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Aspendell | |
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 California State Highway 168, heading up Bishop Creek | |
  Aspendell Location in California  Aspendell Aspendell (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′17″N118°35′54″W / 37.23806°N 118.59833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation | 8,409 ft (2,563 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1667268 [1] |
Aspendell is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, United States.
| Climate data for Aspendell, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) | 64 (18) | 66 (19) | 71 (22) | 77 (25) | 82 (28) | 93 (34) | 89 (32) | 85 (29) | 77 (25) | 67 (19) | 69 (21) | 93 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51 (11) | 53 (12) | 57 (14) | 64 (18) | 72 (22) | 80 (27) | 82 (28) | 80 (27) | 76 (24) | 67 (19) | 60 (16) | 54 (12) | 83 (28) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40 (4) | 39 (4) | 44 (7) | 49 (9) | 56 (13) | 67 (19) | 73 (23) | 72 (22) | 66 (19) | 56 (13) | 46 (8) | 39 (4) | 54 (12) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 35.5 (1.9) | 43.0 (6.1) | 50.0 (10.0) | 59.0 (15.0) | 58.0 (14.4) | 53.0 (11.7) | 44.5 (6.9) | 34.5 (1.4) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 40.7 (4.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15 (−9) | 14 (−10) | 19 (−7) | 22 (−6) | 30 (−1) | 37 (3) | 45 (7) | 44 (7) | 40 (4) | 33 (1) | 23 (−5) | 16 (−9) | 28 (−2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −4 (−20) | −3 (−19) | −1 (−18) | 6 (−14) | 17 (−8) | 25 (−4) | 35 (2) | 34 (1) | 24 (−4) | 14 (−10) | 6 (−14) | −2 (−19) | −9 (−23) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) | −18 (−28) | −13 (−25) | −4 (−20) | 3 (−16) | 15 (−9) | 26 (−3) | 23 (−5) | 11 (−12) | 3 (−16) | −12 (−24) | −21 (−29) | −21 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.56 (65) | 2.34 (59) | 2.08 (53) | 1.14 (29) | 0.67 (17) | 0.29 (7.4) | 0.50 (13) | 0.37 (9.4) | 0.41 (10) | 0.85 (22) | 1.21 (31) | 2.12 (54) | 14.54 (369.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 25.4 (65) | 30.1 (76) | 22.7 (58) | 13.3 (34) | 4.0 (10) | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 6.4 (16) | 11.3 (29) | 28.1 (71) | 142.4 (361.75) |
| Source: NOAA [2] | |||||||||||||
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