Talk:Iroquois Falls

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Many sources have holes in their record history, the temperature source did not include temperatures from up to the early 30s, so the record of -68 F is considered by some to be "unofficial", but it was recorded by the same weather station that recorded the other records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.61.43 (talk) 17:34, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

To elaborate, many of the numbers used by some official sources before 1935 for Iroquois Falls are really from Timmins, for example, the 45.6 C 1914 temperature recorded and later tied in Timmins is not the record low for Iroquois Falls. Few sources that go before 1935 use older temperatures recorded locally.

That may well be true but the source does not reflect that. We have to go with what the source says. By the way the record low in the sources is not -45.6 but -58.3 from 1935. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 23:02, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

It's a shame that the February info uses Timmins information, I wish I could find that source with those temperatures listed again. The only reason Iroquois Falls information began to be accepted was because of the then unofficial -58.31 January 1935 reading which made history in Ontario. Had that not happened, Iroquois Falls readings would still be represented by Timmins. It was that plus the -55.64 reading from the previous year in February that allowed Iroquois Falls records to be kept (had Jan 35 not happened to top the old record within a year, they may still be taking their readings from Timmins, which kind of makes sense, since this is a sparse part of Ontario with few signifficant cities). This isn't meant to be a rant (I hope it doesn't look like that) just an explanation, but I will find those sources, because otherwise Iroquois Falls looks like a city in Alaska, LOL (in seriousness it's about keeping consistency). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.61.43 (talk) 02:00, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Update: Added explanation on why on the temperature graph the -55.6 February reading wasn't included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.61.43 (talk) 01:57, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

I haven't looked at this in years, and won't now but -- records get broken. Didn't White River subsequently break this record? And I know Kapuskasing beat that later record (with -76 deg F, -60 deg C) in 1980 or 1981 (can never remember the year or even the month, only that it was a Monday.) In the early 90s I saw (in the Toronto Star as I recall) a discussion of records that showed Kap still having the record low, at the values I remember. I will just say to the comment about it being funny ("LOL") to compare this area with Alaska -- check your maps. The colder climates (and corresponding vegetation etc) moves considerably farther south as you move eastward away from the moderating effects of the Pacific. People are surprised to learn that Ireland and the UK, with palm trees in the south and no winters worthy the name, are actually much farther north than most Canadians live -- on a par with Siberia or the Hudson's Bay. It ain't just about the latitude! (BTW, does GM still have its cold-weather testing facility in Kap?) alacarte (talk) 06:13, 21 April 2019 (UTC)