Bob Quinn Lake is an unincorporated community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Previously owned and operated by the Mitchell family who sold and moved to Carstairs. It is located along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) along Bob Quinn Lake, about 292 kilometres (181 mi) north of Kitwanga and 192 kilometres (119 mi) south of Dease Lake.[1][2] Both the locality and the lake are named after Robert Quinn, an area old timer and one-time lineman on the Yukon Telegraph Line.[3]
Bob Quinn Lake | |
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Locality | |
  Bob Quinn Lake Location of Bob Quinn Lake in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 56°58′20″N 130°14′50″W / 56.97222°N 130.24722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Highways |  Highway 37 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Bob Quinn Lake, elevation 610 m (2,000 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−1.8 (28.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.8 (2.35) |
41.4 (1.63) |
27.1 (1.07) |
25.4 (1.00) |
28.7 (1.13) |
33.6 (1.32) |
56.7 (2.23) |
49.7 (1.96) |
86.4 (3.40) |
101.8 (4.01) |
62.1 (2.44) |
69.0 (2.72) |
641.7 (25.26) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 40.8 (16.1) |
28.1 (11.1) |
13.6 (5.4) |
7.0 (2.8) |
0.5 (0.2) |
0.1 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.2) |
7.8 (3.1) |
27.9 (11.0) |
52.3 (20.6) |
178.5 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 16.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 185 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 13.8 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.13 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 68.33 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bob Quinn Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Quinn Lake (Locality)". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Quinn Lake (Lake)". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 Station Data". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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