Crescent Spur, British Columbia

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Climate

Crescent Spur is located in a snow and rain belt, and gets significantly more precipitation than areas to the west like Prince George. The number of days with precipitation during the height of summer is higher than anywhere else in Canada. Crescent Spur gets measurable precipitation for 21.8 days on average in July, which is the highest in Canada. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Prince George Citizen, 23 Aug 1928, p. 1.