Somerset, Manitoba

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Somerset
Location of Somerset in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°24′44″N98°39′38″W / 49.41222°N 98.66056°W / 49.41222; -98.66056
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Region Pembina Valley Region
Census Division No. 4
Established1889
Incorporated1962
Government
   MP Branden Leslie
   MLA Lauren Stone
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0G 2L0
Area code 204
NTS Map062G07
GNBC CodeGAZTM

Somerset is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district [1] in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015.

Contents

Somerset has a clinic, gas station, restaurant, two churches, a drive-in, a hotel, a grain elevator, a high school, a curling rink, a skating rink and a library. The community is also home to the large concrete plant, Boulet Brothers Concrete.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Somerset had a population of 420 living in 195 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of

Climate

Climate data for Somerset
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)6
(43)
9
(48)
16.1
(61.0)
36.5
(97.7)
37
(99)
36
(97)
36.7
(98.1)
38.5
(101.3)
36.7
(98.1)
31.5
(88.7)
22.2
(72.0)
7
(45)
38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−12.4
(9.7)
−8.6
(16.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
9.6
(49.3)
18.2
(64.8)
22.3
(72.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24
(75)
17.8
(64.0)
10.2
(50.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
−10
(14)
7.7
(45.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)−17.3
(0.9)
−13.8
(7.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
3.8
(38.8)
11.5
(52.7)
16.2
(61.2)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
11.7
(53.1)
4.8
(40.6)
−5.7
(21.7)
−14.5
(5.9)
2.2
(36.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−22.1
(−7.8)
−18.7
(−1.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
4.7
(40.5)
10
(50)
12.2
(54.0)
11
(52)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
−9.9
(14.2)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−3.4
(25.9)
Record low °C (°F)−40.5
(−40.9)
−43
(−45)
−35.6
(−32.1)
−24.4
(−11.9)
−10
(14)
0
(32)
1.5
(34.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
−6.1
(21.0)
−20
(−4)
−36
(−33)
−39
(−38)
−43
(−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches)21.7
(0.85)
18.8
(0.74)
29
(1.1)
34.2
(1.35)
56.1
(2.21)
88.2
(3.47)
82.6
(3.25)
70.4
(2.77)
58.2
(2.29)
45.2
(1.78)
36.2
(1.43)
25.9
(1.02)
536
(21.1)
Source: Environment Canada [3]

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References

  1. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2012.