Marquette, Manitoba
Marquette is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 46 kilometres (29 miles) northwest of Winnipeg.
History
The post office opened in 1871 as Baie St. Paul, changed to Marquette in 1891. The community was first noted as Marquette Station in 1882, named for French-born Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette.
Climate
Marquette experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm to hot summers and cold winters.
| Climate data for Marquette | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38 (100) |
35 (95) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31 (88) |
23.9 (75.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.5 (−39.1) |
−41 (−42) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−9 (16) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5 (23) |
−19 (−2) |
−35 (−31) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−41 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.3 (0.92) |
18.3 (0.72) |
26.6 (1.05) |
32.7 (1.29) |
57.8 (2.28) |
87.3 (3.44) |
73.1 (2.88) |
70.5 (2.78) |
57 (2.2) |
39.1 (1.54) |
29.6 (1.17) |
23.5 (0.93) |
538.8 (21.21) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Aganetha Dyck (born 1937), artist
References
- ^ "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Geographical Names of Manitoba" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). University of Melbourne. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 18 February 2014
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