Climate Norma's Climate Analysis

Climate
The community from Division 17 that I choice to analysis from the 1981 – 2010 Canadian climate Norma’s was the Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster. The reason I chose Lloydminster is because it is one of the two cities that is located in Division 17. The daily mean temperature is very constant and predictable, as for the precipitation, it is a lot less predictable. When looking at the daily average for temperature I found it interesting that on average only 5 months of the year are below zero, I found this interesting because so many people complain about how Saskatchewan is so cold when really there is more months above 0 degrees. The precipitation seems consistent until the month of September to December. From September to October
The first layer that is visible is A which tends to be darkest due to its organic matter to give nutrients. The next level down is known as B which is a lighter brown and often a clay like substance. The last level, C, is the most unaltered of the three levels, in Saskatchewan level C is usually “have developed in Glacial deposits”. This last layer tends to be similar to gravel or sand. When looking at the map from Figure #, you can see that Division 17’s soil falls into the gray, dark gray and black zone for soils with the largest areas being gray and black. The areas that are in the black contain soil that has high amount of organic carbon. (Soils, n.d.) The black soil falls into Class 2 soil because the soil has moderate limitations which requires the soil to be given special attention such as conservation and deterioration prevention, these are easy practices that will aid in having successful soil to plant sees for agriculture. Class 2 soil is good for drier climates since it has a great capacity to hold water as well as very receptive when fertilizer is applied which makes it very successful soil to plant forests and preserve existing forests. (Shields, J.A., Rostad, H.P.W., and Clayton, J.S.
The Boreal Plains is found in the Canadian Flat Interior which is made up of low-lying valleys, plains, and three bodies of water which include the Saskatchewan River, Beaver River and Peace, Athabasca, and Slave river’s watershed. The rest of the Boreal Plains is made up of forests that consists of Timber, these forests take up 84% of the Boreal Plains. Within Division 17ths borders in the Boreal Plains there is a small portion that is located in the Ecoregion of the Boreal Transition which is made up of farmland and forests with the occasional small lake or pond. Another part falls into the Ecoregion of the Mid-Boreal Uplands which is actually found in 10 different locations in Saskatchewan which all experience short, cool summers along with winters that are cold. Agriculture is also very popular in this Ecoregion as well. (BOREAL TRANSITION.n.d.) (MID-BOREAL UPLANDS.