Marquette, Manitoba

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Marquette
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Marquette
Location of Marquette in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°3′52″N97°43′58″W / 50.06444°N 97.73278°W / 50.06444; -97.73278
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
Region Interlake Region
Census Division No. 14
Government
 • Governing BodyRural Municipality of Woodlands Council
 •  MP James Bezan
 •  MLA Trevor King
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0H 0V0
Area codes 204, 431
NTS Map062I04
GNBC CodeGAQFT
Website http://www.rmwoodlands.info

Marquette is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 46 kilometres (29 miles) northwest of Winnipeg. [1]

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History

The post office opened in 1871 as Baie St. Paul, changed to Marquette in 1891. The community was first noted as Marquette Station in 1882, named for French-born Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette. [2]

Climate

Marquette experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb [3] ) with warm to hot summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Marquette
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)8
(46)		9.4
(48.9)		17.2
(63.0)		36.1
(97.0)		37.8
(100.0)		38
(100)		35
(95)		38.5
(101.3)		37.5
(99.5)		31
(88)		23.9
(75.0)		10.6
(51.1)		38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−12.6
(9.3)		−8.1
(17.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		10.1
(50.2)		19.3
(66.7)		23.3
(73.9)		25.6
(78.1)		24.9
(76.8)		18.5
(65.3)		10.8
(51.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		−9.8
(14.4)		8.4
(47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−17.5
(0.5)		−13.2
(8.2)		−5.8
(21.6)		4.1
(39.4)		12.4
(54.3)		17.1
(62.8)		19.6
(67.3)		18.6
(65.5)		12.6
(54.7)		5.6
(42.1)		−4.9
(23.2)		−14.3
(6.3)		2.9
(37.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−22.3
(−8.1)		−18.2
(−0.8)		−10.7
(12.7)		−1.9
(28.6)		5.5
(41.9)		10.9
(51.6)		13.5
(56.3)		12.1
(53.8)		6.7
(44.1)		0.4
(32.7)		−8.9
(16.0)		−18.8
(−1.8)		−2.6
(27.3)
Record low °C (°F)−39.5
(−39.1)		−41
(−42)		−33.3
(−27.9)		−27.8
(−18.0)		−9
(16)		−0.5
(31.1)		2.8
(37.0)		1.1
(34.0)		−5
(23)		−19
(−2)		−35
(−31)		−39.5
(−39.1)		−41
(−42)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23.3
(0.92)		18.3
(0.72)		26.6
(1.05)		32.7
(1.29)		57.8
(2.28)		87.3
(3.44)		73.1
(2.88)		70.5
(2.78)		57
(2.2)		39.1
(1.54)		29.6
(1.17)		23.5
(0.93)		538.8
(21.21)
Source: Environment Canada [4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Geographical Names of Manitoba" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). University of Melbourne . Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 18 February 2014
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