Kananaskis, Alberta (community)
Kananaskis
Location of Kananaskis, Alberta
Kananaskis is an unincorporated community in Alberta's Rockies within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 of Alberta, Canada.[1] It is located on Highway 1A approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Canmore and 54 km (34 mi) west of Cochrane. The community is located on the north shore of the Bow River.
Nearby are a sand and gravel quarry and a garbage landfill. Electricity is provided by hydropower from Horeshoe Dam.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Kananaskis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.2 (0.83) |
21.0 (0.83) |
40.7 (1.60) |
55.4 (2.18) |
88.5 (3.48) |
119.4 (4.70) |
64.9 (2.56) |
70.8 (2.79) |
72.8 (2.87) |
39.0 (1.54) |
26.7 (1.05) |
18.9 (0.74) |
639.4 (25.17) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
0.3 (0.01) |
2.9 (0.11) |
13.9 (0.55) |
60.5 (2.38) |
118.2 (4.65) |
64.9 (2.56) |
70.2 (2.76) |
56.6 (2.23) |
11.2 (0.44) |
3.4 (0.13) |
1.1 (0.04) |
404.6 (15.93) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 22.0 (8.7) |
23.7 (9.3) |
41.7 (16.4) |
44.9 (17.7) |
29.2 (11.5) |
1.2 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
16.3 (6.4) |
29.6 (11.7) |
28.4 (11.2) |
19.2 (7.6) |
256.5 (101.0) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bighorn No. 8, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Kananaskis". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
External links
[edit]51°04′34″N 115°07′46″W / 51.07611°N 115.12944°W
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