Friday, 12 July 2013

Geography and climate

Brampton has a total land area of 265 square kilometres (102 sq mi). The City of Brampton is bordered by Highway 50 (Vaughan) to the East, Winston Churchill Boulevard (Halton Hills) to the West, Mayfield Road (Caledon) to the north (except for a small neighbourhood, Snelgrove, which is part of Brampton despite extending somewhat north of Mayfield Road) and the hydro corridor (Mississauga) to the south except at Finch Avenue (at this point, Finch Avenue serves as the border between the two cities).

Climate data for Brampton Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 16.7 (62.1) 14.9 (58.8) 25.6 (78.1) 31.1 (88) 34.4 (93.9) 36.7 (98.1) 37.6 (99.7) 38.3 (100.9) 36.7 (98.1) 30.6 (87.1) 25.0 (77) 20.0 (68) 38.3 (100.9) Average high °C (°F) −2.1 (28.2) −1.1 (30) 4.1 (39.4) 11.5 (52.7) 18.8 (65.8) 23.7 (74.7) 26.8 (80.2) 25.6 (78.1) 21.0 (69.8) 13.9 (57) 7.0 (44.6) 0.9 (33.6) 12.51 (54.51) Daily mean °C (°F) −6.3 (20.7) −5.4 (22.3) −0.4 (31.3) 6.3 (43.3) 12.9 (55.2) 17.8 (64) 20.8 (69.4) 19.9 (67.8) 15.3 (59.5) 8.9 (48) 3.2 (37.8) −2.9 (26.8) 7.51 (45.51) Average low °C (°F) −10.5 (13.1) −9.7 (14.5) −5.0 (23) 1.0 (33.8) 6.9 (44.4) 11.9 (53.4) 14.8 (58.6) 14.0 (57.2) 9.6 (49.3) 3.9 (39) −0.7 (30.7) −6.7 (19.9) 2.46 (36.41) Record low °C (°F) −31.3 (−24.3) −31.1 (−24) −28.9 (−20) −17.2 (1) −5.6 (21.9) 0.6 (33.1) 3.9 (39) 1.1 (34) −3.9 (25) −8.3 (17.1) −18.3 (−0.9) −31.1 (−24) −31.3 (−24.3) Precipitation mm (inches) 52 (2.05) 43 (1.69) 57 (2.24) 68 (2.68) 73 (2.87) 74 (2.91) 74 (2.91) 80 (3.15) 78 (3.07) 64 (2.52) 69 (2.72) 61 (2.4) 793 (31.21) Rainfall mm (inches) 25 (0.98) 22 (0.87) 37 (1.46) 62 (2.44) 72 (2.83) 74 (2.91) 74 (2.91) 80 (3.15) 78 (3.07) 63 (2.48) 62 (2.44) 35 (1.38) 684 (26.92) Snowfall cm (inches) 31 (12.2) 22 (8.7) 19 (7.5) 6 (2.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.4) 8 (3.1) 29 (11.4) 116 (45.7) Source: The Weather Network

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