Snowflake, Manitoba
Snowflake | |
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 Grain Elevators at Snowflake | |
  Snowflake Location of Snowflake in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′51″N 98°39′33″W / 49.04750°N 98.65917°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Census Division | No. 4 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Pembina Council |
| • MP | Candice Bergen |
| • MLA | Blaine Pedersen |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0G 2K0 |
| Area code | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062G02 |
| GNBC Code | GAZRS |
Snowflake is a small community in the Rural Municipality of Pembina in Manitoba.[2] It is the birthplace of ice hockey player Justin Falk,[3] and was the first ecclesiastical posting for the sixth Bishop of Calgary, George Reginald Calvert.[4]
Notable resident
- Justin Falk NHL player
Climate
| Climate data for Snowflake | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.0 (−43.6) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.6 (1.01) |
18.5 (0.73) |
31.5 (1.24) |
25.4 (1.00) |
72.6 (2.86) |
100.5 (3.96) |
82.9 (3.26) |
70.8 (2.79) |
45.2 (1.78) |
34.4 (1.35) |
28.6 (1.13) |
27.6 (1.09) |
563.5 (22.19) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (0.05) |
11.1 (0.44) |
14.7 (0.58) |
67.4 (2.65) |
100.5 (3.96) |
82.9 (3.26) |
70.8 (2.79) |
45.2 (1.78) |
24.3 (0.96) |
6.9 (0.27) |
0.1 (0.00) |
425.2 (16.74) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 25.6 (10.1) |
17.2 (6.8) |
20.4 (8.0) |
10.6 (4.2) |
5.2 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
10.1 (4.0) |
21.7 (8.5) |
27.5 (10.8) |
138.3 (54.4) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ Photo Gallery
- ^ Hockey's future
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948
- ^ "Snowflake". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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