Viscount, Saskatchewan

Viscount
Village

Amherst Avenue
Motto: "A warm welcoming community"
Viscount
Coordinates: 51°57′0″N 105°39′0″W / 51.95000°N 105.65000°W / 51.95000; -105.65000Coordinates: 51°57′0″N 105°39′0″W / 51.95000°N 105.65000°W / 51.95000; -105.65000
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Viscount No. 341, Saskatchewan
Post office Founded 1908-01-01
Government
  Mayor Moe Kirzinger
Area
  Total 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation 548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 252
  Density 212.7/km2 (551/sq mi)
  [1]
Postal code S0K 4M0
Area code(s) 306
Website Official website
[2][3][4][5]

Viscount is a village in the rural municipality of Viscount No. 341, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Viscount is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead in central Saskatchewan east of Colonsay and west of Lanigan.[6]

Viscount post office first opened in 1908 in the Dominion Land Survey Sec.29, Twp.34, R.26, W2.

Demographics

Climate

Climate data for Viscount
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
19.5
(67.1)
30
(86)
37
(99)
40.5
(104.9)
37.5
(99.5)
36.5
(97.7)
33
(91)
28.5
(83.3)
18.9
(66)
8.5
(47.3)
40.5
(104.9)
Average high °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9)
−8.3
(17.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
10.6
(51.1)
18.6
(65.5)
22.8
(73)
24.9
(76.8)
24.2
(75.6)
17.8
(64)
10.2
(50.4)
−2.3
(27.9)
−9.9
(14.2)
8
(46)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.8
(1.8)
−13.3
(8.1)
−5.6
(21.9)
4.4
(39.9)
11.6
(52.9)
16.1
(61)
18.1
(64.6)
17.1
(62.8)
11.2
(52.2)
4.2
(39.6)
−6.7
(19.9)
−14.7
(5.5)
2.1
(35.8)
Average low °C (°F) −21.8
(−7.2)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−10.5
(13.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
4.5
(40.1)
9.4
(48.9)
11.3
(52.3)
9.9
(49.8)
4.6
(40.3)
−1.8
(28.8)
−11.1
(12)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
Record low °C (°F) −40.5
(−40.9)
−41.5
(−42.7)
−35
(−31)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−10
(14)
−1
(30)
3.5
(38.3)
−3
(27)
−8
(18)
−23.5
(−10.3)
−35
(−31)
−42
(−44)
−42
(−44)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.7
(0.657)
12.2
(0.48)
20.3
(0.799)
26.5
(1.043)
54.6
(2.15)
71.1
(2.799)
61.5
(2.421)
51.2
(2.016)
38.8
(1.528)
23.8
(0.937)
14.3
(0.563)
20.7
(0.815)
411.6
(16.205)
Source: Environment Canada[8]

See also

References

  1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. Adamson, J, Rand McNally 1924 Saskatchewan Map, retrieved 2008-03-26
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 December 2010

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