Wonowon is a community in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located at Mile 101 on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway. The present-day community name is derived from the mile number, "one-oh-one", however, the area was historically known as Blueberry. The community is part of the Peace River Regional District. The major business center for residents is Fort St. John, and the residents observe the same clock time as Fort St. John, including its abstinence from daylight saving time.

Wonowon
Wonowon is located in British Columbia
Wonowon
Wonowon
Location of Wonowon in British Columbia
Coordinates: 56°43′42″N 121°48′24″W / 56.72833°N 121.80667°W / 56.72833; -121.80667
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)250, 778

Climate

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Wonowon has a subarctic climate.

Climate data for Wonowon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
11.0
(51.8)
13.0
(55.4)
26.1
(79.0)
30.5
(86.9)
28.3
(82.9)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
26.0
(78.8)
23.0
(73.4)
12.0
(53.6)
9.0
(48.2)
32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−4.8
(23.4)
0.4
(32.7)
7.7
(45.9)
14.3
(57.7)
17.9
(64.2)
20.0
(68.0)
18.7
(65.7)
13.5
(56.3)
6.1
(43.0)
−5.7
(21.7)
−7.4
(18.7)
6.1
(43.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.1
(12.0)
−9.7
(14.5)
−4.9
(23.2)
2.4
(36.3)
8.5
(47.3)
12.2
(54.0)
14.3
(57.7)
13.2
(55.8)
8.3
(46.9)
1.9
(35.4)
−9.5
(14.9)
−11.3
(11.7)
1.2
(34.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8)
−14.5
(5.9)
−10.1
(13.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
2.7
(36.9)
6.4
(43.5)
8.6
(47.5)
7.6
(45.7)
3.1
(37.6)
−2.4
(27.7)
−13.3
(8.1)
−15.2
(4.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
Record low °C (°F) −39.0
(−38.2)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−34.4
(−29.9)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−9.0
(15.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−12.8
(9.0)
−26.5
(−15.7)
−41.0
(−41.8)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−41.0
(−41.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.0
(0.91)
19.3
(0.76)
27.1
(1.07)
32.4
(1.28)
63.7
(2.51)
88.2
(3.47)
82.9
(3.26)
69.4
(2.73)
47.1
(1.85)
41.3
(1.63)
33.6
(1.32)
22.6
(0.89)
550.6
(21.68)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00)
0.5
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
12.7
(0.50)
52.7
(2.07)
88.2
(3.47)
82.9
(3.26)
69.1
(2.72)
43.4
(1.71)
11.1
(0.44)
0.6
(0.02)
0.0
(0.0)
361.6
(14.24)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23.0
(9.1)
18.8
(7.4)
26.8
(10.6)
19.7
(7.8)
11.0
(4.3)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.1)
3.7
(1.5)
30.3
(11.9)
33.0
(13.0)
22.6
(8.9)
189.0
(74.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 6.6 7.0 8.2 7.8 11.4 13.2 14.4 11.8 9.6 9.5 10.1 7.9 117.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.1 0.2 0.5 4.4 10.9 13.2 14.4 11.8 9.4 4.1 0.2 0.0 69.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 6.6 6.8 8.1 4.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3 6.4 9.9 7.9 53.7
Source: [1]

Facilities

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Wonowon offers overnight accommodation, a gas station, grocery store, mobile home park, and parking lanes for long trucks. The thru-road Alaska Highway has been paved in the village area since 1982.

References

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  1. ^ "Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

See also

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