Winfield, British Columbia
Winfield is one of the four communities which were amalgamated the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, located north of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The community, formerly its own municipality and now one of the four wards of Lake Country is situated to the north and slightly east of Kelowna, along Highway 97, located in the central part of the Okanagan region. The town is adjacent to Wood Lake which attracts summer visitors. The economy is based on light manufacturing, fruit producing and tourism, in addition to being a bedroom community for Kelowna.
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History [edit]
In 1995, Winfield, along with the neighbouring communities of Oyama, Carr's Landing and Okanagan Centre, were incorporated into the District Municipality of Lake Country.
Education [edit]
The area has three public schools Davidson Road Elementary School, Peter Greer Elementary School, and George Elliot Secondary School. The schools in the area are operated by School District 23 Central Okanagan based in Kelowna.
Climate [edit]
| Climate data for Winfield | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
15 (59) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28 (82) |
33 (91) |
36 (97) |
38 (100) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
25 (77) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13 (55) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23 (73) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79) |
20.2 (68.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.9 (48) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.9 (39) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25 (−13) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−17.8 (0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.8 (37) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−16 (3) |
−27 (−17) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 35.4 (1.394) |
24.9 (0.98) |
21.6 (0.85) |
25.8 (1.016) |
36.4 (1.433) |
37.9 (1.492) |
34.6 (1.362) |
31.1 (1.224) |
32.5 (1.28) |
26.2 (1.031) |
38.7 (1.524) |
43.1 (1.697) |
388.2 (15.283) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 29 March 2010
External links [edit]
Coordinates: 50°01′45″N 119°24′16″W / 50.02917°N 119.40444°W
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