Dyer, Nevada
Dyer, Nevada | |
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  Dyer Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′04″N 118°04′03″W / 37.66778°N 118.06750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2) |
| • Land | 32.5 sq mi (84.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,880 ft (1,490 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 259 |
| • Density | 8/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89010 |
| FIPS code | 32-20700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 859604 |
Dyer is an unincorporated small town, located in Fish Lake Valley[1], Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 259 as of the 2010 census.[2] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people[disambiguation needed]. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.
Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is 25 miles (40 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 15 miles (24 km) north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.
History
A post office called Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[3] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[4]
Climate
The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[5]
| Climate data for Dyer, Nevada | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (67) |
24 (76) |
30 (86) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
28 (83) |
22 (71) |
14 (57) |
8 (47) |
21 (69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−6 (22) |
−3 (26) |
−1 (31) |
4 (39) |
8 (47) |
12 (53) |
11 (51) |
6 (43) |
0 (32) |
−6 (22) |
−9 (15) |
1 (33) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
13 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
13 (0.5) |
7.6 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
7.6 (0.3) |
130 (5) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Fish Lake Valley, Nevada Historical Marker 133". Nevada Division of Water Planning, Nevada Historical Markers Index. Archived from the original on 29 Sep 2006.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dyer CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.
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