Entrance, Alberta

Entrance is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Yellowhead County, located on Highway 40, 61 kilometres (38 mi) northeast of Jasper.

Entrance
Location of Entrance Alberta

The community was named for the fact the site is a gateway to Jasper National Park.[1]

Climate
Climate data for Entrance, Alberta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 27.8
(82.0)		 33.9
(93.0)		 34.4
(93.9)		 37.8
(100.0)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 21.1
(70.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 37.8
(100.0)
Average high °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 1.1
(34.0)		 5.1
(41.2)		 11.5
(52.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.0
(68.0)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 17.1
(62.8)		 10.4
(50.7)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 10.2
(50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 3.9
(39.0)		 8.4
(47.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 14.4
(57.9)		 13.6
(56.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 3.1
(37.6)
Average low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)		 −12.8
(9.0)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.6
(40.3)		 6.6
(43.9)		 5.5
(41.9)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −3.9
(25.0)
Record low °C (°F) −51.2
(−60.2)		 −47.0
(−52.6)		 −42.8
(−45.0)		 −35.6
(−32.1)		 −13.5
(7.7)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −19.4
(−2.9)		 −27.0
(−16.6)		 −39.0
(−38.2)		 −47.2
(−53.0)		 −51.2
(−60.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.3
(0.96)		 12.9
(0.51)		 22.1
(0.87)		 25.9
(1.02)		 62.5
(2.46)		 76.3
(3.00)		 94.0
(3.70)		 73.9
(2.91)		 46.3
(1.82)		 33.1
(1.30)		 22.1
(0.87)		 14.4
(0.57)		 507.9
(20.00)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03)		 0.4
(0.02)		 1.6
(0.06)		 17.3
(0.68)		 56.5
(2.22)		 76.3
(3.00)		 94.0
(3.70)		 73.9
(2.91)		 44.6
(1.76)		 19.0
(0.75)		 2.4
(0.09)		 0.3
(0.01)		 387.0
(15.24)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23.5
(9.3)		 12.5
(4.9)		 20.5
(8.1)		 8.6
(3.4)		 6.0
(2.4)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.0)		 1.6
(0.6)		 14.2
(5.6)		 19.7
(7.8)		 14.2
(5.6)		 120.9
(47.6)
Source: Environment Canada[2]
gollark: Oh, right, trigonometry, I forgot about that.
gollark: So, based on my possibly entirely wrong calculations, assuming a difference in speed of 10m/s between the Earth and stuff on it is survivable, you are safe up to about 2 degrees of latitude from either pole.
gollark: Yes, PWM the sun.
gollark: Clearly someone doesn't know how instantly doing things works.
gollark: Well, no, the poles might not be affected much.

References
  1. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.
  2. "Entrance, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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