Oyama, British Columbia
Oyama is a neighbourhood and formal ward located within the district municipality of Lake Country, which is located in the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the north end of Wood Lake and at the south end of Kalamalka Lake opposite BC Highway 97.[1]
Name origin
Oyama is named after Japanese Field Marshal Ōyama Iwao in 1906 by the first post master Dr. W. H. Irvine.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Oyama | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
15 (59) |
21 (70) |
27.8 (82) |
33 (91) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39 (102) |
37 (99) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20 (68) |
13.5 (56.3) |
39 (102) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0 (32) |
13.46 (56.22) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.9 (48) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2 (36) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
8.57 (47.46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.9 (25) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.8 (55) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
3.66 (38.57) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−23 (−9) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−5 (23) |
−2 (28) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.9 (39) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−16 (3) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.618) |
32 (1.26) |
32.3 (1.272) |
37.6 (1.48) |
48 (1.89) |
54.1 (2.13) |
50.7 (1.996) |
34.5 (1.358) |
43.2 (1.701) |
36.4 (1.433) |
53.6 (2.11) |
51.9 (2.043) |
515.4 (20.291) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.6 (0.496) |
18 (0.71) |
27.7 (1.091) |
37.6 (1.48) |
48 (1.89) |
54.1 (2.13) |
50.7 (1.996) |
34.5 (1.358) |
43.2 (1.701) |
35.9 (1.413) |
36.1 (1.421) |
12.6 (0.496) |
411 (16.182) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 28.5 (11.22) |
14 (5.5) |
4.5 (1.77) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (0.2) |
17.5 (6.89) |
39.3 (15.47) |
104.3 (41.05) |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
Education
It is home to Oyama Traditional School, a public elementary school that is part of the School District 23 Central Okanagan, which is based in Kelowna.[4]
References
- ↑ BC Names entry "Oyama (community)"
- ↑ "Oyama". Lake Country Museum.
- ↑ "Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ↑ "School Directory". School District 23 Central Okanagan. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 119°22′00″W / 50.11667°N 119.36667°W
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