Winter
test 2003: Individual participant card
Nr. 018 Ian Rabenda
Ontario (
Canada ) ~ Hamilton
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San Giovanni in Persiceto ITALY |
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 The
downtown city centre of Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada, with Hamilton Bay visible in the background. Hamilton is located
at
the west end of Lake Ontario and is an industrial port city on the great
lakes. I live in the sprawling residential suburbs surrounding the city.
Picture was taken in the afternoon July 26, 2003.
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I have attached two pictures of my
winter hardy cactus beds here in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
HAMILTON : Located at about 43.30°N 79.90°W. Altitude about 92m /
301 feet above sea level.
Average Temperature
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Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| °C |
7.9 |
-4.8 |
-4.8 |
-0.2 |
6.6 |
12.7 |
18.6 |
21.9 |
20.7 |
16.4 |
10.5 |
3.6 |
-2.3 |
| °F |
46.2 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
31.6 |
43.9 |
54.9 |
65.5 |
71.4 |
69.3 |
61.5 |
50.9 |
38.5 |
27.9 |
Average Rainfall
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| mm |
60.8 |
60.0 |
68.6 |
68.6 |
69.1 |
71.6 |
64.7 |
77.4 |
76.0 |
58.3 |
68.5 |
68.9 |
812.7 |
| inches |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
32.0 |
Extreme minimum annual temp -10F/-23C, extreme maximum annual
temperature
100F/38C
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 This
is a picture of my house( July 26, 2003) You can't see many succulents
in this picture but I have several beds full of cacti and succulents
around the house, some with winter hardy cacti but two large beds on
each side of the driveway near the garage have extensive summer
plantings of non hardy succulents. |
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  Side
outdoor beds: Opuntia & Coryphantha
vivipara. |
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test plants in their new home. |
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Pedios & Scleros outdoors. |
August 23 2003 The plants are slightly etiolated and desiccated after their trip
through the mail so I am giving them special treatment to readjust and
rejuvenate without damage. Thank you for the plants!!! November 23
2003 So far the weather here is still unusually mild, 7C today and
overcast. We
have had several hard frosts (-3C) and it is already rather damp. The
Pedios
and sclero from Italy have now been outdoors here in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada, for several months and still look fine! |
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