Wistaria Provincial Park
| Wistaria Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
_location_map.svg)  Location of Wistaria Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Burns Lake |
| Coordinates | 53°51′28″N 126°19′11″W / 53.85778°N 126.31972°W |
| Area | 40 ha (99 acres) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
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Wistaria Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located 60 km southwest of Burns Lake and approximately 80 km southeast of Houston, BC.
Climate
[edit]Protected by the Coast Mountains and with a high plateau, the climate is subarctic continental (Köppen: Dfc) with long cold winters and warm summers, but spring can be very dry.[1][2]
| Climate data for Wistarial Provincial Park, elevation: 862.6 m or 2,830 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1926-2004 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
8.2 (46.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
3.1 (37.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.0 (28.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.5 (1.52) |
25.5 (1.00) |
20.5 (0.81) |
16.7 (0.66) |
32.3 (1.27) |
54.0 (2.13) |
42.3 (1.67) |
38.0 (1.50) |
41.4 (1.63) |
40.3 (1.59) |
43.7 (1.72) |
39.5 (1.56) |
432.7 (17.06) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) |
2.5 (0.10) |
1.7 (0.07) |
10.6 (0.42) |
29.8 (1.17) |
54.0 (2.13) |
42.3 (1.67) |
38.0 (1.50) |
41.3 (1.63) |
30.9 (1.22) |
13.6 (0.54) |
4.7 (0.19) |
275.3 (10.87) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 32.5 (12.8) |
23.0 (9.1) |
18.8 (7.4) |
6.1 (2.4) |
2.5 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
9.4 (3.7) |
30.2 (11.9) |
34.8 (13.7) |
157.4 (62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 118.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 73.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 10.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 49.25 |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
Recreation
[edit]The 40-hectare park provides boating and fishing access to Ootsa Lake. There is also a picnic area.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wistaria". 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals. Environment Canada. Climate ID: 1088970. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Peterson, Adam (2016-08-12), English: Köppen climate types in British Columbia (SVG version), retrieved 2019-04-26
External links
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