Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Mountain is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States.[1]
Description
The community is located near the north-central edge of San Diego County within the Cleveland National Forest,[2] southeast of the Palomar Mountain State Park and southwest of Palomar Mountain and the Palomar Observatory.[3]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Palomar Mountain has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Annual precipitation on the mountain averages about 30 inches (highly variable from year to year), mostly falling between October and March. Snow falls during cold winter storms. Summers are mostly dry, except for occasional thunderstorms in late July to early September. The humid climate supports woods of oak, pine, fir and cedar on large swaths of the mountain.
Climate data for Palomar Mountain, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) | 77 (25) | 82 (28) | 83 (28) | 91 (33) | 104 (40) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 97 (36) | 80 (27) | 80 (27) | 104 (40) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 63.4 (17.4) | 63.9 (17.7) | 69.5 (20.8) | 76.1 (24.5) | 82.0 (27.8) | 88.7 (31.5) | 92.9 (33.8) | 92.0 (33.3) | 88.3 (31.3) | 81.0 (27.2) | 71.5 (21.9) | 64.8 (18.2) | 94.3 (34.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.4 (10.8) | 51.0 (10.6) | 56.0 (13.3) | 61.3 (16.3) | 69.3 (20.7) | 78.5 (25.8) | 84.3 (29.1) | 84.4 (29.1) | 79.3 (26.3) | 69.1 (20.6) | 58.2 (14.6) | 50.7 (10.4) | 66.1 (19.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) | 43.6 (6.4) | 47.3 (8.5) | 51.5 (10.8) | 58.8 (14.9) | 67.8 (19.9) | 74.1 (23.4) | 74.5 (23.6) | 69.4 (20.8) | 59.9 (15.5) | 50.3 (10.2) | 43.7 (6.5) | 57.1 (13.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35.1 (1.7) | 35.2 (1.8) | 37.8 (3.2) | 41.8 (5.4) | 48.4 (9.1) | 57.0 (13.9) | 62.7 (17.1) | 63.0 (17.2) | 57.9 (14.4) | 49.5 (9.7) | 42.5 (5.8) | 36.6 (2.6) | 47.3 (8.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 25.4 (−3.7) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 33.4 (0.8) | 41.2 (5.1) | 55.3 (12.9) | 55.1 (12.8) | 45.5 (7.5) | 36.8 (2.7) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 23.9 (−4.5) | 19.8 (−6.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | 8 (−13) | 12 (−11) | 16 (−9) | 19 (−7) | 24 (−4) | 28 (−2) | 36 (2) | 36 (2) | 30 (−1) | 18 (−8) | 17 (−8) | 8 (−13) | 8 (−13) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.93 (151) | 7.34 (186) | 4.61 (117) | 2.00 (51) | 0.89 (23) | 0.17 (4.3) | 0.29 (7.4) | 0.68 (17) | 0.48 (12) | 1.21 (31) | 2.25 (57) | 4.56 (116) | 30.41 (772.7) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) | 7.5 (19) | 9.4 (24) | 3.9 (9.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.7 (4.3) | 5.3 (13) | 34.7 (88.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 42.0 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[5] |
See also
California portal
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palomar Mountain
- ^ "MyTopo Maps - Palomar Mountain, CA, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Google (September 4, 2018). "Palomar Mountain, California" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Palomar MTN OBSY, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS San Diego". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
External links
Media related to Palomar Mountain, California at Wikimedia Commons
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