Editing Fort Qu'Appelle (section)

==Climate==
Fort Qu'Appelle has a [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]], highland [[continental climate]] with dry winters and cool summers ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BSk''),<ref name="Atlas">{{Cite book
  | last1 = Fung
  | first1 = Ka-iu
  | last2 = Barry
  | first2 = Bill
  | title = Atlas of Saskatchewan
  | place = Saskatoon, SK
  | publisher = University of Saskatchewan
  | year = 1999
  | edition = Celebrating the Millennium
  | url = http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/maps/groupsettlements.html
  | isbn = 0-88880-387-7
  | page=95
  }}</ref> Fort Qu'Appelle's winters can be uncomfortably cold; but warm, dry [[Chinook wind]]s routinely blow into the city from the [[Pacific Ocean]] during the winter months, providing the occasional break from the cold especially during the times of [[El Niño–Southern Oscillation]]. These winds have been known to raise the winter temperature by up to {{convert|15|C-change|0}} in just a few hours.

Fort Qu'Appelle is a town of extremes, and temperatures have ranged anywhere from a record low of {{convert|-47.2|C}} in January 1916 to a record high of {{convert|44.4|C}} on 5 July 1937.<ref name="January 1916"/><ref name="July 1937"/> The closest weather station recording historic climate temperatures is at Qu'Appelle, {{convert|27.28|km|abbr=on}} south south-east on [[Saskatchewan Highway 35|Highway 35]]. According to [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]], the average temperature in Qu'Appelle ranges from a January daily average of {{convert|-14.2|C}} to a July daily average of {{convert|18.5|C}}.<ref name="climate">{{cite web
 | title = Qu'Appelle 1
 | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010
 | publisher = Environment Canada
 | date = 22 September 2015
 | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=2992&autofwd=1
 | access-date = 8 May 2016 }}
</ref>

As a consequence of Fort Qu'Appelle's relative dryness, summer evenings can be very cool, the average summer minimum temperature drops to {{convert|10.6|C}}.  Fort Qu'Appelle has a [[semi-arid climate]] typical of other cities in the Western [[Great Plains]] and [[Canadian Prairies]].

Fort Qu'Appelle receives an average of {{convert|455.4|mm|abbr=on|2}} of precipitation annually, with {{convert|342.5|mm|abbr=on|2}} of that occurring in the form of rain, and the remaining precipitation as {{convert|113.0|cm|abbr=on|1}} of snow.<ref name="climate"/> Most of the precipitation occurs from May to August, with June and July averaging the most monthly rainfall.  Droughts are not uncommon and may occur at any time of the year, lasting sometimes for months or even several years.

{{Weather box
|location = Fort Qu'Appelle, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1912–1972{{efn|1981–2010 normals are from Environment and Climate Change Canada's closest climate station, located at nearby [[Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan|Qu'Appelle]]. Extreme high and low temperatures were recorded at Fort Qu'Appelle from 1912 to 1972.}}
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 11.1
|Feb record high C = 13.3
|Mar record high C = 22.8
|Apr record high C = 33.3
|May record high C = 37.8
|Jun record high C = 42.2
|Jul record high C = 44.4
|Aug record high C = 41.1
|Sep record high C = 36.7
|Oct record high C = 32.8
|Nov record high C = 21.7
|Dec record high C = 16.1
|year record high C = 44.4
|Jan high C = -9.4
|Feb high C = -6.7
|Mar high C = -0.0
|Apr high C = 11.0
|May high C = 17.7
|Jun high C = 21.7
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 24.5
|Sep high C = 18.2
|Oct high C = 10.1
|Nov high C = -0.8
|Dec high C = -7.5
|year high C = 8.7
|Jan mean C = -14.2
|Feb mean C = -11.4
|Mar mean C = -4.9
|Apr mean C = 4.6
|May mean C = 11.0
|Jun mean C = 15.6
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Aug mean C = 17.7
|Sep mean C = 11.8
|Oct mean C = 4.5
|Nov mean C = -5.1
|Dec mean C = -12.0
|year mean C = 3.0
|Jan low C = -18.9
|Feb low C = -16.1
|Mar low C = -9.8
|Apr low C = -1.9
|May low C = 4.3
|Jun low C = 9.5
|Jul low C = 12.0
|Aug low C = 10.9
|Sep low C = 5.3
|Oct low C = -1.2
|Nov low C = -9.4
|Dec low C = -16.4
|year low C = -2.7
|Jan record low C = -47.2
|Feb record low C = -46.7
|Mar record low C = -40.6
|Apr record low C = -27.8
|May record low C = -12.8
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = -2.2
|Aug record low C = -2.8
|Sep record low C = -13.3
|Oct record low C = -25.0
|Nov record low C = -37.2
|Dec record low C = -42.8
|year record low C = -47.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 15.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 11.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 23.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 26.9
|May precipitation mm = 60.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 83.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 74.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 57.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 38.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 26.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 18.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 19.5
|year precipitation mm = 455.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.5
|Feb rain mm = 0.5
|Mar rain mm = 3.8
|Apr rain mm = 14.8
|May rain mm = 52.0
|Jun rain mm = 82.9
|Jul rain mm = 74.7
|Aug rain mm = 57.8
|Sep rain mm = 35.5
|Oct rain mm = 17.5
|Nov rain mm = 1.8
|Dec rain mm = 0.6
|year rain mm = 342.5
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 15.1
|Feb snow cm = 11.0
|Mar snow cm = 19.4
|Apr snow cm = 12.1
|May snow cm = 8.6
|Jun snow cm = 0.2
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 2.7
|Oct snow cm = 8.9
|Nov snow cm = 16.2
|Dec snow cm = 18.9
|year snow cm = 113.0
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="January 1916">{{cite web
 | title = Daily Data Report for January 1916 
 | work = Canadian Climate Data
 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
 | date = 22 September 2015
 | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1911-11-01%7C1973-04-30&mlyRange=1911-01-01%7C1973-12-01&StationID=2906&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=fort+qu%27appelle&timeframe=2&Year=1916&Month=1
 | access-date = 29 June 2016 }}
</ref><ref name="July 1937">{{cite web
 | title = Daily Data Report for July 1937 
 | work = Canadian Climate Data
 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
 | date = 22 September 2015
 | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1911-11-01%7C1973-04-30&mlyRange=1911-01-01%7C1973-12-01&StationID=2906&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=fort+qu%27appelle&timeframe=2&Year=1937&Month=7
 | access-date = 29 June 2016 }}
</ref><ref name= "climate"/><ref name="Fort Qu'Appelle">{{cite web
 | title = Fort Qu'Appelle 
 | work = Canadian Climate Data
 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
 | date = 22 September 2015
 | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=fort+qu%27appelle&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=6&Day=29&selRowPerPage=25
 | access-date = 29 June 2016 }}
</ref>
|date=December 2010
}}