Callahan, California
Callahan, California | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 41°18′35″N 122°48′05″W / 41.30972°N 122.80139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Siskiyou |
Elevation | 3,140 ft (960 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 96014 |
Area code | 530 |
GNIS feature ID | 257834[1] |
Callahan is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Callahan is located on California State Route 3 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south-southeast of Etna. Callahan has a post office with ZIP code 96014. As of 2009 it has a population of 50~.[2]
History
[edit]The post office opened as Callahan's Ranch in 1858 and changed its name to Callahan in 1892. The community was named after M.B. Callahan, who opened a travelers' stop[clarification needed] in the community in 1851.[3] During the Civil War the local butcher shop raised a Palmetto flag to show support for the rebels but it was soon hauled down with 2 townspeople heckling the owner about it.[4]
Climate
[edit]This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Callahan has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
Climate data for Callahan (1943-2012) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 72 (22) | 82 (28) | 86 (30) | 98 (37) | 103 (39) | 106 (41) | 105 (41) | 105 (41) | 91 (33) | 75 (24) | 65 (18) | 106 (41) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46.9 (8.3) | 50.8 (10.4) | 56.3 (13.5) | 62.7 (17.1) | 71.5 (21.9) | 81.1 (27.3) | 91.5 (33.1) | 90.2 (32.3) | 82.6 (28.1) | 68.0 (20.0) | 52.9 (11.6) | 44.2 (6.8) | 65.6 (18.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 34.7 (1.5) | 39.5 (4.2) | 45.7 (7.6) | 52.5 (11.4) | 51.5 (10.8) | 45.7 (7.6) | 38.2 (3.4) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 37.8 (3.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) | −1 (−18) | 4 (−16) | 18 (−8) | 21 (−6) | 21 (−6) | 29 (−2) | 32 (0) | 23 (−5) | 15 (−9) | 9 (−13) | −9 (−23) | −9 (−23) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.46 (88) | 2.7 (69) | 2.1 (53) | 1.26 (32) | 1.09 (28) | 0.76 (19) | 0.43 (11) | 0.37 (9.4) | 0.5 (13) | 1.57 (40) | 2.88 (73) | 3.79 (96) | 20.92 (531) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.5 (11) | 1.7 (4.3) | 2.2 (5.6) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.3 (3.3) | 2.6 (6.6) | 12.8 (33) |
Average precipitation days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 89 |
Source: WRCC[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Callahan, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 206. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Red Bluff Independent,17 September 1861
- ^ Climate Summary for Callahan, California
- ^ "CALLAHAN, CA (041316)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015.