows commercial production
of most common vegetable crops . The first field seeding or
planting'dates for commercial production of vegetables in
Zone C, which includes the Haldimand-Norfolk Region, are
shown in Table 8 .
The climate of the region also allows commercial production
of most of the common tree and small fruits common to
southern Ontario, although it is not as suitable for "tender"
fruit crops like apricots, sweet cherries, peaches and hybrid
grapes, as are the warmer areas in the Niagara Region, Kent
County or Essex County.
Table 6 . Precipitation data from the Haldimand-Norfolk
Region and vicinity .'
Location
Mean Annual
Precipitation
(m)
Mean Rainfall
May to Sept .
(mm)
'Compiled from Environment Canada data
Mean Annual
Snowfall
(cm)
Brantford 769.9 328.9 112.0
Caledonia 671 .8 351 .0 111 .8
Hagersville 738.9 369.1 121.4
Canboro 735.6 363.5 123.4
Welland 726.2 367.5 177.3
Kohler 736.1 367.3 127.0
Delhi 803.1 396.2 133.1
Simcoe 748.0 375.9 141.5
St . Williams 831.6 399.3 142.2
Clear Creek 745.5 350.8 121.2
Long Point - 333.8 -