Climate and environmental conditions
Canada is the second biggest country after Russia with an area of 9,984,670 sq km (worldtravelguide.net) and with such a huge piece of land, you can expect much variety in climatic conditions. The funny part however, is that most people think of Canada as a yearly round snow covered mountain.And although a big part of Canada is 6-9 months covered with snow, other parts actually provide a nice habitat for humans. This also depends on the kind of people ofcourse, for example, whether you like cold weather and snow for most of the year with temperatures dropping below -25 degrees celcius, or if you prefer a softer climate.
For the biggest part, Canada has a continental climate with high varietions depending on the location. On the costal sides, Canada's climate is softer due to the influence of the sea which makes it also more humid. Here, temperatures are gennerally on the lower side of 20 degrees celcius. When you go more inland, the temperature in summer is higher (around 25-30 degrees celcius) but can even exceed 40 degrees celcius. In winter, however, temperatures drop to an average of -15 degrees celcius with a min. of -40 degrees celcius.(weather-and-climate.com)
Figure 1. Average temperature in winter
(Source: weather.gc.ca)
Sunlight
The most populated areas (200-300 hundred km from the US border), receive on average around 2000 hours of sunlight a year. When moving more central into the priaries, this numer goes up with around 300-400 hours. On the east-coast, the annual linlight hours are set at around 1,700-1,800 due to the fog comming in from the Atlantic ocean. (livingin-canada.com)
Precipitation
Western and south-eastern Canada experience high rainfall due to , but the Prairies are dry with 250 – 500 mm of rain every year. Anually rainfall is 709mm. As said earlier, Hemp is from origine a tropical plant, but after breeding it is also capable of growing in climates between the arctic and equator.
Hemp requires at least 20-30 inches of rainfall during the growing period, and irrigation is necessary if precipitation is less than adequate. Abundant moisture is needed during the germination period. The absorption of water by hemp increases daily until flowering begins. Then the uptake of water decreases considerably, with a subsequent increase occurring at late flowering and during seed formation. In total, 80-130 gallons of water are required to produce 1 kg of dry fiber. Hemp uses twice as much water in light soil than it does in medium soils. There is also a significant correlation between soil moisture and cannabinoid content. (sei-international.org)
Sources:
https://weather.gc.ca/saisons/image_e.html?format=clim_stn&season=djf&type=temp
http://www.studycanada.ca/english/climate.htm
https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-in-Canada
https://www.livingin-canada.com/sunshine-hours-canada.html
theweathernetwork.com
https://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SEI-Report-EcologicalFootprintAndWaterAnalysisOfCottonHempAndPolyester-2005.pdf
Canada is the second biggest country after Russia with an area of 9,984,670 sq km (worldtravelguide.net) and with such a huge piece of land, you can expect much variety in climatic conditions. The funny part however, is that most people think of Canada as a yearly round snow covered mountain.And although a big part of Canada is 6-9 months covered with snow, other parts actually provide a nice habitat for humans. This also depends on the kind of people ofcourse, for example, whether you like cold weather and snow for most of the year with temperatures dropping below -25 degrees celcius, or if you prefer a softer climate.
For the biggest part, Canada has a continental climate with high varietions depending on the location. On the costal sides, Canada's climate is softer due to the influence of the sea which makes it also more humid. Here, temperatures are gennerally on the lower side of 20 degrees celcius. When you go more inland, the temperature in summer is higher (around 25-30 degrees celcius) but can even exceed 40 degrees celcius. In winter, however, temperatures drop to an average of -15 degrees celcius with a min. of -40 degrees celcius.(weather-and-climate.com)
Figure 1. Average temperature in winter
(Source: weather.gc.ca)
Sunlight
The most populated areas (200-300 hundred km from the US border), receive on average around 2000 hours of sunlight a year. When moving more central into the priaries, this numer goes up with around 300-400 hours. On the east-coast, the annual linlight hours are set at around 1,700-1,800 due to the fog comming in from the Atlantic ocean. (livingin-canada.com)
Figure 2. Average temperature in Summer
(Source: weather.gc.ca)
Precipitation
Western and south-eastern Canada experience high rainfall due to , but the Prairies are dry with 250 – 500 mm of rain every year. Anually rainfall is 709mm. As said earlier, Hemp is from origine a tropical plant, but after breeding it is also capable of growing in climates between the arctic and equator.
Hemp requires at least 20-30 inches of rainfall during the growing period, and irrigation is necessary if precipitation is less than adequate. Abundant moisture is needed during the germination period. The absorption of water by hemp increases daily until flowering begins. Then the uptake of water decreases considerably, with a subsequent increase occurring at late flowering and during seed formation. In total, 80-130 gallons of water are required to produce 1 kg of dry fiber. Hemp uses twice as much water in light soil than it does in medium soils. There is also a significant correlation between soil moisture and cannabinoid content. (sei-international.org)
Sources:
https://weather.gc.ca/saisons/image_e.html?format=clim_stn&season=djf&type=temp
http://www.studycanada.ca/english/climate.htm
https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-in-Canada
https://www.livingin-canada.com/sunshine-hours-canada.html
theweathernetwork.com
https://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SEI-Report-EcologicalFootprintAndWaterAnalysisOfCottonHempAndPolyester-2005.pdf
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