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{{Location map|Canada British Columbia|lat=50.5238|long=-119.2814|width=200|caption=Location of Sorrento in [[British Columbia]]|label=Sorrento}}'''Sorrento''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated settlement]] located on the south shore of [[Shuswap Lake]] in the [[British Columbia Interior|Southern Interior]] of the [[Canadian]] province of [[British Columbia]]. It is located on the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], and is 16 miles (25 km) northeast of the town of [[Chase, British Columbia|Chase]] and 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the city of [[Salmon Arm, British Columbia|Salmon Arm]]. Sorrento is in the [[Columbia-Shuswap C, British Columbia|Columbia-Shuswap C]] electoral region of the [[Columbia-Shuswap Regional District]]. |
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'''Sorrento''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated settlement]] located on the south shore of [[Shuswap Lake]] in the [[British Columbia Interior|Southern Interior]] of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]]. It is located on the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], and is approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}} southeast of the town of [[Chase, British Columbia|Chase]] and {{convert|32|km|mi}} northwest of the city of [[Salmon Arm]]. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the [[Columbia-Shuswap Regional District]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The name of the townsite was changed from '''Trapper's Landing''' to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across [[Shuswap Lake]], and the Isle of [[Capri]] as seen from the city of [[Sorrento, Italy]].<ref>Information originally provided by: ''British Columbia Place Names'', eds. G.P.V and Helen Akrigg, UBC Press, Vancouver, 1997</ref> |
The name of the townsite was changed from '''Trapper's Landing''' to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across [[Shuswap Lake]], and the Isle of [[Capri]] as seen from the city of [[Sorrento, Italy]].<ref>Information originally provided by: ''British Columbia Place Names'', eds. G.P.V and Helen Akrigg, UBC Press, Vancouver, 1997</ref> |
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[[Image:Shuswap Lake from Sorrento, B.C..jpg|thumb|Shuswap Lake and Copper Island as seen from Sorrento]] |
[[Image:Shuswap Lake from Sorrento, B.C..jpg|thumb|Shuswap Lake and Copper Island as seen from Sorrento]] |
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[[Image:copperisland.jpg|thumb|Copper Island and Shuswap Lake, as seen from Sorrento]] |
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==Festivals== |
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Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artsfestivalshuswap.ca/history.html |title=SLFA History |access-date=2010-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326035711/http://www.artsfestivalshuswap.ca/history.html |archive-date=26 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicworkshops.ca/ |title=BCBW 2002 - 3 Great Acoustic Music Workshops! |website=www.musicworkshops.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020525064627/http://www.musicworkshops.ca/ |archive-date=2002-05-25}}</ref> |
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==Climate== |
==Climate== |
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|Jan_REC_Hi_°C =13.5 |
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|Feb_REC_Hi_°C =12 |
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|Jan record high C = 13.5 |
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|Feb record high C = 12.0 |
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|Apr_REC_Hi_°C =28.9 |
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|Mar record high C = 16.5 |
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|Apr record high C = 28.9 |
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|Jun_REC_Hi_°C =33 |
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|May record high C = 32.5 |
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|Jul_REC_Hi_°C =37 |
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|Jun record high C = 33.0 |
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|Aug_REC_Hi_°C =35.6 |
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|Jul record high C = 37.0 |
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|Sep_REC_Hi_°C =29.5 |
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|Aug record high C = 35.6 |
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|Oct_REC_Hi_°C =25 |
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|Sep record high C = 29.5 |
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|Nov_REC_Hi_°C =19.4 |
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|Oct record high C = 25.0 |
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|Dec_REC_Hi_°C =10.5 |
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|Nov record high C = 19.4 |
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|Year_REC_Hi_°C =37 |
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|Dec record high C = 10.5 |
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|Jan_Hi_°C =-1.9 |
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|year record high C = 37.0 |
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|Feb_Hi_°C =0.8 |
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|Jan high C = -1.9 |
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|Feb high C = 0.8 |
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|Mar high C = 6.8 |
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|Apr high C = 13.3 |
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|May high C = 18.3 |
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|Jun high C = 22.0 |
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|Jul high C = 25.3 |
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|Aug high C = 24.8 |
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|Sep high C = 17.9 |
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|Oct high C = 10.5 |
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|Nov high C = 3.2 |
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|Dec high C = -1.2 |
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|year high C = 11.6 |
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|Jan mean C = -4.2 |
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|Feb mean C = -2.1 |
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|Mar mean C = 2.6 |
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|Apr mean C = 7.6 |
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|May mean C = 12.3 |
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|Jun mean C = 16.1 |
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|Jul mean C = 18.9 |
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|Aug mean C = 18.7 |
