Snowflake, Manitoba
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|subdivision_name2 = Pembina Valley
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|subdivision_name3 = No. 4
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|leader_name2 = Branden Leslie
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|leader_name3 = Lauren Stone
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|timezone = CST
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|postal_code = R0G 2K0
|area_code = 204
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Snowflake is a small community in the Municipality of Pembina in Manitoba, Canada near the Canada–United States border.[http://www.ghosttownscanada.ca/members/showgallery.php?cat=577 Photo Gallery] It is the birthplace of ice hockey player Justin Falk,[http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/justin_falk Hockey's future] and was the first ecclesiastical posting for the sixth Bishop of Calgary, George Reginald Calvert.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948
Climate
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|Jan record high C = 5.5
|Feb record high C = 12.0
|Mar record high C = 17.0
|Apr record high C = 28.0
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 35.5
|Jul record high C = 34.0
|Aug record high C = 36.5
|Sep record high C = 36.0
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 21.5
|Dec record high C = 8.0
|year record high C = 36.5
|Jan high C = -11.0
|Feb high C = -7.5
|Mar high C = -1.2
|Apr high C = 9.6
|May high C = 17.3
|Jun high C = 22.1
|Jul high C = 24.1
|Aug high C = 24.5
|Sep high C = 19.1
|Oct high C = 10.1
|Nov high C = 0.5
|Dec high C = -7.5
|year high C = 8.3
|Jan mean C = -15.7
|Feb mean C = -12.6
|Mar mean C = -5.9
|Apr mean C = 4.0
|May mean C = 11.0
|Jun mean C = 16.5
|Jul mean C = 18.8
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 12.7
|Oct mean C = 4.7
|Nov mean C = -4.8
|Dec mean C = -11.8
|year mean C = 2.9
|Jan low C = -20.4
|Feb low C = -17.3
|Mar low C = -10.5
|Apr low C = -1.7
|May low C = 4.7
|Jun low C = 10.8
|Jul low C = 12.8
|Aug low C = 11.6
|Sep low C = 6.3
|Oct low C = -0.7
|Nov low C = -9.2
|Dec low C = -16.0
|year low C = -2.5
|Jan record low C = -42.0
|Feb record low C = -41.5
|Mar record low C = -36.0
|Apr record low C = -21.0
|May record low C = -9.0
|Jun record low C = -1.0
|Jul record low C = 3.5
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = -7.0
|Oct record low C = -21.0
|Nov record low C = -28.5
|Dec record low C = -35.5
|year record low C = -42.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 25.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 31.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 25.4
|May precipitation mm = 72.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 100.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 82.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 70.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 45.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 34.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 28.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.6
|year precipitation mm = 563.5
|Jan rain mm= 0.0
|Feb rain mm= 1.3
|Mar rain mm= 11.1
|Apr rain mm= 14.7
|May rain mm= 67.4
|Jun rain mm= 100.5
|Jul rain mm= 82.9
|Aug rain mm= 70.8
|Sep rain mm= 45.2
|Oct rain mm= 24.3
|Nov rain mm= 6.9
|Dec rain mm= 0.1
|year rain mm= 425.2
|Jan snow cm= 25.6
|Feb snow cm= 17.2
|Mar snow cm= 20.4
|Apr snow cm= 10.6
|May snow cm= 5.2
|Jun snow cm= 0.0
|Jul snow cm= 0.0
|Aug snow cm= 0.0
|Sep snow cm= 0.0
|Oct snow cm= 10.1
|Nov snow cm= 21.7
|Dec snow cm= 27.5
|year snow cm= 138.3
|source = Environment Canada{{cite web
|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3671&lang=e&province=MB&provSubmit=go&page=51&dCode=0| title = Snowflake | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| publisher = Environment Canada| language = English, French| accessdate =September 18, 2015}}
|date=August 2010
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Notable residents
- Justin Falk NHL player
- LeMoine FitzGerald, Group of Seven artist
See also
References
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External links
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