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Summer
Summers in the region are hot and dry with the occasional afternoon or evening thundershower.
The area's average of yearly sunshine hours is one of the highest in all of Canada. Daytime temperatures from May to August range
from 2 to 32°C (68 - 90°F). Evening and nighttime temperatures typically cool slightly. Average rainfall for the summer
is approximately 35.4 cm (13 7/8 inches).
Winter
Winter typically begins in November and ends in early March, and it is often cold and snowy.
Winter temperatures occasionally rise to slightly above freezing, but also dip to -30°C (-22°F) at times.
Average snowfall is approximately 110 cm (43 3/8 inches).
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Average Precipitation
Month |
Rainfall
(mm) |
Snowfall
(cm) |
Rainfall
(inches) |
Snowfall
(inches) |
January |
0 |
21.5 |
0 |
8.5 |
February |
0.2 |
16.9 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
March |
4.6 |
21.7 |
0.2 |
8.5 |
April |
16.7 |
9.2 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
May |
56.6 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
June |
89.4 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
July |
73.6 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
August |
65.9 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
September |
57.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
October |
23.3 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
November |
3.7 |
14.9 |
0.2 |
5.9 |
December |
0.5 |
20.8 |
0.02 |
8.2 |
Totals |
392.1 |
119.3 |
15.4 |
46.9 |
Environment Canada, 2004
Average Precipitation in Inches
*NOTE: To convert inches into centimeters, multiply the number of inches by 2.54.
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Average Monthly Hours of Sunshine
January |
116 hrs |
May hrs |
268 hrs |
September |
194 hrs |
February |
139 hrs |
June hrs |
294 hrs |
October |
167 hrs |
March |
173 hrs |
July hrs |
331 hrs |
November |
107 hrs |
April |
234 hrs |
August hrs |
294 hrs |
December |
97 hrs |
Total average of sunshine: 2,414 hours
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Average Monthly Wind
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Month |
Wind Speed (km/h) |
Most Freq. Direction |
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January |
17 |
W |
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February |
17 |
W |
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March |
16 |
SE |
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April |
17 |
SE |
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May |
17 |
SE |
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June |
16 |
SE |
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July |
14 |
W |
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August |
14 |
SE |
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September |
16 |
W |
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October |
17 |
W |
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November |
16 |
W |
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December |
16 |
W |
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Normal Monthly Temperatures
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Daily Min |
Daily Max |
Daily Mean |
Extreme Min |
Date |
Extreme Max |
Date |
January |
-20.8 |
-11.2 |
-16 |
-43.9 |
1912/11 |
10.5 |
1999/30 |
February |
-16.7 |
-7.3 |
-12 |
-41.1 |
1903/14 |
15 |
1988/27 |
March |
-10.4 |
-0.8 |
-5.6 |
-36.7 |
1972/04 |
21.7 |
1910/22 |
April |
-2 |
9.8 |
3.9 |
-23.3 |
1954/02 |
33.5 |
1980/21 |
May |
5.1 |
18 |
11.6 |
-15 |
1909/01 |
36.5 |
1980/22 |
June |
10 |
22.5 |
16.3 |
-3.3 |
1910/01 |
38.9 |
1900/22 |
July |
12.1 |
25 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
1900/18 |
41.1 |
1936/12 |
August |
11 |
24.3 |
17.7 |
-3.3 |
1950/25 |
38 |
1988/06 |
September |
5.4 |
17.5 |
11.5 |
-11.1 |
1945/25 |
35.6 |
1976/06 |
October |
-0.7 |
10 |
4.65 |
-20 |
1984/30 |
33 |
1992/01 |
November |
-9.5 |
-1.3 |
-5.4 |
-33.9 |
1900/20 |
24.4 |
1952/04 |
December |
-18.1 |
-9.2 |
-9.1 |
-41.5 |
1983/23 |
17.5 |
1980/27 |
*NOTE: All temperatures are in °C
*NOTE: To convert from °C to °F: tempInF = (9/5) (tempInC) + 32
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