Pelly Bay
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The settlement of Kugaaruk is located on the bay's eastern shore. Until 1999, Kugaaruk was also known as Pelly Bay.[3]
Climate
Kugaaruk is the location of the lowest wind chill ever recorded in Canada, of −79[4]
On 16 February 2018, the Human Weather Observation System (HWOS), a type of semi-automated weather observing system, reported an unreviewed new minimum temperature for the month of February at Script error: No such module "convert". at 06:00 MST.[5] It beat the previous record of Script error: No such module "convert". that was set 28 January 1989.[6]
The area has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf) with short but cool summers and long cold winters.
References
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