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0 1000 KILOMETRES
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Maximum average temperature
Mean monthly temperature
Minimum average temperature
35 35 30 30 25 25
20 20
15
10 55
0000
JFMAMJJASOND
Freezing Point
JFMAMJJASOND
JFMAMJJASOND
Freezing Point
JFMAMJJASOND
15 10
–5
–10
–15
–20
–25
–30
–35 Elevation: sea level
Population: 520 000 Ann. temp. range:
16 C°
–5 –10 –15 –20 –25 –20 –35
Station: Vancouver, British Columbia Lat/long: 49°11´ N 123°10´ W
Avg. ann. temp.: 10 °C
Total ann. precip.:
1048 mm
Station: Winnipeg, Manitoba Lat/long: 49°54´ N 97°14´ W Avg. ann. temp.: 2 °C
Total ann. precip.:
517 mm
Elevation: 248 m Population: 620 000 Ann. temp. range:
38 C°
▲Figure 5.10 Cities in maritime and continental locations—Canada. Comparison of temperatures in coastal Vancouver, British Columbia, and continental Winnipeg, Manitoba. note that the freezing levels on the two graphs are positioned differently to accommodate the contrasting data. [Vancouver waterfront photo by Bobbé Christopherson; Winnipeg photo by Tom Szczerbowski/getty images.]
50°N
40°N
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
