Somerset, Manitoba

Somerset
Somerset

Location of Somerset in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 98°39′38″W / 49.41222°N 98.66056°W / 49.41222; -98.66056Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 98°39′38″W / 49.41222°N 98.66056°W / 49.41222; -98.66056
Country  Canada
Province  Manitoba
Region Pembina Valley Region
Census Division No. 4
Established 1889
Incorporated 1962
Government
  MP Candice Bergen
  MLA Blaine Pedersen
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal Code R0G 2L0
Area code(s) 204
NTS Map 062G07
GNBC Code GAZTM

Somerset is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. The community had a 2006 census population of 432 inhabitants, a decline of 5.9% from 459 during the 2001 census.

Somerset has a clinic, gas station, restaurant, two churches, a drive-in, a hotel, a grain elevator, a high school, a curling rink, a skating rink and a library. The community is also home to the large concrete plant, Boulet Brothers Concrete.

Climate

Climate data for Somerset
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6
(43)
9
(48)
16.1
(61)
36.5
(97.7)
37
(99)
36
(97)
36.7
(98.1)
38.5
(101.3)
36.7
(98.1)
31.5
(88.7)
22.2
(72)
7
(45)
38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −12.4
(9.7)
−8.6
(16.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
9.6
(49.3)
18.2
(64.8)
22.3
(72.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24
(75)
17.8
(64)
10.2
(50.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
−10
(14)
7.7
(45.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.3
(0.9)
−13.8
(7.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
3.8
(38.8)
11.5
(52.7)
16.2
(61.2)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
11.7
(53.1)
4.8
(40.6)
−5.7
(21.7)
−14.5
(5.9)
2.2
(36)
Average low °C (°F) −22.1
(−7.8)
−18.7
(−1.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
4.7
(40.5)
10
(50)
12.2
(54)
11
(52)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
−9.9
(14.2)
−18.9
(−2)
−3.4
(25.9)
Record low °C (°F) −40.5
(−40.9)
−43
(−45)
−35.6
(−32.1)
−24.4
(−11.9)
−10
(14)
0
(32)
1.5
(34.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
−6.1
(21)
−20
(−4)
−36
(−33)
−39
(−38)
−43
(−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.7
(0.854)
18.8
(0.74)
29
(1.14)
34.2
(1.346)
56.1
(2.209)
88.2
(3.472)
82.6
(3.252)
70.4
(2.772)
58.2
(2.291)
45.2
(1.78)
36.2
(1.425)
25.9
(1.02)
536
(21.1)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

References

  1. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 23 Augaust 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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