Pilot Mound, Manitoba
Pilot Mound is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] that also once held town status in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located within the Municipality of Louise, approximately 60 km west of the City of Morden.
Pilot Mound | |
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  Pilot Mound Location of Pilot Mound in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′05″N 98°53′38″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Rural Municipality | Rural Municipality of Louise |
| Established | 1881 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Brandon-Souris) | Larry Maguire (CPC) |
| • MLA (Midland) | Blaine Pedersen (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,125 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 627 |
| • Density | 236.6/km2 (613/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code span | R0G |
| Area code(s) | 204 |
Pilot Mound highway sign
Sports
Pilot Mound is home to the Pilot Mound Pilots ice hockey team who play in the Tiger Hills Hockey League. The community was a finalist in CBC Television's Kraft Hockeyville competition in 2008.
Notable people
- Black Jack Stewart, Hockey Hall of Famer
- Riley Weselowski, professional hockey player.
- Nolan Thiessen, Tim Hortons Brier champion
- Paul Hiebert, writer
- Delaney Collins, hockey player.
Climate
| Climate data for Pilot Mound (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
11 (52) |
20 (68) |
35 (95) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−12 (10) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−2 (28) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
−40 (−40) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−26 (−15) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−39 (−38) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.3 (0.92) |
19.7 (0.78) |
24.3 (0.96) |
25.6 (1.01) |
75.0 (2.95) |
92.9 (3.66) |
82.1 (3.23) |
72.5 (2.85) |
44.8 (1.76) |
35.9 (1.41) |
26.5 (1.04) |
25.4 (1.00) |
548.0 (21.57) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010". Environment Canada. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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