Postal Address:
James Gibbons School,
8945-153 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta,
T5R 1P1
Phone:780 - 489 - 8020
Fax:780 - 489 - 4224
Teacher/Principal: Chris Jackson
Weather Fact File for James Gibbons Station
We have constructed a screen which has been set on the roof of our school. We plan to take readings of Max-Min Temperatures, Precipitation, Barometric pressure, wet and dry temperatures, and wind speed at 9:00 am each day
Past Weather Data
Edmonton has an average annual rainfall of 33 cm (13 inches) and average snowfall of 132 cm (55 inches) We have 121 days with a snow cover of 1 or more inches. We receive 2,263.7 hours of sunlight in the average year.
School Description
We are a small elementary school with 135 pupils, ages 6 - 12 years, located in the west end of the city of Edmonton.
City Information
The city spans 70,152 hectares, 270 sq miles; Metro Edmonton covers 1,691 sq miles Edmonton is located at 53 40N, 113 30W in the geographic center of both Alberta and Western Canada, Edmonton is at an altitude of 668 metres, 2192 feet above sea level some 360 km east of the Rocky Mountains We are some 1240 km from Vancouver on the Pacific Coast. The population of the Edmonton region is approximately 907,000 people. We are in the Mountain Standard Time Zone, 7 hours behind GMT.
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