Wistaria Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located 60 km southwest of Burns Lake and approximately 80 km southeast of Houston, BC.
| Wistaria Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
_location_map.svg)  Location of Wistaria Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Burns Lake |
| Coordinates | 53°51′28″N 126°19′11″W / 53.85778°N 126.31972°W |
| Area | 40 ha (99 acres) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Climate
Protected by the Coast Mountains and with a high plateau, the climate is subarctic continental (Köppen: Dfc) with long cold winters and warm summers, but spring can be very dry.[1][2]
| Climate data for Wistarial Provincial Park, elevation: 862.6 m or 2,830 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1926-2004 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | 8.2 (46.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.1 (28.2) | −6.3 (20.7) | 3.1 (37.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.1 (12.0) | −7.6 (18.3) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | −5.2 (22.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −2.0 (28.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.9 (−47.0) | −40.6 (−41.1) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −9.4 (15.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −41.7 (−43.1) | −43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.5 (1.52) | 25.5 (1.00) | 20.5 (0.81) | 16.7 (0.66) | 32.3 (1.27) | 54.0 (2.13) | 42.3 (1.67) | 38.0 (1.50) | 41.4 (1.63) | 40.3 (1.59) | 43.7 (1.72) | 39.5 (1.56) | 432.7 (17.06) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) | 2.5 (0.10) | 1.7 (0.07) | 10.6 (0.42) | 29.8 (1.17) | 54.0 (2.13) | 42.3 (1.67) | 38.0 (1.50) | 41.3 (1.63) | 30.9 (1.22) | 13.6 (0.54) | 4.7 (0.19) | 275.3 (10.87) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 32.5 (12.8) | 23.0 (9.1) | 18.8 (7.4) | 6.1 (2.4) | 2.5 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 9.4 (3.7) | 30.2 (11.9) | 34.8 (13.7) | 157.4 (62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 118.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 73.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 10.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 49.25 |
| Source: Environment Canada[1] | |||||||||||||
Recreation
The 40-hectare park provides boating and fishing access to Ootsa Lake. There is also a picnic area.