Pilot Mound, Manitoba
| Pilot Mound | |
|---|---|
  Pilot Mound Location of Pilot Mound in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′05″N 98°53′38″W / 49.20139°N 98.89389°WCoordinates: 49°12′05″N 98°53′38″W / 49.20139°N 98.89389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Rural Municipality | Rural Municipality of Louise |
| Established | 1881 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Brandon-Souris) | Larry Maguire (CPC) |
| • MLA (Midland) | Blaine Pedersen (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,125 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 635 |
| • Density | 235.5/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| • Change 2006-11 |
 0.8% |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code span | R0G |
| Area code(s) | 204 |
Pilot Mound is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] that also once held town status in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located within the Municipality of Louise approximately 60 km west of the City of Morden.
Sports
- Pilot Mound is home to the Pilot Mound Pilots ice hockey team who play in the Tiger Hills Hockey League.
- The community has featured heavily as a finalist in CBC Television's Kraft Hockeyville 2008 competition.
- It is the birthplace of NHL hall of famer Black Jack Stewart.
- Riley Weselowski (born 1985 in Pilot Mound) is a professional ice hockey defenceman.
- Nolan Thiessen two time Tim Hortons Brier champion and 2010 World Men's Curling Championship winner.
Climate
| Climate data for Pilot Mound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
11 (52) |
20 (68) |
35 (95) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.2 (99) |
37.8 (100) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.8 (100) |
32.2 (90) |
22.2 (72) |
12.2 (54) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−7.8 (18) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25 (77) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.6 (0.3) |
−12.8 (9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.2 (54) |
11.1 (52) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42) |
−40 (−40) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−26 (−15) |
−12.2 (10) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.2 (36) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−39 (−38) |
−41.1 (−42) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.83) |
16.6 (0.654) |
22.7 (0.894) |
35.9 (1.413) |
58.2 (2.291) |
82.1 (3.232) |
63.6 (2.504) |
69.6 (2.74) |
56 (2.2) |
37.7 (1.484) |
20.2 (0.795) |
20.3 (0.799) |
503.9 (19.839) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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