Strathclair

Strathclair is located in Manitoba
Strathclair
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Location of Strathclair in Manitoba

Strathclair is a locality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and is on Highway 16. It lies within the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead. The population is 709 in the 2016 census.[1]

The settlement’s post office opened in 1886 on 35-16-22W and was known as Strathclair Station, became Glenforsa for a time and in 1915 changed to its present name.

Climate

Strathclair is located in southwestern Manitoba and has warm summers and cold winters. The average annual precipitation is 457.1mm (18 inches) with most of it falling in the summer.

Climate data for Strathclair
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5
(41) 		11
(52) 		16.5
(61.7) 		33.9
(93.0) 		36.7
(98.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		35
(95) 		36
(97) 		36.7
(98.1) 		31
(88) 		19.4
(66.9) 		8
(46) 		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8) 		−9
(16) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		7
(45)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.5
(−1.3) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.7
(51.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.5
(50.9) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−15.4
(4.3) 		1.1
(34.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.9
(−11.0) 		−19.9
(−3.8) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		4
(39) 		9.1
(48.4) 		11.1
(52.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4
(39) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−20.4
(−4.7) 		−4.7
(23.5)
Record low °C (°F) −44
(−47) 		−44
(−47) 		−37.2
(−35.0) 		−25.6
(−14.1) 		−15
(5) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−4
(25) 		−10
(14) 		−22
(−8) 		−36
(−33) 		−43
(−45) 		−44
(−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.6
(0.85) 		16.8
(0.66) 		22.4
(0.88) 		26.4
(1.04) 		43.4
(1.71) 		76.2
(3.00) 		71.6
(2.82) 		62.6
(2.46) 		46.3
(1.82) 		29
(1.1) 		19
(0.7) 		21.9
(0.86) 		457.1
(18.00)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

References

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Strathclair, Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 19 May 2010
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 264–265) – the Millennium Bureau of Canada

50°28′00″N 100°20′00″W / 50.46667°N 100.33333°W / 50.46667; -100.33333


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