ABOUT NEWFOUNDLAND
A. Weather
i. “Rain, Drizzle, and Fog”
ii. Avg. Temp. in July: HIGH: 68 F, LOW: 50 F
iii. Rain: 3.10 inches average/month in July
GENERAL WEATHER FACTS
n The FOGGIEST: 124 Days
n The SNOWIEST: 359 cm (±12 ft.)
n The WETTEST: 1514 mm (±5 ft.)
n The WINDIEST: 24.3 km/h avg. speed (±15 mph)
n The CLOUDIEST: 1497 Hours of sunshine (±59 days)
n It also has more days with freezing rain and wet weather than any other city in Canada.
B. Currency
i. Canadian dollars (roughly the same value as US currency)
C. Language
i. Spoken: English; with Irish accent
ii. Signage/Road Signs: Both English and French (Canadian Law)
D. Measurements
i. Metric System (U.S. is the only nation in the world that does not use the Metric System): Celsius, liters (gasoline), meters/kilometers, etc. (All of the vehicles use kilometers for their speedometers, as all speed limit signs are in kilometers.)
ii. TIME ZONE: Newfoundland is 1½ hours ahead of EST. (The province of Newfoundland is the only one on this time zone.)
