Dome Creek, British Columbia

Dome Creek, British Columbia
Community
Motto: dunkoshane
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 121°02′00″W / 53.75000°N 121.03333°W / 53.75000; -121.03333Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 121°02′00″W / 53.75000°N 121.03333°W / 53.75000; -121.03333
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional District Fraser-Fort George

Dome Creek is a community located between Prince George and McBride in central British Columbia. A post office was opened here 1 May 1916, with J.O. Kendall as postmaster. The post office closed 31 January 1936, then re-opened 6 September 1937. Dome Creek may have reached a population of 2000 during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.

Transportation

Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train calls at the Dome Creek railway station.

Climate

Climate data for Dome Creek
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.1
(52)
14
(57)
20
(68)
28.3
(82.9)
34.5
(94.1)
33
(91)
34
(93)
35
(95)
32
(90)
25.5
(77.9)
15.5
(59.9)
9.5
(49.1)
35
(95)
Average high °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)
−0.4
(31.3)
5.2
(41.4)
11.6
(52.9)
16.8
(62.2)
19.4
(66.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
16.1
(61)
9.7
(49.5)
1.1
(34)
−3.7
(25.3)
9.6
(49.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)
−5.8
(21.6)
−0.8
(30.6)
4.4
(39.9)
9.2
(48.6)
12.5
(54.5)
14.7
(58.5)
14.4
(57.9)
9.8
(49.6)
4.4
(39.9)
−2.7
(27.1)
−8
(18)
3.6
(38.5)
Average low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)
−11.2
(11.8)
−6.9
(19.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
1.5
(34.7)
5.5
(41.9)
7.1
(44.8)
6.7
(44.1)
3.4
(38.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
−6.5
(20.3)
−12.3
(9.9)
−2.6
(27.3)
Record low °C (°F) −46.1
(−51)
−40
(−40)
−36.7
(−34.1)
−19
(−2)
−10
(14)
−4
(25)
−1
(30)
−6.5
(20.3)
−8
(18)
−21
(−6)
−38.5
(−37.3)
−47
(−53)
−47
(−53)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 84.2
(3.315)
55.4
(2.181)
44.7
(1.76)
41.5
(1.634)
53.9
(2.122)
90.9
(3.579)
76.8
(3.024)
73.2
(2.882)
79
(3.11)
74.4
(2.929)
73
(2.87)
95
(3.74)
841.8
(33.142)
Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada [1]

References

  1. Environment Canada1971–2000. Retrieved 18 October 2012.


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