Sibbald

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°23′18″N 110°09′01″W / 51.38833°N 110.15028°W / 51.38833; -110.15028CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division4Special areaSpecial Area No. 3Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodySpecial Areas BoardPopulation

(1991)^[1]

• Total33Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Sibbald is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 3.^[2]^[3] It is located on Highway 9, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the provincial border with Saskatchewan and 154 kilometres (96 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat.

Climate

Sibbald experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are cold, while summers are warm to hot, and dry. Precipitation is generally low year round, with an annual average of 313.8 millimetres (12.35 in), and is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.

Climate data for Sibbald
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	11.1 (52.0)	11.7 (53.1)	21.5 (70.7)	31.0 (87.8)	36.5 (97.7)	37.5 (99.5)	38.5 (101.3)	40.6 (105.1)	36.1 (97.0)	29.4 (84.9)	21.5 (70.7)	14.5 (58.1)	40.6 (105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.4 (13.3)	−5.6 (21.9)	1.0 (33.8)	12.3 (54.1)	18.2 (64.8)	22.4 (72.3)	25.3 (77.5)	25.2 (77.4)	18.9 (66.0)	11.7 (53.1)	1.0 (33.8)	−6.7 (19.9)	9.4 (48.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.5 (2.3)	−11.6 (11.1)	−4.9 (23.2)	5.0 (41.0)	10.7 (51.3)	15.1 (59.2)	17.7 (63.9)	17.2 (63.0)	11.2 (52.2)	4.4 (39.9)	−5.0 (23.0)	−12.6 (9.3)	2.6 (36.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−17.6 (0.3)	−10.7 (12.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	3.2 (37.8)	7.7 (45.9)	10.2 (50.4)	9.1 (48.4)	3.5 (38.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	−11.1 (12.0)	−18.3 (−0.9)	−4.3 (24.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−43.3 (−45.9)	−40.0 (−40.0)	−30.0 (−22.0)	−10.0 (14.0)	−5.0 (23.0)	0.6 (33.1)	−1.5 (29.3)	−9.0 (15.8)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−38.0 (−36.4)	−43.9 (−47.0)	−46.1 (−51.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.7 (0.54)	9.0 (0.35)	16.7 (0.66)	19.4 (0.76)	38.4 (1.51)	65.2 (2.57)	54.3 (2.14)	34.7 (1.37)	23.2 (0.91)	12.6 (0.50)	12.4 (0.49)	14.1 (0.56)	313.8 (12.35)
Source: Environment Canada^[4]

Demographics

Sibbald recorded a population of 33 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Statistics Canada (5 March 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 3, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment and Climate Change. January 19, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2020.