Gem is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[2] It is located approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Highway 1 and 47 kilometres (29 mi) northwest of Brooks.
Gem | |
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  Gem Location of Gem  Gem Gem (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′02″N 112°11′20″W / 50.95056°N 112.18889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Newell Council |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 29 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Climate
| Climate data for Gem, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −7.4 (18.7) | −1.5 (29.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | −3.2 (26.2) | −8.7 (16.3) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) | −13.3 (8.1) | −7.8 (18.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | −9 (16) | −14.4 (6.1) | −2.3 (27.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −17.0 (1.4) | −10 (14) | −0.5 (31.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2.0 (28.4) | −7.0 (19.4) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −43.5 (−46.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) | 8.9 (0.35) | 13.8 (0.54) | 22.1 (0.87) | 42.8 (1.69) | 68.0 (2.68) | 34.4 (1.35) | 41.8 (1.65) | 25.3 (1.00) | 13.0 (0.51) | 13.0 (0.51) | 9.5 (0.37) | 303.9 (11.96) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.7 (0.03) | 0.1 (0.00) | 2.6 (0.10) | 18.6 (0.73) | 39.9 (1.57) | 68.0 (2.68) | 34.4 (1.35) | 41.8 (1.65) | 24.7 (0.97) | 10.8 (0.43) | 1.6 (0.06) | 0.3 (0.01) | 243.6 (9.59) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 10.6 (4.2) | 8.8 (3.5) | 11.2 (4.4) | 3.5 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.9) | 11.4 (4.5) | 9.2 (3.6) | 60.3 (23.7) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The population of Gem according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 29.[1]