Sibbald
Sibbald is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 3.[1][2] It is located on Highway 9, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the provincial border with Saskatchewan and 154 kilometres (96 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat.
Sibbald
Location of Sibbald, Alberta
Climate
Sibbald experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are cold, while summers are warm to hot, and dry. Precipitation is generally low year round, with an annual average of 313.8 millimetres (12.35 in), and is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.
| Climate data for Sibbald | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.7 (0.54) |
9.0 (0.35) |
16.7 (0.66) |
19.4 (0.76) |
38.4 (1.51) |
65.2 (2.57) |
54.3 (2.14) |
34.7 (1.37) |
23.2 (0.91) |
12.6 (0.50) |
12.4 (0.49) |
14.1 (0.56) |
313.8 (12.35) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs (1 April 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- Statistics Canada (5 March 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 3, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment and Climate Change. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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