Stuie is a community in the Bella Coola Valley of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the Atnarko and Talchako Rivers, [1] which is the "start" of the Bella Coola River.
Climate data for Stuie (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 42.8 (109.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 33.9 (93.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 42.8 (109.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 13.4 (56.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | 8.3 (46.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −3.4 (25.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.1 (37.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −13.9 (7.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | −12.2 (10.0) | −27.5 (−17.5) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99.3 (3.91) | 64.8 (2.55) | 52.9 (2.08) | 38.3 (1.51) | 32.6 (1.28) | 30.5 (1.20) | 24.2 (0.95) | 30.1 (1.19) | 52.8 (2.08) | 119.2 (4.69) | 147.7 (5.81) | 100.6 (3.96) | 793 (31.21) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 35.0 (13.8) | 25.3 (10.0) | 6.9 (2.7) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.9 (0.4) | 33.7 (13.3) | 45.1 (17.8) | 147.3 (58.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15.6 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 15.9 | 157.1 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.3 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.43 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 34 |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [2] |
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52°22′00″N126°04′00″W / 52.36667°N 126.06667°W