# Factory Island 1

Factory Island 1 is a Cree First Nations reserve on Moose Factory Island in northern Ontario. It is one of two reserves for the Moose Cree First Nation.

## Land use

The northern two-thirds of the island comprises this reserve or land north of Museum Street. Most residential, the reserve is home to a Northern Store, Cree Interpretative Centre and Treeline Diner. Key government services, including the hospital, are located in the southern part of the island under the Unorganized North Cochrane District.
Half of the reserve, namely the north end is tree covered land.

## Transportation

Gravel roads are used for vehicles within town. There are no bridges, but an ice road is available during the winter season.

## Climate

The reserve and the Moosonee area has a very cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The climate data is from Moosonee, around 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west.
Climate data for Moosonee (Moosonee Upper Air (UA)) WMO ID: 71836; coordinates 51°16′N 80°39′W﻿ / ﻿51.267°N 80.650°W﻿ / 51.267; -80.650﻿ (Moosonee Upper Air)); elevation: 10.0 m (32.8 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1877–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 5.7 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 40.3 | 46.0 | 45.5 | 41.3 | 38.3 | 32.3 | 22.5 | 10.6 | 46.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 34.2 (93.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.3 (97.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −10.8 (12.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.8 (16.2) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −17.4 (0.7) | −11.0 (12.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | −13.5 (7.7) | 0.1 (32.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −8.1 (17.4) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | −7.5 (18.5) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −5.7 (21.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.9 (−56.0) | −47.8 (−54.0) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −33.9 (−29.0) | −17.8 (0.0) | −7.0 (19.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | −3.1 (26.4) | −6.1 (21.0) | −16.7 (1.9) | −34.4 (−29.9) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −48.9 (−56.0) |
| Record low wind chill | −51.0 | −55.6 | −49.6 | −39.0 | −14.4 | −8.5 | −2.5 | −5.0 | −8.0 | −18.3 | −39.9 | −50.0 | −55.6 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.0 (1.30) | 28.6 (1.13) | 35.3 (1.39) | 38.1 (1.50) | 54.6 (2.15) | 71.7 (2.82) | 96.8 (3.81) | 77.8 (3.06) | 95.3 (3.75) | 74.7 (2.94) | 56.3 (2.22) | 41.5 (1.63) | 703.6 (27.70) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) | 1.8 (0.07) | 6.5 (0.26) | 21.0 (0.83) | 47.7 (1.88) | 71.5 (2.81) | 96.8 (3.81) | 77.8 (3.06) | 94.6 (3.72) | 62.1 (2.44) | 19.1 (0.75) | 3.5 (0.14) | 502.6 (19.79) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 39.9 (15.7) | 31.7 (12.5) | 31.0 (12.2) | 17.9 (7.0) | 6.6 (2.6) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.2) | 13.2 (5.2) | 40.6 (16.0) | 45.2 (17.8) | 226.8 (89.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.8 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 171.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.23 | 0.95 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 102.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 15.0 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 0.17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.09 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 79.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 71.9 | 64.9 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 60.7 | 59.1 | 61.6 | 63.6 | 65.3 | 69.3 | 76.1 | 77.9 | 65.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93.6 | 128.7 | 161.6 | 192.0 | 221.2 | 213.5 | 249.2 | 219.7 | 134.8 | 88.5 | 52.9 | 55.2 | 1,810.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35.8 | 45.7 | 44.0 | 46.3 | 45.9 | 43.1 | 50.0 | 48.6 | 35.4 | 26.6 | 19.7 | 22.3 | 38.6 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (rain/rain days, snow/snow days, precipitation/precipitation days and sun 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ Long term climate data for the Moosonee area was recorded in Moose Factory from October 1877 to December 1938, and in Moosonee from October 1932 to present.