Oyama | |
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 Looking across frozenKalamalka Lake from Kaloya Regional Park | |
 Interactive map of Oyama | |
| Coordinates:50°07′00″N119°22′00″W / 50.11667°N 119.36667°W /50.11667; -119.36667 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Regional district | Central Okanagan |
| District | Lake Country |
| Population | 985 |
Oyama is a neighbourhood and formal ward located within the district municipality ofLake Country, which is located in theOkanagan region inBritish Columbia,Canada. It is located at the north end ofWood Lake and at the south end ofKalamalka Lake oppositeBC Highway 97.[1]
Oyama is named after Japanese Field MarshalŌyama Iwao in 1906 by the first post master Dr. W. H. Irvine.[2][3]: 200a
| Climate data for Oyama | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16 (61) | 15 (59) | 21 (70) | 27.8 (82.0) | 33 (91) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39 (102) | 37 (99) | 32.5 (90.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 20 (68) | 13.5 (56.3) | 39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 0 (32) | 13.5 (56.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 2 (36) | −2.3 (27.9) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | −4.6 (23.7) | 3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −23 (−9) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −5 (23) | −2 (28) | 0.6 (33.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | −16 (3) | −27.5 (−17.5) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) | 32 (1.3) | 32.3 (1.27) | 37.6 (1.48) | 48 (1.9) | 54.1 (2.13) | 50.7 (2.00) | 34.5 (1.36) | 43.2 (1.70) | 36.4 (1.43) | 53.6 (2.11) | 51.9 (2.04) | 515.2 (20.28) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.6 (0.50) | 18 (0.7) | 27.7 (1.09) | 37.6 (1.48) | 48 (1.9) | 54.1 (2.13) | 50.7 (2.00) | 34.5 (1.36) | 43.2 (1.70) | 35.9 (1.41) | 36.1 (1.42) | 12.6 (0.50) | 411 (16.2) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 28.5 (11.2) | 14 (5.5) | 4.5 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (0.2) | 17.5 (6.9) | 39.3 (15.5) | 104.2 (41.0) |
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It is home to Oyama Traditional School, a public elementary school that is part of theSchool District 23 Central Okanagan, which is based inKelowna.[5]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent region | |
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