Snowflake, Manitoba

Snowflake is a small community in the Municipality of Pembina in Manitoba, Canada near the Canada–United States border.^[1][2] It is the birthplace of ice hockey player Justin Falk,^[3] and was the first ecclesiastical posting for the sixth Bishop of Calgary, George Reginald Calvert.^[4]

Snowflake
Grain Elevators at Snowflake
Snowflake Location of Snowflake in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°02′51″N 98°39′33″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Census Division	No. 4
Government
• MP	Branden Leslie
• MLA	Lauren Stone
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0G 2K0
Area code	204
NTS Map	062G02
GNBC Code	GAZRS[1]

Climate

Climate data for Snowflake
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	12.0 (53.6)	17.0 (62.6)	28.0 (82.4)	33.0 (91.4)	35.5 (95.9)	34.0 (93.2)	36.5 (97.7)	36.0 (96.8)	33.0 (91.4)	21.5 (70.7)	8.0 (46.4)	36.5 (97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.0 (12.2)	−7.5 (18.5)	−1.2 (29.8)	9.6 (49.3)	17.3 (63.1)	22.1 (71.8)	24.1 (75.4)	24.5 (76.1)	19.1 (66.4)	10.1 (50.2)	0.5 (32.9)	−7.5 (18.5)	8.3 (46.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.7 (3.7)	−12.6 (9.3)	−5.9 (21.4)	4.0 (39.2)	11.0 (51.8)	16.5 (61.7)	18.8 (65.8)	18.0 (64.4)	12.7 (54.9)	4.7 (40.5)	−4.8 (23.4)	−11.8 (10.8)	2.9 (37.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.4 (−4.7)	−17.3 (0.9)	−10.5 (13.1)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.7 (40.5)	10.8 (51.4)	12.8 (55.0)	11.6 (52.9)	6.3 (43.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	−9.2 (15.4)	−16.0 (3.2)	−2.5 (27.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−42.0 (−43.6)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−36.0 (−32.8)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−9.0 (15.8)	−1.0 (30.2)	3.5 (38.3)	0.0 (32.0)	−7.0 (19.4)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−35.5 (−31.9)	−42.0 (−43.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.6 (1.01)	18.5 (0.73)	31.5 (1.24)	25.4 (1.00)	72.6 (2.86)	100.5 (3.96)	82.9 (3.26)	70.8 (2.79)	45.2 (1.78)	34.4 (1.35)	28.6 (1.13)	27.6 (1.09)	563.5 (22.19)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	1.3 (0.05)	11.1 (0.44)	14.7 (0.58)	67.4 (2.65)	100.5 (3.96)	82.9 (3.26)	70.8 (2.79)	45.2 (1.78)	24.3 (0.96)	6.9 (0.27)	0.1 (0.00)	425.2 (16.74)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	25.6 (10.1)	17.2 (6.8)	20.4 (8.0)	10.6 (4.2)	5.2 (2.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	10.1 (4.0)	21.7 (8.5)	27.5 (10.8)	138.3 (54.4)
Source: Environment Canada[5]

Notable residents

• Justin Falk NHL player
• LeMoine FitzGerald, Group of Seven artist

See also

• Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
• List of regions of Manitoba
• List of rural municipalities in Manitoba