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POPULATION
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| City Proper (2006) |
100,646 |
| Census Metropolitan Area (2006) |
181,113 |
| Population within 100 km (estimate) |
250,000 |
| Population of Newfoundland & Labrador (2006) |
505,469 |
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CLIMATE |
Winters are generally mild with an average temperature of 0 degrees celsius. During the summer months the temperature ranges from cool to hot with an average of 20 - 23 degrees Celsius. (mean maximum temperature in Celsius.)
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Farenheit |
Rainfall |
Snowfall |
| January
| -0.9 C |
30.4 F |
73.7 |
79.9 |
| February
| -1.5 C |
29.3 F |
60.5 |
66.5 |
| March
| 1.2 C |
34.2 F |
76.7 |
52.3 |
| April
| 5.2 C |
41.4 F |
93.7 |
25.7 |
| May
| 10.7 C |
51.3 F |
93.9 |
6.1 |
| June
| 15.9 C |
60.6 F |
100.5 |
1.3 |
| July
| 20.3 C |
68.5 F |
89.4 |
0.0 |
| August
| 19.9 C |
67.8 F |
108.1 |
0.0 |
| September
| 15.9 C |
60.6 F |
130.9 |
0.0 |
| October
| 10.5 C |
50.9 F |
116.3 |
2.9 |
| November
| 5.9 C |
42.6 F |
116.3 |
26.3 |
| December
| 1.2 C |
34.2 F |
88.4 |
61.3 |
On average, the annual rainfall is 1191 millimetres and annual snowfall is 322 centimetres.
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| TIME ZONE
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Newfoundland Standard Time is ½ hour ahead of Atlantic Standard Time, 1 ½ hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
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| CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
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Sporting equipment, cameras, etc.
Visitors to Canada may bring in sporting outfits and other equipment for their own use by declaring them at the point of entry. These may include fishing tackle, rifles used for hunting, cameras, etc. Visitors must provide Canadian customs with a description of such equipment, including serial numbers where possible, so that the articles may be readily cleared upon their return.
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| EMERGENCY NUMBERS
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| Emergency Number |
911 |
| Fire Department |
(709) 722-1234 |
| Police Department |
(709) 729-8000 |
| Police Hearing Impaired TTY-TDD |
1-800-363-4334 |
| Environmental Emergency |
(709) 772-2083 |
| Poison Control |
(709) 722-1110 |
| Health Science Complex |
(709) 777-6300 |
| Janeway Child Health Centre |
(709) 777-6300 |
| Leonard A. Miller Centre |
(709) 777-6555 |
| St. Clares Mercy Hospital |
(709) 777-5000 |
| Waterford Hospital |
(709) 777-3300 |
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