Winfield, Alberta
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Winfield is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.[2] It is located at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 20, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Wetaskiwin.
Climate
Winfield experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) that borders on a humid continental climate (Dfb) The average January temperature is −9.1 °C (15.6 °F),[3] while the average July temperature is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). However, temperatures as low as −44.5 °C (−48 °F)[3] and as high as 34.0 °C (93 °F)[3] have been recorded. Winters are cold and dry with a snow pack from mid-November till early-April. Summers are warm with long days; most precipitation falls during summer as rain from thunderstorms. July has the most precipitation of any month with an average of 131.1 millimetres (5 in)[3] as rain.
Climate data for Winfield, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 34.0 (93.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.3 (50.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | 9.4 (48.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.8 (27.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | −7.7 (18.1) | 3.4 (38.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −12.3 (9.9) | −8.4 (16.9) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.1 (48.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | −8.6 (16.5) | −13 (9) | −2.5 (27.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −40 (−40) | −39 (−38) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −13.0 (8.6) | −2.8 (27.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −7.5 (18.5) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −37.0 (−34.6) | −44.5 (−48.1) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.8 (0.90) | 17.2 (0.68) | 23.0 (0.91) | 27.4 (1.08) | 65.1 (2.56) | 102.5 (4.04) | 131.1 (5.16) | 85.5 (3.37) | 62.3 (2.45) | 28.8 (1.13) | 19.6 (0.77) | 17.0 (0.67) | 602.3 (23.71) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 0.1 (0.00) | 1.4 (0.06) | 17.4 (0.69) | 57.6 (2.27) | 102.5 (4.04) | 131.1 (5.16) | 85.5 (3.37) | 60.4 (2.38) | 19.0 (0.75) | 2.0 (0.08) | 0.4 (0.02) | 478.6 (18.84) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 22.1 (8.7) | 17.1 (6.7) | 21.6 (8.5) | 10.1 (4.0) | 7.4 (2.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.9 (0.7) | 9.8 (3.9) | 17.7 (7.0) | 16.6 (6.5) | 124.2 (48.9) |
Source: Environment Canada[3] |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Winfield had a population of 193 living in 85 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of -18.9% from its 2016 population of 238. With a land area of 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 180.4/km2 (467.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Winfield had a population of 238 living in 85 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2011 population of 224. With a land area of 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 222.4/km2 (576.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Winfield, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
External links
- 2005 Municipal Census – from Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Rootsweb – Placenames in Alberta
- Alberta Municipal Affairs – Rural Municipalities
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