Frances Lake is a lake of Yukon, Canada. It is the largest lake in Southeast Yukon. Several rivers and creeks flow into Frances Lake, forming extensive deltas. The lake and surrounding area was featured in Anton Money's 1975 autobiographical book This Was the North and one of the creeks is named Money Creek after this early settler to the area.
| Frances Lake | |
|---|---|
  Frances Lake | |
| Location | Yukon |
| Coordinates | 61°18′N 129°20′W / 61.300°N 129.333°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Climate edit
Hour Lake, 890 m (2920 ft), is a weather station located approximately 10 km (6.2 miles) to the south of Frances Lake.[1]
| Climate data for Hour Lake, Yukon, 1994-2013 normals, 1982-2014 extremes: 890m (2920ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
19 (67) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
24 (75) |
18 (64) |
9 (49) |
8 (46) |
33 (91) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.4 (43.6) |
14.2 (57.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.3 (81.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.7 (30.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.3 (66.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.3 (65.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
2.4 (36.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−13.2 (8.3) |
3.4 (38.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−15.7 (3.8) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−1.8 (28.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−1.6 (29.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−2.8 (26.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.1 (−16.7) |
−22.3 (−8.2) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.4 (40.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−9.3 (15.2) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −45.0 (−49.0) |
−38.4 (−37.2) |
−36.8 (−34.3) |
−24.3 (−11.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.6 (33.0) |
−2.1 (28.3) |
−6.9 (19.5) |
−19.7 (−3.4) |
−33.9 (−29.1) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−46.7 (−52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51 (−60) |
−48 (−54) |
−45 (−49) |
−35 (−31) |
−22 (−8) |
−4 (24) |
−2 (28) |
−4 (24) |
−20 (−4) |
−36 (−33) |
−47 (−53) |
−50 (−58) |
−51 (−60) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.59) |
29 (1.14) |
28 (1.12) |
21 (0.81) |
35 (1.39) |
59 (2.34) |
67 (2.64) |
67 (2.62) |
55 (2.15) |
40 (1.59) |
46 (1.83) |
47 (1.85) |
534 (21.07) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 40 (15.6) |
29 (11.4) |
28 (11.2) |
14 (5.6) |
7.1 (2.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.0 (1.2) |
28 (11.2) |
45 (17.6) |
45 (17.7) |
239.1 (94.3) |
| Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[2] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- National Resources Canada
- Frances Lake on Sights and Sites of Canada
- Money, Anton; East, Ben (1975). This Was the North. Crown Publishers. ISBN 0517518929.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Hour Lake, Yukon Territory". geographic.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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