Cypress River, 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.

Cypress River
Location of Cypress River in Manitoba

Geography

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

Climate data for Cypress River
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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

References

  1. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 13 April 2011
  3. Little, Robert. "REMINISCENCES" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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