# Manyberries

Manyberries is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is located approximately 85 km (53 mi) south of Medicine Hat, at the eastern end of Highway 61 (the Red Coat Trail).

## Geography
### Climate

Manyberries experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are relatively short but very warm. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 353 mm, and is concentrated in the warmer months. Manyberries is the sunniest spot in Canada, receiving an average of 2,567 hours of sunshine per year.
Climate data for Manyberries (Onefour Research Farm), 1971–2000 normals, extremes 1928–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.4 (93.9) | 40.6 (105.1) | 40.9 (105.6) | 40.6 (105.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −2.3 (27.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −2.9 (26.8) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) | −8.1 (17.4) | −1.8 (28.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | −8.7 (16.3) | 4.7 (40.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −13.9 (7.0) | −7.7 (18.1) | −1 (30) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | −14.5 (5.9) | −1.9 (28.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.8 (−45.0) | −42.8 (−45.0) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −13.3 (8.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | 1.1 (34.0) | −1 (30) | −12.2 (10.0) | −24 (−11) | −35 (−31) | −41.1 (−42.0) | −42.8 (−45.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.6 (0.89) | 19.0 (0.75) | 22.5 (0.89) | 28.7 (1.13) | 52.8 (2.08) | 48.3 (1.90) | 34.2 (1.35) | 38.6 (1.52) | 34.3 (1.35) | 14.7 (0.58) | 17.1 (0.67) | 20.3 (0.80) | 353.0 (13.90) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 2.4 (0.09) | 16.4 (0.65) | 49.4 (1.94) | 48.3 (1.90) | 34.2 (1.35) | 38.6 (1.52) | 33.0 (1.30) | 7.7 (0.30) | 1.4 (0.06) | 0.5 (0.02) | 232.1 (9.14) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 22.5 (8.9) | 18.9 (7.4) | 20.1 (7.9) | 12.2 (4.8) | 3.4 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.3 (0.5) | 7.0 (2.8) | 15.7 (6.2) | 19.7 (7.8) | 120.9 (47.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 100.8 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.05 | 0.10 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 0.95 | 0.30 | 59.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 8.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 42.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.8 | 130.1 | 172.2 | 235.2 | 289.2 | 319.9 | 361.2 | 318.2 | 231.8 | 193.6 | 122.3 | 90.3 | 2,566.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38.0 | 45.5 | 46.8 | 57.3 | 61.0 | 66.1 | 73.9 | 71.3 | 61.1 | 57.7 | 44.4 | 35.1 | 54.9 |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

Manyberries recorded a population of 96 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

## Services

Manyberries has a community hall, a curling rink, a park with playground equipment, and a hotel with lounge. Manyberries still has its original Canadian Pacific railway station and a section house, which are both private residences, and are located beside the former Stirling-Weyburn branch line. CPR abandoned the branch line from just east of Stirling to Consul, Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The tracks were pulled shortly after in early 1990s from Manyberries to Consul. The hamlet also has two oilfield services company that service the nearby Manyberries oilfield.
* Deserted house