Jenner, Alberta
Jenner | |
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Coordinates: 50°44′48″N 111°11′04″W / 50.74667°N 111.18444°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 4 |
Special area | Special Area No. 2 |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Special Areas Board |
Population | |
• Total | 15 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Jenner is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[2][3] It is located approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Highway 1 and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Brooks. Previously an incorporated community, Jenner dissolved from village status on June 25, 1943.[4]
Climate
[edit]Jenner has a semi-arid, continental climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cold, dry winters and warm to hot summers.
Climate data for Jenner, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 42.2 (108.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 42.2 (108.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 12.0 (53.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11 (12) | −7.1 (19.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.3 (41.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | −8.1 (17.4) | 4.8 (40.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) | −13.5 (7.7) | −8.2 (17.2) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | −2.2 (28.0) | −9.1 (15.6) | −14.3 (6.3) | −2.4 (27.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) | −48.9 (−56.0) | −40 (−40) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −15.0 (5.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | −11.7 (10.9) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −45.0 (−49.0) | −48.9 (−56.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) | 9.9 (0.39) | 17.9 (0.70) | 25.8 (1.02) | 39.6 (1.56) | 74.5 (2.93) | 37.1 (1.46) | 40.2 (1.58) | 35.6 (1.40) | 17.2 (0.68) | 14.9 (0.59) | 13.8 (0.54) | 340.3 (13.40) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.2 (0.13) | 20.2 (0.80) | 33.6 (1.32) | 74.5 (2.93) | 40.2 (1.58) | 59.6 (2.35) | 33.5 (1.32) | 10.6 (0.42) | 2.6 (0.10) | 0.1 (0.00) | 256.2 (10.09) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.0 (5.5) | 10.0 (3.9) | 16.0 (6.3) | 6.0 (2.4) | 5.0 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.0 (0.8) | 7.0 (2.8) | 12.0 (4.7) | 14.0 (5.5) | 85.0 (33.5) |
Source: Environment Canada[5] |
Demographics
[edit]The population of Jenner according to Alberta Transportation's Basic Municipal Transportation Grant funding program is 15.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Landon Liboiron, actor
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
[edit]- ^ a b BMTG – (Streets Improvement Component), Eligible Hamlets – 2013 Pop. Alberta Transportation. 2013.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Canada (March 5, 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 416.
- ^ "Jenner, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2014.