Blue River, British Columbia
Blue River | |
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2016)[1] | |
• Total | 157 |
Blue River is a small community in
Blue and North Thompson Rivers.[2]
The local economy is supported by logging, tourism and transportation industries.
Geography
Blue River lies in a wide, gravelly part of the North Thompson River valley. Its podzolic soils are strongly acidic and coarse, with abundant sand, gravel and stones. Drainage is not as rapid as would be expected from the soils' coarse texture because the subsoils tend to be cemented.
The forests and mountains around Blue River have plentiful
caribou. Birds include osprey, eagle, woodpecker and raven. The mountain pine beetle has become the area's most significant insect
.
northern red oak and butternut
formerly thrived at the CNR Gardens.
Climate
Blue River has a
thunderstorms
often spawning over the nearby mountains.
| Climate data for Blue River Airport; elevation 683m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 8.5 | 11.1 | 18.7 | 27.6 | 32.2 | 42.4 | 39.7 | 38.7 | 34.5 | 25.2 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 42.4 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.0 (−47.2) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−44.8 (−48.6) |
−44.8 (−48.6) |
| Record low wind chill | −44.2 | −41.8 | −33.1 | −16.4 | −7.4 | −2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −5.9 | −25.2 | −37.8 | −42.8 | −44.2 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.4 (4.15) |
53.8 (2.12) |
64.7 (2.55) |
58.7 (2.31) |
75.8 (2.98) |
98.8 (3.89) |
107.3 (4.22) |
82.4 (3.24) |
71.3 (2.81) |
102.5 (4.04) |
115.2 (4.54) |
88.4 (3.48) |
1,024.4 (40.33) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) |
17.6 (0.69) |
35.8 (1.41) |
52.7 (2.07) |
75.6 (2.98) |
98.8 (3.89) |
107.3 (4.22) |
82.4 (3.24) |
71.3 (2.81) |
94.0 (3.70) |
49.5 (1.95) |
13.5 (0.53) |
719.7 (28.33) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 113.5 (44.7) |
49.5 (19.5) |
38.3 (15.1) |
7.0 (2.8) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
10.0 (3.9) |
82.4 (32.4) |
103.4 (40.7) |
404.4 (159.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 17.9 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 201.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 147.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 16.6 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 13.3 | 17.3 | 74.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
84.4 | 75.5 | 60.3 | 47.7 | 43.1 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 46.1 | 53.3 | 69.4 | 85.8 | 85.1 | 62.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 39.3 | 63.0 | 102.4 | 153.2 | 195.5 | 191.3 | 216.6 | 216.2 | 161.3 | 82.0 | 33.5 | 29.5 | 1,483.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 15.3 | 22.6 | 27.9 | 36.8 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 43.1 | 47.6 | 42.3 | 24.8 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 30.3 |
| Source 1: [3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Blue River railway station
- Mud Lake Delta Provincial Park
References
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 8, 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Blue River, Unincorporated place [Designated place], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Blue River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for June 2021 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada".