Sprague, Manitoba
Sprague is a community within the Rural Municipality of Piney in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for D.E. Sprague, a prominent Winnipeg lumber merchant.[1] The community is located in the extreme southeast corner of the province near the Canada–United States border, at the junction of Manitoba Highway 12 and Provincial Road 308.
Sprague
Location of Sprague in Manitoba
The nearest major centres include Warroad and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Fort Frances, Ontario; and Steinbach, Manitoba.
Climate
Sprague has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with strong seasonal swings. Although winters are very cold, snowfall is normally not excessive compared to areas further east. Summer afternoons are warm and variable with cool nights.
| Climate data for Sprague | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−3.4 (26.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−30 (−22) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−40 (−40) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.6 (1.05) |
21.3 (0.84) |
23.5 (0.93) |
31.3 (1.23) |
69.1 (2.72) |
109.4 (4.31) |
104.5 (4.11) |
73.0 (2.87) |
70.7 (2.78) |
45.0 (1.77) |
37.1 (1.46) |
26.1 (1.03) |
637.6 (25.1) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 65. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010". Environment Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
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