Clearwater, Washington

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Clearwater is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States. [1] Clearwater is located along the Clearwater River and is a primarily timberlands with limited private ownership. The community is just outside the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Jefferson County, Washington U.S. county in Washington, United States

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,872. The county seat and only incorporated city is Port Townsend. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson.

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A post office called Clearwater was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1966. [2] The community takes its name from the nearby Clearwater River. [3]

Climate

The strong influence of the Pacific give Clearwater heavy year-round precipitation and an Oceanic climate (Cfb), according to the Köppen climate classification system.

Oceanic climate a type of climate characterised by cool summers and cool winters|category in the Köppen climate classification system

An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the Köppen classification of climate typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, and generally features cool summers and cool but not cold winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature, with the exception for transitional areas to continental, subarctic and highland climates. Oceanic climates are defined as having a monthly mean temperature below 22 °C (72 °F) in the warmest month, and above 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month.

Köppen climate classification climate classification system

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by the German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. Later, the climatologist Rudolf Geiger introduced some changes to the classification system, which is thus sometimes called the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system.

Climate data for Clearwater
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)65
(18)		76
(24)		79
(26)		87
(31)		96
(36)		102
(39)		100
(38)		98
(37)		96
(36)		85
(29)		76
(24)		61
(16)		102
(39)
Average high °F (°C)45.3
(7.4)		49.4
(9.7)		52.5
(11.4)		57.1
(13.9)		62
(17)		65.7
(18.7)		70.1
(21.2)		70.6
(21.4)		68.5
(20.3)		60.2
(15.7)		51.2
(10.7)		45.9
(7.7)		58.2
(14.6)
Average low °F (°C)33.9
(1.1)		34.5
(1.4)		35.5
(1.9)		38
(3)		42.1
(5.6)		46.3
(7.9)		49.2
(9.6)		49.2
(9.6)		46.1
(7.8)		42.1
(5.6)		37.9
(3.3)		35.1
(1.7)		40.8
(4.9)
Record low °F (°C)−8
(−22)		−1
(−18)		15
(−9)		25
(−4)		26
(−3)		31
(−1)		24
(−4)		30
(−1)		27
(−3)		22
(−6)		10
(−12)		4
(−16)		−8
(−22)
Average precipitation inches (mm)16.78
(426)		13.09
(332)		12.7
(320)		8.81
(224)		5.44
(138)		3.74
(95)		2.36
(60)		2.81
(71)		5.45
(138)		11.23
(285)		17.15
(436)		16.95
(431)		116.51
(2,959)
Average snowfall inches (cm)3.6
(9.1)		1.6
(4.1)		1.4
(3.6)		0.1
(0.25)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0.1
(0.25)		1.1
(2.8)		7.9
(20)
Average precipitation days2319211714128811172223195
Source: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clearwater". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 50.
  4. ↑ "CLEARWATER, WASHINGTON (451496)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

Coordinates: 47°34′40″N124°17′35″W / 47.57778°N 124.29305°W / 47.57778; -124.29305

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