Stony Mountain, Manitoba

Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Unincorporated Community (Village)
Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Location of Stony Mountain in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 97°13′10″W / 50.08833°N 97.21944°W / 50.08833; -97.21944Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 97°13′10″W / 50.08833°N 97.21944°W / 50.08833; -97.21944
Country  Canada
Province  Manitoba
Region Winnipeg Capital Region
Rural Municipality Rockwood
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code R0C 3A0
Area code(s) 204

Stony Mountain is a small community in Manitoba, Canada approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Winnipeg on Provincial Highway 7. The town is in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood and is the location of Stony Mountain Ski Area. The Stony Mountain Institution and Rockwood Institution prisons are in Stony Mountain.

Stony Mountain Institution

It is the birthplace of hockey hall of famer Babe Pratt.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Stony Mountain
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7
(45)		 7
(45)		 17
(63)		 34
(93)		 38
(100)		 37.5
(99.5)		 36.1
(97)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 30
(86)		 23.4
(74.1)		 9
(48)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −12.8
(9)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 9.8
(49.6)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25
(77)		 18.4
(65.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 −1.1
(30)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 8.2
(46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18
(0)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 3.8
(38.8)		 12.1
(53.8)		 16.9
(62.4)		 19.5
(67.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 5.1
(41.2)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 2.5
(36.5)
Average low °C (°F) −23.2
(−9.8)		 −19
(−2)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −2.2
(28)		 5.1
(41.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 11.8
(53.2)		 9.2
(48.6)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −19.5
(−3.1)		 −3.2
(26.2)
Record low °C (°F) −42.2
(−44)		 −42.5
(−44.5)		 −36.7
(−34.1)		 −27.2
(−17)		 −9
(16)		 −2
(28)		 2.2
(36)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −20
(−4)		 −39
(−38)		 −39
(−38)		 −42.5
(−44.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.87)		 15.8
(0.622)		 20.7
(0.815)		 26.5
(1.043)		 54.8
(2.157)		 88.9
(3.5)		 71.5
(2.815)		 68.6
(2.701)		 53.1
(2.091)		 39
(1.54)		 27.1
(1.067)		 22.6
(0.89)		 510.4
(20.094)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on January 6, 2009.
  2. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 19 May 2010
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