Agnew, Washington

Agnew, Washington
Unincorporated community
Peninsula Evangelical Friends Church
Agnew Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 48°06′20″N123°14′55″W / 48.10556°N 123.24861°W / 48.10556; -123.24861
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam
Settled	approx. 1875
Elevation [1]	164 ft (50 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1515753 [1]

Agnew is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It lies on a backroad leading to Port Angeles and just outside Sequim. Agnew is a primarily rural residential area located along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Agnew was first settled around 1875 by Charles Agnew. Previously called "De Fuca" and "Wildcat Valley", it received its present name in 1920. ^[2] It is a consolidation of the former towns of Reeveton and Lindsay.

Climate

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, Agnew has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. ^[3]

Climate data for Agnew, Washington
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	45.9 (7.7)	47.3 (8.5)	50.5 (10.3)	54.9 (12.7)	60.4 (15.8)	64.0 (17.8)	68.2 (20.1)	68.7 (20.4)	65.5 (18.6)	57.2 (14.0)	50.2 (10.1)	45.7 (7.6)	56.5 (13.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)	40.6 (4.8)	41.2 (5.1)	43.7 (6.5)	47.5 (8.6)	52.7 (11.5)	56.7 (13.7)	60.1 (15.6)	60.4 (15.8)	57.0 (13.9)	50.2 (10.1)	44.1 (6.7)	40.5 (4.7)	49.6 (9.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	35.2 (1.8)	35.2 (1.8)	36.9 (2.7)	40.1 (4.5)	45.0 (7.2)	49.1 (9.5)	52.0 (11.1)	52.0 (11.1)	48.7 (9.3)	43.0 (6.1)	37.9 (3.3)	35.1 (1.7)	42.5 (5.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.96 (75.11)	1.93 (49.02)	1.94 (49.26)	1.40 (35.44)	1.19 (30.19)	0.98 (24.83)	0.50 (12.82)	0.62 (15.77)	1.07 (27.20)	2.01 (51.02)	3.59 (91.22)	3.32 (84.43)	21.51 (546.31)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	1.8 (4.6)	0.9 (2.3)	0.4 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.3 (0.8)	0.8 (2)	4.2 (10.7)
Average precipitation days	17	14	14	11	9	8	5	6	8	13	17	18	140
Average dew point °F (°C)	36.3 (2.4)	35.8 (2.1)	37.6 (3.1)	40.6 (4.8)	45.3 (7.4)	49.3 (9.6)	52.5 (11.4)	53.2 (11.8)	50.9 (10.5)	45.3 (7.4)	39.6 (4.2)	36.1 (2.3)	43.5 (6.4)
Mean daily daylight hours	9.5	10.8	12.5	14.3	15.9	16.7	16.2	14.8	13	11.3	9.8	9	12.8
Source 1: PRISM Climate Group [4]
Source 2: Weatherbase(snowfall-length of day-precipitation days) [5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agnew, Washington
2. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-918664-00-6.
3. Climate Summary for Agnew, Washington
4. "30-year monthly normals at Latitude: 48.1067 Longitude: -123.2497 Elevation: 46m (151ft)". prism.oregonstate.edu. Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (Based at Oregon State University). Retrieved March 19, 2024. 800m PRISM cells / not interpolated
5. "Agnew, Washington MONTHLY - ALL WEATHER AVERAGES". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved March 19, 2024.