Editing Swift Current (section)

==Climate==
Swift Current experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb/Dsb: Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]'') that does not fall far from being classified as [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] (Köppen ''[[Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|BSk]]''). Winters are long, dry, and cold, while summers are short, warm, and relatively wet, drying out in the latter part. The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of {{convert|−10.1|C|0}}, while the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of {{convert|18.2|C|0}}. The driest month is February, with an average of {{convert|11.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]], while the wettest month is June, with an average of {{convert|77|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Annual precipitation is low, with an average of {{convert|392.5|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Its location in southwest Saskatchewan gives it slightly milder winters than the provincial capital, [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], even though it is higher in elevation. [[Chinook wind]]s happen several times a year allowing residents to enjoy unseasonably warm weather for short periods of time. <!-- As per this very article, winters are dry in Swift Current, and as per the Humid Continental Climate wikipedia article, dry winters have a Dwb classification. Yet this article indicates Swift Current as having a Dfb classification. This is a direct contradiction. -->

The highest temperature ever recorded in Swift Current was {{convert|41.7|C|0}} on 12 July 1886.<ref name="July 1886">{{cite web | url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1885-12-01%7C1938-07-31&mlyRange=1885-01-01%7C1938-12-01&StationID=3154&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=25&txtStationName=swift+current&timeframe=2&Year=1886 | title=July 1886 | publisher=[[Environment Canada]] | date=22 September 2015 | access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-47.8|C|0}} on 16 February 1936.<ref name="February 1936">{{cite web | url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1885-12-01%7C1938-07-31&mlyRange=1885-01-01%7C1938-12-01&StationID=3154&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=2&Day=25&txtStationName=swift+current&timeframe=2&Year=1936 | title=February 1936 | publisher=[[Environment Canada]] | date=22 September 2015 | access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = [[Swift Current Airport]], 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1885–present{{efn|Climate data was recorded in the city of Swift Current from December 1885 to July 1938 and at [[Swift Current Airport]] from May 1938 to present.}}
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 17.2
|Feb record high C = 20.6
|Mar record high C = 22.2
|Apr record high C = 33.8
|May record high C = 37.3
|Jun record high C = 40.0
|Jul record high C = 41.7
|Aug record high C = 40.1
|Sep record high C = 36.5
|Oct record high C = 31.7
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 20.0
|year record high C = 41.7
|Jan high C = -5.9
|Feb high C = -4.3
|Mar high C = 2.1
|Apr high C = 10.9
|May high C = 17.6
|Jun high C = 21.3
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 25.2
|Sep high C = 19.5
|Oct high C = 10.8
|Nov high C = 1.7
|Dec high C = -4.6
|year high C = 9.9
|Jan mean C = -10.8
|Feb mean C = -9.3
|Mar mean C = -3.1
|Apr mean C = 4.5
|May mean C = 10.7
|Jun mean C = 15.2
|Jul mean C = 18.3
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 12.7
|Oct mean C = 4.9
|Nov mean C = -3.2
|Dec mean C = -9.3
|year mean C = 4.1
|Jan low C = -15.7
|Feb low C = -14.2
|Mar low C = -8.4
|Apr low C = -1.9
|May low C = 3.8
|Jun low C = 9.1
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 10.8
|Sep low C = 5.9
|Oct low C = -1.0
|Nov low C = -8.0
|Dec low C = -13.8
|year low C = -1.8
|Jan record low C = -45.0
|Feb record low C = -47.8
|Mar record low C = -36.1
|Apr record low C = -28.9
|May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record low C = -3.3
|Jul record low C = 0.6
|Aug record low C = -1.7
|Sep record low C = -13.3
|Oct record low C = -24.2
|Nov record low C = -35.0
|Dec record low C = -44.4
|year record low C = -47.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 16.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 11.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 16.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 21.3
|May precipitation mm = 45.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 91.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 46.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 40.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 24.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 17.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 15.0
|year precipitation mm = 394.2
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.8
|Feb rain mm = 1.0
|Mar rain mm = 3.9
|Apr rain mm = 15.4
|May rain mm = 43.9
|Jun rain mm = 81.5
|Jul rain mm = 50.8
|Aug rain mm = 47.6
|Sep rain mm = 33.2
|Oct rain mm = 14.3
|Nov rain mm = 3.5
|Dec rain mm = 0.9
|year rain mm = 296.6
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 15.6
|Feb snow cm = 9.9
|Mar snow cm = 14.5
|Apr snow cm = 7.2
|May snow cm = 2.7
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 2.1
|Oct snow cm = 6.1
|Nov snow cm = 13.2
|Dec snow cm = 16.9
|year snow cm = 88.0
|Jan sun = 98.4
|Feb sun = 122.7 
|Mar sun = 166.4 
|Apr sun = 230.1
|May sun = 275.6
|Jun sun = 299.8
|Jul sun = 340.4
|Aug sun = 301.1
|Sep sun = 202.5
|Oct sun = 175.6
|Nov sun = 110.4
|Dec sun = 83.9
|year sun = 2406.9
|Jan percentsun = 37.1
|Feb percentsun = 43.3
|Mar percentsun = 45.3
|Apr percentsun = 55.7
|May percentsun = 57.6
|Jun percentsun = 61.2
|Jul percentsun = 68.9
|Aug percentsun = 67.1
|Sep percentsun = 53.3
|Oct percentsun = 52.6
|Nov percentsun = 40.6
|Dec percentsun = 33.3
|year percentsun = 51.3
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]] (sun 1981–2010)<ref name= "climate">[[Environment Canada]]—[http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=3155&lang=e&dCode=0&province=SASK&provBut=Search&month1=0&month2=12 Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010], accessed February 20, 2016.</ref><ref name= "CCN">{{cite web
|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnName_1991&txtStationName_1991=swift+current&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=267000000&dispBack=1
|title=1991–2020 normals
|publisher=[[Environment Canada]] 
|date=30 January 2024 
|access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref name= "Swift Current">{{cite web
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=swift+current&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1885&EndYear=1885&Year=2016&Month=6&Day=25&selRowPerPage=25 
|title=Swift Current 
|publisher=[[Environment Canada]] 
|date=22 September 2015 
|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref name= "Daily Data Report for August 2018">{{cite web
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-11-29%7C2018-08-11&dlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2018-08-10&mlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2007-11-01&StationID=3157&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=5&searchMethod=contains&Month=8&Day=11&txtStationName=swift+current&timeframe=2&Year=2018 
|title=Swift Current CDA 
|date=October 31, 2011 
|publisher=[[Environment Canada]]  
|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="Daily Data Report for September 2022">{{cite web
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-11-29%7C2024-04-16&dlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2024-04-16&mlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2007-11-01&StationID=3157&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&selRowPerPage=25&Line=5&searchMethod=contains&Month=9&Day=17&txtStationName=swift+current&timeframe=2&Year=2022
| title = Daily Data Report for September 2022
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
| access-date = 17 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Daily Data Report for January 2024">{{cite web
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-11-29%7C2024-04-16&dlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2024-04-16&mlyRange=1959-01-01%7C2007-11-01&StationID=3157&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&selRowPerPage=25&Line=5&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=swift+current&timeframe=2&Day=17&Year=2024&Month=1#
| title = Daily Data Report for January 2024, Swift Current
| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
| access-date = 17 April 2024}}</ref>
}}