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Sprague is a community within the Rural Municipality of Piney in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named after 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 (Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing), at the junction of Manitoba Highway 12 and Provincial Road 308.
The nearest major centres include Warroad and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Fort Frances, Ontario; and Steinbach, Manitoba.
Climate
editSprague 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. September 25, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
External links
edit49°02′07″N 95°38′21″W / 49.03528°N 95.63917°W
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