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The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear. [8] [9] Kelowna is the province's third-largest metropolitan area (after Vancouver and Victoria). At the same time, it is the seventh-largest city overall and the largest in the Interior. [10] It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Year Extreme maximum Extreme minimum Location Temperature Location Temperature 2024 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.5 °C (109 °F) Keg River, Alberta and Old Crow, Yukon: −51.5 °C (−61 °F) 2023 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.2 °C (108 °F) Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories: −53.4 °C (−64 °F) 2022 Lytton, British Columbia
Precipitation is well distributed year round. Some regions of the Okanagan, most notably near Kelowna, border on an inland oceanic climate due to it having an average temperature slightly above −3.0 °C (26.6 °F) and below 0 °C (32 °F). [8] [9] Dry forests of ponderosa pine and low grasses dominate the valleys and mountains in this region.
Manitoba is a sunny province; according to Environment Canada, Manitoba ranked first for clearest skies year round.Southern Manitoba has a fairly long frost-free season, consisting of between 120 and 140 days in the Red River Valley.
The country's precipitation has increased in recent years and wildfires expanded from seasonal events to year-round threats. As of 2022 [update] Canada was the world's 11th highest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) [ 57 ] [ 58 ] and as of 2021 the 7th highest emitter of greenhouse gases. [ 59 ]
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Polar and alpine climates has every month of the year with an average temperature below 10 °C (50 °F). [9] [11] ET = Tundra climate; average temperature of warmest month between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F). [9] [11] EF = Ice cap climate; eternal winter, with all 12 months of the year with average temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F). [9] [11]
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