Big Stone is an unincorporated community insouthern Alberta inSpecial Area No. 3, located 28 km (17 mi) south ofHighway 9, 142 km (88 mi) northwest ofMedicine Hat.
The community takes its name from nearby Bigstone Creek.[1]
Big Stone experiences asemi-arid climate (Köppen climate classificationBSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 337.4 mm (13.28 in), and is concentrated in the warmer months.
| Climate data for Big Stone | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) | −4.4 (24.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | −5.8 (21.6) | 10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.1 (41.2) | −5.0 (23.0) | −10.9 (12.4) | 3.8 (38.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) | −14.5 (5.9) | −7.8 (18.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | −1.7 (28.9) | −10.0 (14.0) | −16.0 (3.2) | −2.4 (27.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −40.0 (−40.0) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −14.0 (6.8) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | 2.5 (36.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −37.5 (−35.5) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −43.0 (−45.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14.2 (0.56) | 8.6 (0.34) | 13.5 (0.53) | 19.0 (0.75) | 44.6 (1.76) | 73.0 (2.87) | 54.9 (2.16) | 35.1 (1.38) | 32.7 (1.29) | 12.3 (0.48) | 14.8 (0.58) | 14.8 (0.58) | 337.4 (13.28) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.01) | 1.4 (0.06) | 12.4 (0.49) | 43.4 (1.71) | 73.0 (2.87) | 54.9 (2.16) | 35.1 (1.38) | 31.8 (1.25) | 7.4 (0.29) | 1.3 (0.05) | 0.9 (0.04) | 261.7 (10.30) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.1 (5.6) | 8.4 (3.3) | 12.1 (4.8) | 6.6 (2.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.9 (0.4) | 5.0 (2.0) | 13.5 (5.3) | 13.8 (5.4) | 75.7 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 85.3 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 57.2 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 30.1 |
| Source:Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
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51°13′08″N111°11′35″W / 51.21889°N 111.19306°W /51.21889; -111.19306 (Big Stone)
