Clair, Saskatchewan
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Clair | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Clair Location in Saskatchewan  Clair Location in Canada | |
| Coordinates: 52°1′N 104°4′W / 52.017°N 104.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 10 |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Lakeview No. 337 |
| Post Office founded | 1906-04-01 |
| Government | |
| • Federal Electoral District M.P. | (2008) |
| • Provincial Constituency of M.L.A. | (2007) |
| Elevation | 2,134 m (7,001 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 25 |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 5 |
| Railways | CNR, CPR |
| Waterways | Quill Lakes, Fishing Lake |
| [1][2] | |
Clair is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada located north of the provincial capital city of Regina, Saskatchewan.[3] It is also 116.26 miles (187.10 km) east of Saskatoon.[3] Prince Albert is 132.68 miles (213.53 km) north west of Clair and Yorkton is 101.93 miles (164.04 km) south east of Clair.[3] It is on Saskatchewan Highway 5. Clair is located in the Saskatchewan prairies.
Clair is a railroad town founded in the early 1900s. It was named after a train conductor's daughter. At one point Clair was home to 200 people, a general store, post office, and hotel as well as many small businesses.
Clair was also a grain hub in the 1900s up until the late 1990s when all the grain elevators in the area were either torn down or sold to private owners.
Climate
Clair experiences dry and cold winters with temperatures reaching -40 degrees Celsius or colder, and summers with temperatures reaching 20 degrees Celsius or hotter.
| Climate data for Clair (Clair, Saskatchewan, normals 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 5.9 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 30.6 | 36.0 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 38.7 | 30.0 | 18.6 | 10.7 | 43.9 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8 (18) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−6 (21) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.9 (−56.0) |
−50 (−58) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−50 (−58) |
| Record low wind chill | −60.9 | −59.0 | −50.1 | −38.3 | −16.2 | −7.7 | 0.0 | −4.8 | −14.5 | −33.4 | −46.4 | −57.6 | −60.9 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) |
8.8 (0.35) |
15.6 (0.61) |
22.7 (0.89) |
43.0 (1.69) |
65.8 (2.59) |
60.3 (2.37) |
42.6 (1.68) |
35.4 (1.39) |
18.8 (0.74) |
13.0 (0.51) |
12.9 (0.51) |
353.7 (13.93) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
0.6 (0.02) |
3.3 (0.13) |
15.5 (0.61) |
40.2 (1.58) |
65.8 (2.59) |
60.3 (2.37) |
42.6 (1.68) |
34.1 (1.34) |
10.6 (0.42) |
1.7 (0.07) |
1.1 (0.04) |
276.7 (10.89) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 17.5 (6.9) |
10.2 (4.0) |
14.6 (5.7) |
8.0 (3.1) |
2.3 (0.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (0.5) |
8.3 (3.3) |
13.4 (5.3) |
15.9 (6.3) |
91.3 (35.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.3 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 109.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.74 | 0.56 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 66.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 0.78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.56 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 55.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.7 | 73.8 | 68.4 | 47.0 | 42.3 | 48.9 | 50.6 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 53.6 | 69.5 | 73.7 | 58.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.2 | 131.1 | 173.1 | 222.0 | 263.0 | 266.8 | 308.8 | 269.6 | 192.5 | 157.0 | 91.3 | 86.5 | 2,267.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 41.2 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 53.3 | 54.1 | 53.4 | 61.4 | 59.3 | 50.5 | 47.4 | 34.4 | 35.6 | 48.7 |
| Source: Environment Canada[4][5] | |||||||||||||
