Kent, Oregon

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Kent, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Kent, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°11′42″N120°41′39″W / 45.19500°N 120.69417°W / 45.19500; -120.69417
Country United States
State Oregon
County Sherman
Elevation
2,713 ft (827 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97033
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1122693 [1]

Kent is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. [1] Kent has a post office with a ZIP code 97033. [2] Kent lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 97 and Dobie Point Road, between Grass Valley to the north and Shaniko to the south. [3]

Contents

Kent was the site of a railway station, originally called Guthrie, on the Columbia Southern Railway. The name of the community stemmed from a drawing from a group of names submitted by local residents that was drawn out of a hat by Kent's first postmaster, according to the original residents. Milton H. Bennett was that postmaster, who ran the post office beginning in about 1887. The name was suggested because it was short and easy to write. [4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 68.1 °F (20.1 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kent has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Kent, Oregon
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)63
(17)		69
(21)		77
(25)		89
(32)		97
(36)		103
(39)		107
(42)		108
(42)		102
(39)		92
(33)		77
(25)		65
(18)		108
(42)
Average high °F (°C)37.5
(3.1)		42.9
(6.1)		50.5
(10.3)		57.8
(14.3)		66.5
(19.2)		74.2
(23.4)		83.8
(28.8)		83
(28)		74.3
(23.5)		62.4
(16.9)		47.2
(8.4)		39.5
(4.2)		60
(16)
Average low °F (°C)22.9
(−5.1)		26.7
(−2.9)		30.5
(−0.8)		34.1
(1.2)		40
(4)		46.2
(7.9)		52.2
(11.2)		52
(11)		45.9
(7.7)		38
(3)		30
(−1)		25.3
(−3.7)		37
(3)
Record low °F (°C)−17
(−27)		−19
(−28)		5
(−15)		14
(−10)		21
(−6)		26
(−3)		32
(0)		36
(2)		21
(−6)		9
(−13)		−10
(−23)		−18
(−28)		−19
(−28)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.4
(36)		1.08
(27)		1
(25)		0.93
(24)		1.02
(26)		0.87
(22)		0.35
(8.9)		0.38
(9.7)		0.57
(14)		0.87
(22)		1.47
(37)		1.48
(38)		11.42
(290)
Average snowfall inches (cm)7
(18)		3.9
(9.9)		2.1
(5.3)		0.7
(1.8)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0.1
(0.25)		0.2
(0.51)		2.2
(5.6)		5.2
(13)		21.3
(54)
Average precipitation days1099876234710984
Source: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Search Results for Kent, Oregon". CD Light. 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 530. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  5. ↑ "Kent, OR (354411)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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