Crescent Spur, British Columbia
| Crescent Spur, British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Locality | |
  Crescent Spur, British Columbia Location of Crescent Spur in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′00″N 120°41′00″W / 53.58333°N 120.68333°WCoordinates: 53°35′00″N 120°41′00″W / 53.58333°N 120.68333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Fraser-Fort George |
| Postal code | V0J 3E0 |
| Area code(s) | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |
.svg.png){kind=small} BC 16 Trans-Canada Highway |
Crescent Spur is a community located west of McBride, British Columbia, on the Fraser River. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway established a station here in 1915 under the name Crescent Island. A post office was opened 29 December 1944. It was closed 21 July 1969, re-opened 15 January 1975, and then closed for good 9 March 1977.
Climate
Crescent Spur is located in a snow and rain belt, and gets significantly more precipitation than areas to the west like Prince George. The number of days with precipitation during the height of summer is higher than anywhere else in Canada. Crescent Spur gets measurable precipitation for 21.8 days on average in July, which is the highest in Canada.
| Climate data for Crescent Spur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
20.0 (68) |
27.5 (81.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.0 (95) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
35.0 (95) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
13 (55) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.1 (70) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.2 (63) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
10.87 (51.53) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6 (43) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
5.32 (41.58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1 (30) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.9 (25) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.3 (31.43) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41 (−42) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−32 (−26) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−6 (21) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
0 (32) |
−5 (23) |
−13 (9) |
−30 (−22) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−41 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.8 (3.26) |
38.9 (1.531) |
48.2 (1.898) |
44.1 (1.736) |
60.7 (2.39) |
82.8 (3.26) |
129.7 (5.106) |
77.2 (3.039) |
79.2 (3.118) |
84.4 (3.323) |
72.7 (2.862) |
52.4 (2.063) |
853.1 (33.586) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.6 (0.575) |
10.8 (0.425) |
21.3 (0.839) |
34 (1.34) |
58.6 (2.307) |
82.8 (3.26) |
129.7 (5.106) |
77.2 (3.039) |
79.2 (3.118) |
79.7 (3.138) |
32.5 (1.28) |
11.5 (0.453) |
631.9 (24.88) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 68.3 (26.89) |
28.1 (11.06) |
26.8 (10.55) |
10.1 (3.98) |
2.2 (0.87) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4.7 (1.85) |
40.3 (15.87) |
41 (16.1) |
221.5 (87.17) |
| Source: Environment Canada [1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data, accessed 30 July 2014
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