Wapella, Saskatchewan

Wapella is a town of 354 located northwest of Moosomin on the Trans-Canada Highway.

For other uses, see Wapella.
Town of Wapella
Town
Town of Wapella
Town of Wapella
Coordinates: 50.251083°N 101.978966°W / 50.251083; -101.978966
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSoutheast Saskatchewan
Census division5
Rural MunicipalityMartin
Government
 • MayorSandy Hintz
 • Town AdministratorTammy Skiba
 • Governing bodyWapella Town Council
Area
 • Total838.836 km2 (323.876 sq mi)
Elevation
587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total354
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0G 4Z0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway
[1][2][3][4]

Demographics
Canada census – Wapella, Saskatchewan community profile
Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:
References: earlier[5]

Notable people
  • Brett Clark - professional hockey player in NHL. He played in the Canadian National team program, as well as for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Thrashers, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild franchises.
  • Bud Holloway, a professional hockey player. He currently plays (2015/2016 season) for the St. John's IceCaps in the AHL. He has previously played for SC Bern in the National League A, it is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system, for the Skellefteå AIK in the SHL and for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.
  • Cyril Edel Leonoff is the grandson of Edel Brotman, a homesteader and rabbi of the Wapella, Saskatchewan, farm colony, 1889–1906.[6]

Climate
Climate data for Wapella
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8
(46)		 9
(48)		 21
(70)		 32.5
(90.5)		 36.5
(97.7)		 35.5
(95.9)		 38
(100)		 37.5
(99.5)		 33.5
(92.3)		 29.5
(85.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 12
(54)		 38
(100)
Average high °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 10
(50)		 17.8
(64.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24
(75)		 17.6
(63.7)		 10
(50)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 8.2
(46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 3.9
(39.0)		 11
(52)		 15.5
(59.9)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.3
(63.1)		 11.4
(52.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 2.5
(36.5)
Average low °C (°F) −21
(−6)		 −16.2
(2.8)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 4.2
(39.6)		 9.2
(48.6)		 11.6
(52.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 5
(41)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −18.1
(−0.6)		 −3.1
(26.4)
Record low °C (°F) −42
(−44)		 −41
(−42)		 −35.5
(−31.9)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −2
(28)		 2
(36)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −21
(−6)		 −36.5
(−33.7)		 −42
(−44)		 −42
(−44)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.8
(0.78)		 16.9
(0.67)		 21.8
(0.86)		 21.1
(0.83)		 49.5
(1.95)		 70.5
(2.78)		 69.7
(2.74)		 66
(2.6)		 47.9
(1.89)		 27.8
(1.09)		 18.5
(0.73)		 16.4
(0.65)		 445.7
(17.55)
Source: Environment Canada[7]

See also

Footnotes
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  6. Cyril E. Leonoff fonds , Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia
  7. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 December 2010


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