Winnipeg

===Climate===
[[File:River River Curling.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Winters are cold with little precipitation in Winnipeg.]]

Winnipeg's location in the Canadian Prairies gives it a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=25817&cityname=Winnipeg%2C+Manitoba%2C+Canada&units=|title=Winnipeg, Manitoba Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|accessdate=27 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211205819/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=25817&cityname=Winnipeg%2C+Manitoba%2C+Canada&units=|archivedate=11 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf |title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification |publisher=[[University of Melbourne]] |accessdate=8 March 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203170339/http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf |archivedate=3 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> with warm, humid summers, and long, severely cold winters. Summers have a July mean average of {{convert|19.7|C|}}.<ref name=normals>{{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=winnipeg&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=3698&dispBack=1 | title= Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data| publisher= Environment Canada | accessdate=2 April 2021}}</ref> Winters are the coldest time of year, with the January mean average around {{convert|-16.4|C}} and total winter precipitation (December through February) averaging {{convert|55.2|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=normals/> Temperatures occasionally drop below {{convert|-40|C}}.<ref name=normals/>

On average, there are 317.8 days per year with measurable sunshine, with July seeing the most.<ref name="Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000">{{cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=3698&prov=&lang=e&dCode=1&dispBack=1&StationName=winnipeg_&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000|publisher=Environment Canada|accessdate=1 October 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203111003/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=3698&prov=&lang=e&dCode=1&dispBack=1&StationName=winnipeg_&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12|archivedate=3 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> With 2,353 hours of sunshine per year, Winnipeg is the second-sunniest city in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/Canada/sunniest-cities.php |title=Sunniest City in Canada – Current Results<!-- Bot generated title --> |accessdate=19 May 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510084431/http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/Canada/sunniest-cities.php |archivedate=10 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Total annual precipitation (both rain and snow) is just over {{convert|521|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=normals/> Thunderstorms are very common during summer and sometimes severe enough to produce tornadoes.<ref name="storms">{{cite web|title=Thunderstorms|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/severeweather/thunderstorms.html|publisher=Government of Manitoba|accessdate=14 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807202840/http://www.gov.mb.ca/severeweather/thunderstorms.html|archivedate=7 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Low [[wind chill]] values are a common occurrence in the local climate. The wind chill has gone down as low as {{convert|−57.1|C}}, and on average twelve days of the year reach a wind chill below {{convert|−40|C}}.<ref name=normals/>

The highest temperature ever recorded in Winnipeg was during the [[1936 North American heat wave]]. The temperature reached  {{convert|42.2|C}} on 11 July 1936 while the highest minimum temperature, recorded on the following day, 12 July 1936, was {{convert|28.3|C}}.<ref name="July 1936">{{cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1872-03-01%7C1938-07-31&mlyRange=1872-01-01%7C1938-12-01&StationID=3703&Prov=MB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=winnipeg+st&timeframe=2&Year=1936&Month=7#|title=July 1936|publisher=Environment Canada|accessdate=18 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609180440/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1872-03-01%7C1938-07-31&mlyRange=1872-01-01%7C1938-12-01&StationID=3703&Prov=MB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=winnipeg+st&timeframe=2&Year=1936&Month=7|archivedate=9 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[apparent temperature|apparent heat]] can be even more extreme due to bursts of humidity, and on 25 July 2007 a [[humidex]] reading of {{convert|47.3|C}} was measured.<ref name=normals/>

The frost-free season is comparatively long for a location with such severe winters. The last spring frost is on average around 23 May, while the first fall frost is on 22 September.<ref name=normals/>

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