Wroxeter, Ontario
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Wroxeter, Ontario is a community in Howick Township, part of Huron County.
The first settlers of Wroxeter were the Gibson Brothers, Thomas and Robert, who founded the community in the mid-19th century. During its peak period, Wroxeter had five general stores, five hotels, two schools (which ran until 1950), a library, a woolen mill, and a grist mill, and an arena, which ran until it was torn down in the late '70s. Wroxeter also had a railway which was completed in 1874, when a train station was constructed to connect the village to the Toronto area. The population of Wroxeter in the late 19th century is estimated to have been 700–800 people.
Today, Wroxeter's old industries have vanished. In 1948, the Township of Howick made Wroxeter an unincorporated village.
Climate
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| location = Wroxeter, elevation: {{convert|335|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, 1971-2000 normals and extremes
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| Jan precipitation mm =85.0
| Feb precipitation mm =55.8
| Mar precipitation mm =62.5
| Apr precipitation mm =65.9
| May precipitation mm =86.7
| Jun precipitation mm =85.3
| Jul precipitation mm =77.2
| Aug precipitation mm =99.1
| Sep precipitation mm =99.3
| Oct precipitation mm =78.8
| Nov precipitation mm =92.4
| Dec precipitation mm =88.9
| Jan snow cm = 64.6
| Feb snow cm = 36.8
| Mar snow cm = 23.6
| Apr snow cm = 6.2
| May snow cm = 0.0
| Jun snow cm = 0.0
| Jul snow cm = 0.0
| Aug snow cm = 0.0
| Sep snow cm = 0.0
| Oct snow cm = 1.1
| Nov snow cm = 23.7
| Dec snow cm = 54.8
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| Jan rain mm =20.4
| Feb rain mm =19.0
| Mar rain mm =38.9
| Apr rain mm =59.7
| May rain mm =86.7
| Jun rain mm =85.3
| Jul rain mm =77.2
| Aug rain mm =99.1
| Sep rain mm =99.3
| Oct rain mm =77.7
| Nov rain mm =68.8
| Dec rain mm =34.0
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days =2.9
| Feb rain days =2.5
| Mar rain days =5.0
| Apr rain days =8.0
| May rain days =9.3
| Jun rain days =8.6
| Jul rain days =7.5
| Aug rain days =8.4
| Sep rain days =9.7
| Oct rain days =10.4
| Nov rain days =8.0
| Dec rain days =4.2
| unit snow days = 0.2 cm
| Jan snow days =11.1
| Feb snow days =7.1
| Mar snow days =5.0
| Apr snow days =1.6
| May snow days =0.0
| Jun snow days =0.0
| Jul snow days =0.0
| Aug snow days =0.0
| Sep snow days =0.0
| Oct snow days =0.33
| Nov snow days =4.1
| Dec snow days =9.1
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan precipitation days =13.6
| Feb precipitation days =9.4
| Mar precipitation days =9.6
| Apr precipitation days =9.4
| May precipitation days =9.3
| Jun precipitation days =8.6
| Jul precipitation days =7.5
| Aug precipitation days =8.4
| Sep precipitation days =9.7
| Oct precipitation days =10.7
| Nov precipitation days =11.7
| Dec precipitation days =12.8
| source = Environment Canada{{cite web
| url = http://geodata.lib.ncsu.edu/fedgov/noaa/clino/TABLES/REG_IV/CN/GROUP1/
| title = Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 - Wroxeter
| accessdate = November 25, 2019
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See also
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References
- {{cite book|title=The Settlement of Huron County|first=James|last=Scott|date=1966|publisher=Ryerson Press|pages=287–290|ref=none}}
{{Huron County, Ontario}}
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