Big_Stone,_Alberta
Big Stone, Alberta
Unincorporated community in Canada
Big Stone is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in Special Area No. 3, located 28 km (17 mi) south of Highway 9, 142 km (88 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat.
Location of Big Stone Alberta
The community takes its name from nearby Bigstone Creek.[1]
Big Stone experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 337.4 mm (13.28 in), and is concentrated in the warmer months.
More information Climate data for Big Stone, Month ...
| Climate data for Big Stone | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.5 (−42.7) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−43.0 (−45.4) |
−43.0 (−45.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.2 (0.56) |
8.6 (0.34) |
13.5 (0.53) |
19.0 (0.75) |
44.6 (1.76) |
73.0 (2.87) |
54.9 (2.16) |
35.1 (1.38) |
32.7 (1.29) |
12.3 (0.48) |
14.8 (0.58) |
14.8 (0.58) |
337.4 (13.28) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.4 (0.06) |
12.4 (0.49) |
43.4 (1.71) |
73.0 (2.87) |
54.9 (2.16) |
35.1 (1.38) |
31.8 (1.25) |
7.4 (0.29) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.9 (0.04) |
261.7 (10.30) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.1 (5.6) |
8.4 (3.3) |
12.1 (4.8) |
6.6 (2.6) |
1.3 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (0.4) |
5.0 (2.0) |
13.5 (5.3) |
13.8 (5.4) |
75.7 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 85.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 57.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 30.1 |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
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- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2012.