Cypress River, Manitoba
Cypress River
Location of Cypress River in Manitoba
Cypress River is a community in the Rural Municipality of Victoria in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally, the community was known as "Littleton". On Neil Young's 2005 album Prairie Wind, he makes references to Cypress River in the title track.
Geography
It is located along Highway 2 in south central Manitoba between Tiger Hills to the south, and the sandy hills of Spruce Woods Provincial Park to the north.
Climate
| Climate data for Cypress River | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45) |
12 (54) |
19.4 (66.9) |
37 (99) |
38 (100) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.2 (108) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.2 (99) |
33 (91) |
23.3 (73.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
42.2 (108) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.9 (66) |
11.2 (52.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.9 (16) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.2 (54) |
17 (63) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−5 (23) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.8 (0) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6 (43) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3 (27) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−38.9 (−38) |
−30 (−22) |
−12.2 (10) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.1 (30) |
−3.9 (25) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−43.9 (−47) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.894) |
19.3 (0.76) |
21.5 (0.846) |
32.3 (1.272) |
61.5 (2.421) |
90.7 (3.571) |
83.3 (3.28) |
70 (2.76) |
49.5 (1.949) |
37.8 (1.488) |
24.7 (0.972) |
24.1 (0.949) |
537.2 (21.15) |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
Notable People
- Scott Young, journalist, father of musician Neil Young.
- Stu Anderson, Canadian talent agent
- Ric Nordman, politician
References
- ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 13 April 2011
Coordinates: 49°33′22″N 99°27′12″W / 49.55611°N 99.45333°W