Sikanni Chief

Place in British Columbia, Canada
57°14′00″N 122°42′00″W / 57.23333°N 122.70000°W / 57.23333; -122.70000Country CanadaProvince British ColumbiaArea code(s)250, 778

Sikanni Chief is an unincorporated locality in the Northern Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the north bank of the Sikanni Chief River, at an elevation of 800 meters (2,600 ft). Highway 97 / Alaska Highway runs through this place.

Climate

There is a weather station for Sikanni Chief located along the Alaska Highway at an elevation of 937 m (3074 ft).[1]

Climate data for Sikanni Chief, British Columbia, 1991-2015 normals, 1990-2015 extremes: 937m (3074ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55) 		14
(58) 		18
(64) 		23
(73) 		29
(85) 		31
(87) 		33
(91) 		31
(88) 		28
(83) 		27
(80) 		14
(57) 		14
(58) 		33
(91)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		9.4
(49.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		22.4
(72.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		28.2
(82.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		23.1
(73.5) 		18.2
(64.7) 		7.1
(44.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		29.1
(84.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7) 		−2.4
(27.6) 		−0.3
(31.4) 		7.8
(46.0) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.1
(64.5) 		20.6
(69.0) 		19.2
(66.5) 		14.4
(58.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		−2.3
(27.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		6.8
(44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0) 		−8.7
(16.4) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		1.7
(35.0) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.7
(53.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		12.3
(54.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		1.7
(35.0) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−11.9
(10.5) 		0.8
(33.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.7) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−12.9
(8.7) 		−4.4
(24.0) 		0.7
(33.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		7.3
(45.2) 		5.6
(42.0) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−12.1
(10.3) 		−16.9
(1.5) 		−5.2
(22.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −35.0
(−31.0) 		−28.7
(−19.6) 		−28.6
(−19.5) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−0.4
(31.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−5.2
(22.7) 		−14.2
(6.5) 		−25.4
(−13.7) 		−31.4
(−24.5) 		−37.6
(−35.7)
Record low °C (°F) −44
(−47) 		−42
(−43) 		−42
(−44) 		−25
(−13) 		−15
(5) 		−3
(26) 		−2
(28) 		−7
(20) 		−9
(15) 		−24
(−11) 		−36
(−33) 		−43
(−46) 		−44
(−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.80) 		18
(0.70) 		25
(0.98) 		28
(1.09) 		58
(2.28) 		109
(4.29) 		96
(3.79) 		80
(3.16) 		37
(1.45) 		32
(1.26) 		27
(1.06) 		26
(1.02) 		556
(21.88)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23
(8.9) 		18
(7.0) 		25
(9.7) 		23
(9.0) 		13
(5.2) 		2.0
(0.8) 		trace 0.76
(0.3) 		7.1
(2.8) 		27
(10.5) 		27
(10.6) 		26
(10.2) 		191.86
(75)
Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[2]

See also

  • Sekani

References

  1. ^ "Data of Meteorological Sikanni Chief, British Columbia". geographic.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  • "Sikanni Chief". BC Geographical Names.