Beulah, Oregon
Beulah, Oregon | |
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  Beulah, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon  Beulah, Oregon Beulah, Oregon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′24″N 118°09′10″W / 43.90667°N 118.15278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Named for | Beulah Arnold, daughter of the community's first postmaster[1] |
| Elevation | 3,284 ft (1,001 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[2] | |
Beulah is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It is along the North Fork Malheur River near Beulah Reservoir, 15 miles (24 km) north of Juntura.[3]
The community was named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of Thomas L. Arnold, the community's first postmaster. The post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1947.[1]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beulah has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for Beulah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
67 (19) |
80 (27) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
103 (39) |
93 (34) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) |
43.1 (6.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
61.9 (16.6) |
70.9 (21.6) |
79.7 (26.5) |
90.2 (32.3) |
89.2 (31.8) |
80.1 (26.7) |
67 (19) |
49 (9) |
38.8 (3.8) |
63.2 (17.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
32 (0) |
39.6 (4.2) |
45.6 (7.6) |
52 (11) |
50.3 (10.2) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18 (−8) |
33.1 (0.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−25 (−32) |
−15 (−26) |
14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
17 (−8) |
2 (−17) |
−11 (−24) |
−29 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.45 (37) |
1.01 (26) |
1.01 (26) |
0.8 (20) |
1.19 (30) |
0.88 (22) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.4 (10) |
0.48 (12) |
0.75 (19) |
1.36 (35) |
1.55 (39) |
11.22 (285) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.3 (26) |
4.3 (11) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3 (7.6) |
8.4 (21) |
28.7 (73) |
| Average precipitation days | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 63 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b "Beulah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ "Beulah, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Beulah, OR (350723)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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