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|Sep mean C = 13.0 |
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|Oct mean C = 6.9 |
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|Nov mean C = 0.9 |
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|Dec mean C = -3.3 |
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|year mean C = 7.3 |
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|Feb_REC_Lo_°C =-23 |
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|Jan low C = -6.4 |
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|Feb low C = -4.9 |
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|Mar low C = -1.7 |
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|Apr low C = 1.8 |
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|May low C = 6.3 |
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|Jun low C = 10.2 |
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|Jul low C = 12.5 |
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|Aug low C = 12.5 |
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|Oct_REC_Lo_°C =-16 |
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|Sep low C = 8.0 |
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|Nov_REC_Lo_°C =-27 |
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|Oct low C = 3.3 |
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|Nov low C = -1.4 |
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|Dec low C = -5.1 |
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|Jan_Precip_mm =55 |
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|year low C = 2.9 |
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|Feb_Precip_mm =46.2 |
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|Jan record low C = -27.2 |
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|Mar_Precip_mm =32.9 |
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|Feb record low C = -23.0 |
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|Apr_Precip_mm =28.4 |
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|Mar record low C = -19.4 |
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|May_Precip_mm =45.5 |
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|Apr record low C = -7.8 |
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|Jun_Precip_mm =49 |
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|May record low C = -1.1 |
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|Jul_Precip_mm =43.4 |
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|Jun record low C = 2.5 |
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|Aug_Precip_mm =39.7 |
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|Jul record low C = 4.4 |
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|Sep_Precip_mm =40.5 |
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|Aug record low C = 3.5 |
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|Oct_Precip_mm =36.9 |
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|Sep record low C = -1.5 |
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|Nov_Precip_mm =59.9 |
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|Oct record low C = -16.0 |
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|Dec_Precip_mm =71.4 |
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|Nov record low C = -27.0 |
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|Year_Precip_mm =548.7 |
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|Dec record low C = -25.5 |
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|source = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate"> [[Environment Canada]]—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=BC%20%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=1329& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 11 July 2009</ref> |
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|year record low C = -27.2 |
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|accessdate = 2009-07-11 |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 55.0 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 46.2 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 32.9 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 28.4 |
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|May precipitation mm = 45.5 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 49.0 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 43.4 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 39.7 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 40.5 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 36.9 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 59.9 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 71.4 |
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|year precipitation mm = 548.7 |
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|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">[[Environment Canada]]—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=BC%20%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=1329& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 11 July 2009</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 10 September 2023
Sorrento | |
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 Sorrento and the Trans Canada Highway | |
  Sorrento Location of Sorrento in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′38″N 119°28′14″W / 50.87722°N 119.47056°W | |
| Land |  Kanada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Postal codes | V0E 2W0 & V0E 3W0 |
Sorrento is an unincorporated settlement located on the south shore of Shuswap Lake in the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, and is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the town of Chase and 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of the city of Salmon Arm. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.
History
[edit]The name of the townsite was changed from Trapper's Landing to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across Shuswap Lake, and the Isle of Capri as seen from the city of Sorrento, Italy.[1]
Festivals
[edit]Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.[2][3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Sorrento | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.2 (−17.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.17) |
46.2 (1.82) |
32.9 (1.30) |
28.4 (1.12) |
45.5 (1.79) |
49.0 (1.93) |
43.4 (1.71) |
39.7 (1.56) |
40.5 (1.59) |
36.9 (1.45) |
59.9 (2.36) |
71.4 (2.81) |
548.7 (21.60) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Information originally provided by: British Columbia Place Names, eds. G.P.V and Helen Akrigg, UBC Press, Vancouver, 1997
- ^ "SLFA History". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "BCBW 2002 - 3 Great Acoustic Music Workshops!". www.musicworkshops.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2002.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 11 July 2009