Cypress River is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in the Rural Municipality of Victoria in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally, the community was known as "Littleton". On Neil Young's 2005 album Prairie Wind, he makes references to Cypress River in the title track.
Cypress River
Location of Cypress River in Manitoba
Geography
It is located along Highway 2 in south central Manitoba between Tiger Hills to the south, and the sandy hills of Spruce Woods Provincial Park to the north.
Climate
| Climate data for Cypress River | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12 (54) | 19.4 (66.9) | 37 (99) | 38 (100) | 40.6 (105.1) | 42.2 (108.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33 (91) | 23.3 (73.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −7.3 (18.9) | −0.4 (31.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | −8.9 (16.0) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) | −12.6 (9.3) | −5.6 (21.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17 (63) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | −5 (23) | −13.8 (7.2) | 2.9 (37.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −17.8 (0.0) | −10.7 (12.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6 (43) | −0.2 (31.6) | −9.4 (15.1) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −3 (27) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −38.9 (−38.0) | −30 (−22) | −12.2 (10.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −10.6 (12.9) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −36.7 (−34.1) | −39.5 (−39.1) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.89) | 19.3 (0.76) | 21.5 (0.85) | 32.3 (1.27) | 61.5 (2.42) | 90.7 (3.57) | 83.3 (3.28) | 70 (2.8) | 49.5 (1.95) | 37.8 (1.49) | 24.7 (0.97) | 24.1 (0.95) | 537.2 (21.15) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Ric Nordman, politician
- Florent Robidoux, former professional hockey player
- Scott Young, journalist, father of musician Neil Young.
See also
References
49°33′22″N 99°27′12″W / 49.55611°N 99.45333°W