Cypress River, Manitoba
Appearance
Location of Cypress River in Manitoba
Cypress River is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in the Rural Municipality of Victoria in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally, the community was known as "Littleton". On Neil Young's 2005 album Prairie Wind, he makes references to Cypress River in the title track.
Geography
[edit]It is located along Highway 2 in south central Manitoba between Tiger Hills to the south, and the sandy hills of Spruce Woods Provincial Park to the north.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Cypress River | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12 (54) |
19.4 (66.9) |
37 (99) |
38 (100) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.2 (108.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33 (91) |
23.3 (73.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
42.2 (108.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17 (63) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−5 (23) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6 (43) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3 (27) |
Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.89) |
19.3 (0.76) |
21.5 (0.85) |
32.3 (1.27) |
61.5 (2.42) |
90.7 (3.57) |
83.3 (3.28) |
70 (2.8) |
49.5 (1.95) |
37.8 (1.49) |
24.7 (0.97) |
24.1 (0.95) |
537.2 (21.15) |
Source: Environment Canada[2] |
Notable people
[edit]- Ric Nordman, politician
- Florent Robidoux, former professional hockey player
- Scott Young, journalist, father of musician Neil Young.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 13 April 2011
49°33′22″N 99°27′12″W / 49.55611°N 99.45333°W