Bindloss
Bindloss
Location of Bindloss Alberta
Bindloss is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[1][2] It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Highway 41 and 97 kilometres (60 mi) north of Medicine Hat.
It is named after English author Harold Edward Bindloss, who wrote a number of Western novels.[3] Little remains of the original town site.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Bindloss, Alberta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.0 (86) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104) |
36.5 (97.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.0 (59) |
40.0 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
11.1 (52) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.0 (41) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.0 (−43.6) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−45.0 (−49) |
−45.0 (−49) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.3 (0.524) |
8.2 (0.323) |
12.2 (0.48) |
18.5 (0.728) |
40.4 (1.591) |
69.0 (2.717) |
47.0 (1.85) |
36.8 (1.449) |
31.4 (1.236) |
10.6 (0.417) |
12.0 (0.472) |
12.8 (0.504) |
306.5 (12.067) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.004) |
0.1 (0.004) |
1.3 (0.051) |
14.7 (0.579) |
39.9 (1.571) |
63.5 (2.5) |
47.0 (1.85) |
36.8 (1.449) |
30.4 (1.197) |
8.8 (0.346) |
1.9 (0.075) |
1.2 (0.047) |
245.7 (9.673) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13.1 (5.16) |
8.1 (3.19) |
10.9 (4.29) |
3.7 (1.46) |
0.5 (0.2) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
1.0 (0.39) |
1.8 (0.71) |
10.1 (3.98) |
11.6 (4.57) |
60.7 (23.9) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ↑ Statistics Canada (2010-03-05). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
- ↑ Bryan, Liz. Country Roads of Alberta: Exploring the Routes Less Travelled, p. 114 (2007)
- ↑ "Bindloss, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
Coordinates: 50°52′48″N 110°16′25″W / 50.88000°N 110.27361°W
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