Johnsondale, California
Johnsondale, California | |
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 Store and cabins at Johnsondale | |
  Johnsondale, California  Johnsondale, California | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′29″N 118°32′27″W / 35.97472°N 118.54083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare |
| Elevation | 4,711 ft (1,436 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660818[1] |
Johnsondale is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Johnsondale is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of California Hot Springs. A post office opened in Johnsondale in 1939. The Post Office was closed on September 19, 1980. The community is named after Walter Johnson of the Mount Whitney Lumber Company.[2]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Johnsondale has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[3]
| Climate data for Johnsondale, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 54.5 (12.5) |
55 (13) |
59 (15) |
63 (17) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
72 (22) |
61 (16) |
53 (12) |
69.5 (20.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23 (−5) |
24 (−4) |
27 (−3) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
43 (6) |
49 (9) |
46 (8) |
41 (5) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
22 (−6) |
33 (1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.44 (138) |
4.37 (111) |
3.43 (87) |
2.02 (51) |
0.65 (17) |
0.18 (4.6) |
0.12 (3.0) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.66 (17) |
2.21 (56) |
5.28 (134) |
24.95 (633.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4 (10) |
3.5 (8.9) |
3.5 (8.9) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (5.1) |
5 (13) |
18.5 (47.2) |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnsondale, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1052. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Climate Summary for Johnsondale, California
- ^ "Johnsondale California". NOAA. 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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