Place in Manitoba, Canada
| Snowflake | |
|---|---|
 Grain Elevators at Snowflake | |
  SnowflakeLocation of Snowflake in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′51″N 98°39′33″W / 49.04750°N 98.65917°W / 49.04750; -98.65917 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Census Division | No. 4 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Branden Leslie |
| • MLA | Lauren Stone |
| 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 Municipality of Pembina in Manitoba, Canada near the Canada–United States border. It is the birthplace of ice hockey player Justin Falk, and was the first ecclesiastical posting for the sixth Bishop of Calgary, George Reginald Calvert.
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 | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Justin Falk NHL player
- LeMoine FitzGerald, Group of Seven artist
See also
- Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
- List of regions of Manitoba
- List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
References
- ^ "Snowflake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- 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.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Snowflake, Manitoba at Wikimedia Commons
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