Sable Island Weather Station

The Sable Island Station is the only permanently staffed facility on the Island. For many decades it was referred to as "the weather station". Indeed, for many decades the operation's primary role on the island was the collection of "weather data". Climatological record-keeping on Sable Island began in 1871 with the establishment of the Meteorological Service of Canada, and has been continuous since 1891 - one of the longest continuous collections of weather data in the Maritimes. Waterbody or Watershed Names: Sable Island