THE CLIMATE OF WESTERN CANADA 17 



Fig. 8. 



-Monthly Distribution of Precipitation at Different Bepresentative 

 Points. 



Table I. — The Average Mean Monthly Precipitation at Represen- 

 tative Points in the Prairie Provinces* 



Station Jan. Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July 



Calgary 47 .59 .74 .63 2.72 3.32 2.93 



Ednonton 69 .72 .73 .79 1.78 3.10 3.05 



Medicine Hat 56 ..58 .61 .61 1.78 2.67 1.80 



Prince Albert 88 .74 .95 .83 1.53 2.63 2-44 



Regina 37 .29 .49 .73 1.98 3.17 2.49 



Winnipeg 85 .90 1.15 1.48 2.35 3.58 3.15 



Station Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov Dec. Year 



Calgary 2.67 1.28 .49 .74 .55 17.13 



Edmonton 2.05 1.46 .75 .74 .77 16.63 



Medicine Hast 1.52 1.00 .51 .72 .49 12.76 



Prince Albert 2.40 1.49 .89 1.04 .79 16.61 



"Regina 1.86 1.19 .70 .48 .36 14.11 



Winnipeg 2.45 2.07 1.73 1.10 .91 21.69 



* From Canada Year Book reporting Dominion Meteorological Ser- 

 vice data — Calgary 20 years, Edmonton 25, Prince Albert 20, and 

 Winnipeg 70 years. Regina data from "The Climate of We'stern 

 Canada" by Stupart, 



