{{Short description|Community in Manitoba, Canada}} {{More footnotes needed|date=March 2020}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Location map|Canada Manitoba|lat=50.2416|long=-100.2348|width=200|caption=Location of Strathclair in Manitoba|label=Strathclair}}
'''Strathclair''' is a locality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located northwest of Brandon, Manitoba and is on Highway 16. It lies within the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead. The population was 709 according to the 2016 census.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DCSD&Code1=4615064&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=Strathclair&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Strathclair, Manitoba|date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref>
The settlement’s post office opened in 1886 on 35-16-22W and was known as Strathclair Station, became Glenforsa for a time and in 1915 changed to its present name.
==Climate== Strathclair is located in southwestern Manitoba and has warm summers and cold winters. The average annual precipitation is 457.1mm (18 inches) with most of it falling in the summer.
{{Weather box |location = Strathclair |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 5 |Feb record high C = 11 |Mar record high C = 16.5 |Apr record high C = 33.9 |May record high C = 36.7 |Jun record high C = 38.3 |Jul record high C = 35 |Aug record high C = 36 |Sep record high C = 36.7 |Oct record high C = 31 |Nov record high C = 19.4 |Dec record high C = 8 |year record high C = 38.3 |Jan high C = -12.9 |Feb high C = -9 |Mar high C = -2.1 |Apr high C = 8.5 |May high C = 17.3 |Jun high C = 21.4 |Jul high C = 23.7 |Aug high C = 23.3 |Sep high C = 16.8 |Oct high C = 9.4 |Nov high C = -2.3 |Dec high C = -10.4 |year high C = 7 |Jan mean C = −18.5 |Feb mean C = −14.5 |Mar mean C = -7.5 |Apr mean C = 2.6 |May mean C = 10.7 |Jun mean C = 15.3 |Jul mean C = 17.4 |Aug mean C = 16.5 |Sep mean C = 10.5 |Oct mean C = 3.6 |Nov mean C = -6.9 |Dec mean C = −15.4 |year mean C = 1.1 |Jan low C = -23.9 |Feb low C = -19.9 |Mar low C = -12.8 |Apr low C = -3.4 |May low C = 4 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 11.1 |Aug low C = 9.7 |Sep low C = 4 |Oct low C = -2.3 |Nov low C = -11.4 |Dec low C = -20.4 |year low C = -4.7 |Jan record low C = -44 |Feb record low C = -44 |Mar record low C = -37.2 |Apr record low C = -25.6 |May record low C = -15 |Jun record low C = -3.3 |Jul record low C = -1.1 |Aug record low C = -4 |Sep record low C = -10 |Oct record low C = -22 |Nov record low C = -36 |Dec record low C = -43 |year record low C = -44 |Jan precipitation mm = 21.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 16.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 22.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.4 |May precipitation mm = 43.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 76.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 71.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 62.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 46.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 29 |Nov precipitation mm = 19 |Dec precipitation mm = 21.9 |year precipitation mm = 457.1 |source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name= "climate">Environment Canada [http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=MAN%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=3547& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 19 May 2010</ref> |date=August 2010 }}
== References == {{Reflist}} * ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 264–265)'' – the Millennium Bureau of Canada
== External links == * [http://www.hillmanweb.com/strathclair/evolution/ Evolution of the Strathclair District by William G. Hillman, Assistant Professor, Brandon University] *[http://www.hillmanweb.com/strathclair/ The Bill and Sue-On Hillman / Strathclair Connection – Memories and Over 100 Photos] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120326141707/http://strathclair.ca/ RM of Strathclair] *[http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4615064 R.M. of Strathclair Community Profile] *[http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Strathclair%20(RM)&IdentUID=4615064 Map of Strathclair R.M. at Statcan]
{{Adjacent communities| North=Elphinstone| West=Birtle, Shoal Lake| Center=Strathclair| East=Minnedosa| South=Hamiota}}
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