Rocanville
Rocanville is also known for crop circles that were discovered there in the fall of 1996.
Fort Espérance, an archaeological site in Rocanville believed to contain the remains of two late 18th- and early 19th-century fur trade forts, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1944. The Rocanville and District Museum Site, the Rocanville Farmers Building and the Symons Metalworks have all been designated as Municipal Heritage Properties under the provincial Heritage Property Act.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rocanville had a population of 889 living in 398 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of 3% from its 2016 population of 863. With a land area of 2.36 km (0.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 376.7/km (975.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Climate
Climate data for Rocanville | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
13 (55) |
22 (72) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39 (102) |
35 (95) |
30 (86) |
23 (73) |
13 (55) |
39 (102) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18 (64) |
10.6 (51.1) |
−1 (30) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
4 (39) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2 (28) |
5 (41) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11 (52) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−18 (0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45 (−49) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−16 (3) |
−5 (23) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5 (23) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−23 (−9) |
−36 (−33) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−45 (−49) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.8 (0.90) |
16.3 (0.64) |
23.4 (0.92) |
20.7 (0.81) |
48.5 (1.91) |
75.5 (2.97) |
61.5 (2.42) |
56.2 (2.21) |
51.9 (2.04) |
25.1 (0.99) |
16.5 (0.65) |
22.7 (0.89) |
440.9 (17.36) |
Source: Environment Canada |