station and it still sees occasional amateur radio operators who use the callsign prefix CY9. Other visitors include birdwatchers and SCUBA divers. The island is an Important Bird Area. Climate St Paul Island experiences a marine influenced subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc), bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). On rare occasions, the temperature can rise rapidly and briefly when southwesterly winds blowing offshore from mainland Cape Breton reach the island. The highest temperature ever recorded on St Paul Island was on 14 August 1944. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 29 December 1933, 10 February 1934, and 6 February 1950. References External links St. Paul Island Information page Islands of Nova Scotia Landforms of Victoria County, Nova Scotia Uninhabited islands of Canada Important Bird Areas of Nova Scotia