Clearwater is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States.[1] Clearwater is located along the Clearwater River and is a primarily timberlands with limited private ownership. The community is just outside the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation.
Clearwater, Washington | |
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  Clearwater  Clearwater | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′40″N 124°17′35″W / 47.57778°N 124.29305°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
History edit
A post office called Clearwater was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community takes its name from the nearby Clearwater River.[3]
Climate edit
The strong influence of the Pacific gives Clearwater heavy year-round precipitation and an Oceanic climate (Cfb), according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Clearwater | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
76 (24) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
76 (24) |
61 (16) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.3 (7.4) |
49.4 (9.7) |
52.5 (11.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
62 (17) |
65.7 (18.7) |
70.1 (21.2) |
70.6 (21.4) |
68.5 (20.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
51.2 (10.7) |
45.9 (7.7) |
58.2 (14.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.9 (1.1) |
34.5 (1.4) |
35.5 (1.9) |
38 (3) |
42.1 (5.6) |
46.3 (7.9) |
49.2 (9.6) |
49.2 (9.6) |
46.1 (7.8) |
42.1 (5.6) |
37.9 (3.3) |
35.1 (1.7) |
40.8 (4.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−1 (−18) |
15 (−9) |
25 (−4) |
26 (−3) |
31 (−1) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
22 (−6) |
10 (−12) |
4 (−16) |
−8 (−22) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 16.78 (426) |
13.09 (332) |
12.7 (320) |
8.81 (224) |
5.44 (138) |
3.74 (95) |
2.36 (60) |
2.81 (71) |
5.45 (138) |
11.23 (285) |
17.15 (436) |
16.95 (431) |
116.51 (2,959) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) |
1.6 (4.1) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
7.9 (20) |
| Average precipitation days | 23 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 195 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Clearwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 50.
- ^ "CLEARWATER, WASHINGTON (451496)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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