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Climate and Environment
The climate on Prince Edward Island is milder than the Canadian mainland because the warm waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence surround it. This makes for damp conditions throughout the year. The Island receives an average yearly rainfall of 868 mm and an average yearly snowfall of 340 cm. The Island enjoys an average temperature of -7C (19F ) in January, and 19C (67F) in July.
Summers are quite warm, but rarely humid. Daytime temperatures are usually in the 20's (70's) and can go as high as 32 degrees C. (90 degree F.). Summer days and evenings have a refreshing breeze. July and August are the warmest and driest months.
Winters can become very cold with temperatures ranging between -3 and -11 degrees C. (26-11 degree F.). Snow arrives in November and remains until late April. Winter storms cause frequent school and business closures for brief periods.
Spring brings the Island alive with colour in late May and early June with temperatures ranging from eight to 22 degrees C. (46 to 71 degrees F.). Lobster fishing is in full swing and the farmers are planting and cultivating their crops of potatoes, cole crops, berries and grains.
Autumn is clear and bright. September afternoons can be quite warm, evenings cool. Temperatures range from eight to 22 degrees C. (46 to 71 degrees F.). The gently rolling landscape quickly assumes its crimson colours as the harvest begins and continues until November.
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Visitors to PEI will be pleased to find a tidy and clean Province. Islanders are very conscious of their environment and maintain well kept properties. The Province is mostly rural and its citizens are never too far from the land, sea or waterways. This closeness to Mother Nature along with the Province's historical preoccupation with has resulted in some of the more restrictive land use regulations in the Country. The Round Table on Land Use report will inevitably enhance the Island's land and water resources in the years ahead.
The Province is continuing to improve its waste management system and have implemented an Island wide Waste Watch Program. Currently, non-returnable bottles for carbonated beverages are not sold in the Province. Deposits on returnable carbonated bottles are high to encourage recycling. Large billboards are not permitted along roadways. Instead, a Government sponsored signage program limits the number and size of commercial signs throughout the rural countryside. The annual Spring Roadside Clean Up Program sponsored by the Women's Institute brings out hundreds of volunteers annually to pick litter from roadside ditches. Other community environmental groups are active in other environmental programs such as, enhancing the natural habitat of rivers and streams and restocking them with trout and salmon.
This information has been taken from www.gov.pe.ca