a $5,000 bond. U.S. agents said Jalbert had driven past a closed U.S. Customs Service post and not declared he was entering the United States. They also cited him for being a convicted Canadian felon (he was 19-years-old when he was given a non-custodial sentence for breaking and entering in 1990) and being in possession of an illegal firearm; his shotgun is very common in this part of Canada during the partridge hunting season. In March 2003 Jalbert pled guilty in a US federal court to a charge he crossed the US-Canadian border illegally; his sentence was a plea deal that was 35 days time already served in jail, two years of supervised release and no fines (prior to the deal he faced a maximum sentence of 20½ years and up to $500,000 in fines). The US Secretary of State at the time, Colin Powell called the incident "unfortunate" during a visit to Canada. The US Border agents that stopped Jalbert were said to have only recently been transferred from the Mexico–United States border (as part of an effort to strengthen the USA after the 9/11 attacks in 2001). Jalbert believed he was stopped and made an example to show the rules were being tightened. After the incident the gas station in Estcourt Station said its trade significantly declined. The gas station has since been closed as of September 2021. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Estcourt Station has a Warm-summer, humid continental climate (Dfb). Dfb climates are characterized by a least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ , at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ , all months with an average mean temperature < and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are comfortably humid in Estcourt Station, episodes of warmth and high humidity can occur with heat index values > . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on July 5, 2008, and the highest daily average mean dew point was on July 2, 2002. The average wettest month is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was on October 15, 2005. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is . Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was on January 16, 2009. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values <