Facts About Medicine Hat
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Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River.
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Historically, Medicine Hat has been known for its large natural gas fields, being immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as having “all hell for a basement”.
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Medicine is known as “The Gas City”.
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The name “Medicine Hat” is an English interpretation of Saamis, the Blackfoot word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men.
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Medicine Hat is 690 m above sea level.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Medicine Hat was 42.2 °C on July 12, 1886. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −46.1 °C on February 4, 1887.
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The Estimated Population of Medicine Hat is 63,260.
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Medicine Hat averages 330 days of sunshine per year.
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The Medicine Hat Family Leisure Centre is the largest indoor multi-purpose facility in the city.
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Medicine Hat is home to the South Alberta Light Horse (SALH), an army reserve unit. The SALH dates back to 1885 when it took part in the North-West Rebellion.
