Dome Creek, British Columbia
Dome Creek, British Columbia | |
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Community | |
| Motto: dunkoshane | |
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| Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 121°02′00″W / 53.75000°N 121.03333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Fraser-Fort George |
Dome Creek is a community located between Prince George and McBride in central British Columbia. A post office was opened here 1 May 1916, with J.O. Kendall as postmaster. The post office closed 31 January 1936, then re-opened 6 September 1937. Dome Creek may have reached a population of 2000 during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Transportation
Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the Dome Creek railway station.
Climate
| Climate data for Dome Creek | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
14 (57) |
20 (68) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
32 (90) |
25.5 (77.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
35 (95) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−8 (18) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
−40 (−40) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−19 (−2) |
−10 (14) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−8 (18) |
−21 (−6) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−47 (−53) |
−47 (−53) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.2 (3.31) |
55.4 (2.18) |
44.7 (1.76) |
41.5 (1.63) |
53.9 (2.12) |
90.9 (3.58) |
76.8 (3.02) |
73.2 (2.88) |
79 (3.1) |
74.4 (2.93) |
73 (2.9) |
95 (3.7) |
841.8 (33.14) |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Environment Canada—1971–2000. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
External links
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