Where is White City?
White City, Saskatchewan is a Village located just East of the
City of Regina.; The population is currently just under 2000 people.;
Although it is located only a few kilometers East of Regina, the
weather in the Village is consistently different from that observed
in the City.; City readings are taken at the Regina Airport, located
on the far West of the City.; This is almost 50 kilometers away
from the Village of White City. Regina is typically colder than
White City by a few degrees because it is located within the
Wascana Basin, which tends to trap colder air.
The geography of the area around White City is unique.
Whereas the City of Regina is located in the Wascana Basin
(a glacial lake bottom), White City and surrounding area is located
in a region of stabilized sand dunes located on the ancient shoreline
of that glacial lake. As such, the soils are almost pure sand, with some
paleosol (ancient soils developed from wind blown loess and organic matter).
This contrasts heavily with the blue clay gumbo common in most
of the Wascana Basin (City of Regina). Meteorologically, the area of
White City / Emerald Park has temperature and precipitation regimes more
typical of that seen from Moose Jaw, rather than the City of Regina.
Similarly, due to the exposed nature of the area (mean height above
sea level averages 50 to 100' higher than within the Wascana Basin)
the region experiences higher winds and apparent wind chill readings.
Saskatchewan is a Province within Canada.