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| Coordinates:52°19′02″N111°25′59″W / 52.31722°N 111.43306°W /52.31722; -111.43306 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | County of Paintearth No. 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Paintearth No. 18 Council |
| Population (1991)[1] | |
• Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Brownfield is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada within theCounty of Paintearth No. 18.[2] It is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) north ofHighway 12 and 122 km (76 mi) southeast ofCamrose. It is only a few miles south from the Battle River and positioned along Highway 872.
Named in 1907 after Charles D. Brownfield, the first postmaster of the local Post Office.[3]
Brownfield recorded a population of 27 in the1991 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada.[1]
Brownfield is home to theBrownfield Community School, which is a part ofClearview School Division No. 71. The Brownfield Community School includes programs from Pre-School to Grade Nine. Following Grade Nine students are bused to Coronation, Alberta for high school.
The building is also home to theBrownfield Public Library, which is a member of the Parkland Regional Library System.[4]
Located in Brownfield is theBrownfield Recreation Centre. It includes a two sheet curling rink, concession area, bar, floor curling/dance floor, and stage with sound system. The property also has a small outdoor skating rink and skate shack. It provides a venue for events like curling bonspiels, weddings, community meals (e.g. the annual turkey supper), wedding showers, funerals, and family reunions.
The Brownfield Community School has a small gymnasium. It is used for the local Junior High sports teams, the Brownfield Bobcats (basketball, volleyball, etc.); youth group nights; school concerts; and fitness groups. On the school grounds there are two playground sets, swings, a sand volleyball court, cement basketball court, rough soccer field, and two baseball backstops.
A few miles North in the Battle River Valley lies the County of Paintearth run Burma Park. It has three baseball diamonds, including two with shale and dugouts. Burma Park is a campground and offers a number of RV and Tenting sites.
The surrounding area of Brownfield, especially the Battle River Valley, teems with wildlife and is a great place to go hunting, in the various hunting seasons.
| Climate data for Brownfield | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.5 (58.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) | −9.7 (14.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | −5.1 (22.8) | −10.4 (13.3) | 3.1 (37.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −15.2 (4.6) | −9.2 (15.4) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | −2.2 (28.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −15.4 (4.3) | −3.1 (26.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) | −45.6 (−50.1) | −39.5 (−39.1) | −31.7 (−25.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −5.0 (23.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −10.0 (14.0) | −27.0 (−16.6) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −47.2 (−53.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 24.6 (0.97) | 15.7 (0.62) | 24.3 (0.96) | 33.4 (1.31) | 44.3 (1.74) | 84.4 (3.32) | 75.8 (2.98) | 63.0 (2.48) | 41.1 (1.62) | 22.9 (0.90) | 18.8 (0.74) | 21.9 (0.86) | 470.0 (18.50) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 0.2 (0.01) | 2.8 (0.11) | 16.4 (0.65) | 37.3 (1.47) | 84.4 (3.32) | 75.8 (2.98) | 63.0 (2.48) | 37.9 (1.49) | 10.1 (0.40) | 1.7 (0.07) | 0.6 (0.02) | 331.6 (13.06) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 23.1 (9.1) | 15.6 (6.1) | 21.5 (8.5) | 17.0 (6.7) | 6.9 (2.7) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.2 (1.3) | 12.8 (5.0) | 17.1 (6.7) | 21.4 (8.4) | 138.5 (54.5) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 124.6 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 72.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 56.1 |
| Source 1:Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Precipitation Days Only[6] | |||||||||||||
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