Jenner, Alberta
Jenner | |
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  Jenner Location of Jenner  Jenner Jenner (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′48″N 111°11′04″W / 50.74667°N 111.18444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 4 |
| Special area | Special Area No. 2 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Special Areas Board |
| Population | |
• Total | 15 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Jenner is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[2][3] It is located approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Highway 1 and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Brooks. Previously an incorporated community, Jenner dissolved from village status on June 25, 1943.[4]
Climate
[edit]Jenner has a semi-arid, continental climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cold, dry winters and warm to hot summers.
| Climate data for Jenner, Alberta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.2 (108.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) |
−48.9 (−56.0) |
−40 (−40) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−48.9 (−56.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) |
9.9 (0.39) |
17.9 (0.70) |
25.8 (1.02) |
39.6 (1.56) |
74.5 (2.93) |
37.1 (1.46) |
40.2 (1.58) |
35.6 (1.40) |
17.2 (0.68) |
14.9 (0.59) |
13.8 (0.54) |
340.3 (13.40) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.2 (0.13) |
20.2 (0.80) |
33.6 (1.32) |
74.5 (2.93) |
40.2 (1.58) |
59.6 (2.35) |
33.5 (1.32) |
10.6 (0.42) |
2.6 (0.10) |
0.1 (0.00) |
256.2 (10.09) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.0 (5.5) |
10.0 (3.9) |
16.0 (6.3) |
6.0 (2.4) |
5.0 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.0 (0.8) |
7.0 (2.8) |
12.0 (4.7) |
14.0 (5.5) |
85.0 (33.5) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]The population of Jenner according to Alberta Transportation's Basic Municipal Transportation Grant funding program is 15.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Landon Liboiron, actor
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
[edit]- ^ a b BMTG – (Streets Improvement Component), Eligible Hamlets – 2013 Pop. Alberta Transportation. 2013.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Statistics Canada (March 5, 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 416.
- ^ "Jenner, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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