Fertile is a small farming hamlet in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located 3 miles west of the Manitoba border and 40 miles north of the U.S border in the rural municipality # 31.
Population was once as high as 50 people, but now is supported by surrounding farm families. Once had its own school (shrined), grain elevators (2), general store, skating/curling rink, United church, town hall and post office. Only the latter two survive. Families making up the current community include; Pickard(2), Holden(2), Van Marion, Lorette, Malin (3), Rekken, Poirier, Millions, Bouchard (2), VanderWaal, Poirier. Fall suppers and an annual event, be it a comedy act, a magician, etc, are held to raise money to support the town hall.
| Climate data for Fertile | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33 (91) |
22.5 (72.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
39 (102) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5 (41) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−10 (14) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) |
−41 (−42) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−10 (14) |
−1 (30) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3 (27) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−21 (−6) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (0.98) |
22.3 (0.878) |
24.6 (0.969) |
33.1 (1.303) |
62 (2.44) |
81.2 (3.197) |
64.3 (2.531) |
54.6 (2.15) |
50.6 (1.992) |
33.4 (1.315) |
25.2 (0.992) |
21.6 (0.85) |
498.1 (19.61) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||