Mayo is a village in the Yukon, Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. Population was 248 in 2006. It is also the home of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, whose primary language is Northern Tutchone. Nacho Nyak Dun translates into "big river people". It is serviced by Mayo Airport. It was formerly known as Mayo Landing.
The only school is J. V. Clark School, which is named after Dr. Clark. It has about 80 students as of 2008.
The village was named after former circus acrobat turned settler and explorer Alfred Mayo.[1]
Climate
| Weather data for Mayo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50) |
12.2 (54) |
12.2 (54) |
22.8 (73) |
33.5 (92) |
36.1 (97) |
35.6 (96) |
32.6 (91) |
26.7 (80) |
22.6 (73) |
13.9 (57) |
11.8 (53) |
|
| Average high °C (°F) | -20.5 (-5) |
-12.7 (9) |
-2.8 (27) |
6.8 (44) |
14.8 (59) |
20.8 (69) |
22.7 (73) |
19.6 (67) |
12.1 (54) |
1.1 (34) |
-11.2 (12) |
-17 (1) |
2.8 (37) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -31 (-24) |
-25.3 (-14) |
-16.4 (2) |
-5.1 (23) |
2 (36) |
7.1 (45) |
9.3 (49) |
6.4 (44) |
0.8 (33) |
-6.9 (20) |
-20.5 (-5) |
-27.6 (-18) |
-8.6 (17) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -58.3 (-73) |
-62.2 (-80) |
-48.2 (-55) |
-41.1 (-42) |
-21.7 (-7) |
-3.3 (26) |
-2.8 (27) |
-10.6 (13) |
-15.6 (4) |
-36.7 (-34) |
-50.6 (-59) |
-57.8 (-72) |
|
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 16.6 (0.65) |
13.5 (0.53) |
10 (0.39) |
9.2 (0.36) |
23.5 (0.93) |
40.5 (1.59) |
54.4 (2.14) |
41.8 (1.65) |
36.6 (1.44) |
29.5 (1.16) |
19.2 (0.76) |
18.1 (0.71) |
312.9 (12.32) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] 2009-07-12 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ YukonWeb: The Village of Mayo
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 12 July 2009
External links
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Coordinates: 63°35′35″N 135°53′44″W / 63.59306°N 135.89556°W
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