Scott, Saskatchewan
Scott is a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 74 at the 2021 Canada Census. The town is located south of the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 374, approximately 10 km west of the town of Wilkie. Scott was known as Saskatchewan's smallest town, but is now second smallest to Fleming.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Scott had a population of 74 living in 39 of its 44 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 4.17 km (1.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.7/km (46.0/sq mi) in 2021.
Attractions
- Scott Experimental Farm
Climate
Scott experiences a Humid continental climate, with long, extremely cold winters and warm summers. The highest temperature ever recorded in Scott was 39.4 °C (103 °F) on 16 June 1933 and 16 August 2003. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −50.6 °C (−59 °F) on 15 February 1936.
| Climate data for Scott, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1911–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
9.1 (0.36) |
14.4 (0.57) |
21.6 (0.85) |
36.3 (1.43) |
61.8 (2.43) |
72.1 (2.84) |
45.7 (1.80) |
36.0 (1.42) |
17.9 (0.70) |
22.2 (0.87) |
14.0 (0.55) |
366.2 (14.42) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.04) |
14.1 (0.56) |
34.8 (1.37) |
61.8 (2.43) |
72.1 (2.84) |
45.7 (1.80) |
32.9 (1.30) |
12.2 (0.48) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.1 (0.00) |
277.7 (10.93) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 16.8 (6.6) |
10.2 (4.0) |
14.3 (5.6) |
9.0 (3.5) |
1.5 (0.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (0.7) |
5.8 (2.3) |
20.8 (8.2) |
14.8 (5.8) |
94.9 (37.4) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88.7 | 119.3 | 163.8 | 230.6 | 267.6 | 263.5 | 308.6 | 290.4 | 196.4 | 161.0 | 80.7 | 60.8 | 2,238.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34.6 | 42.8 | 44.6 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 52.6 | 61.2 | 63.8 | 51.5 | 48.7 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 47.4 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||