McLeod, Oregon

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McLeod, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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McLeod
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McLeod
Coordinates: 42°39′43″N122°41′17″W / 42.662°N 122.688°W / 42.662; -122.688
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jackson
Elevation
1,552 ft (473 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97541
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1146017 [1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System [1]

McLeod is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [1] It lies at the confluence of Big Butte Creek with the Rogue River just downstream of Lost Creek Lake. [2] It is along Oregon Route 62 between Shady Cove and Prospect. [2] The community was named after its 1910 settler William R. McLeod. [3]

Climate

Climate data for Lost Creek Lake, Oregon (1980-2024)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)71
(22)		78
(26)		83
(28)		94
(34)		101
(38)		114
(46)		113
(45)		112
(44)		108
(42)		104
(40)		80
(27)		68
(20)		114
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C)61
(16)		69
(21)		76
(24)		84
(29)		91
(33)		97
(36)		103
(39)		103
(39)		100
(38)		89
(32)		69
(21)		59
(15)		106
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)48.8
(9.3)		53.4
(11.9)		58.1
(14.5)		63.9
(17.7)		72.1
(22.3)		80.1
(26.7)		90.2
(32.3)		90.3
(32.4)		83.6
(28.7)		70.6
(21.4)		54.2
(12.3)		46.8
(8.2)		67.7
(19.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)39.3
(4.1)		41.7
(5.4)		45.4
(7.4)		50.2
(10.1)		56.7
(13.7)		63.1
(17.3)		70.6
(21.4)		70.3
(21.3)		63.9
(17.7)		54.0
(12.2)		43.6
(6.4)		38.2
(3.4)		53.1
(11.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)29.8
(−1.2)		30.1
(−1.1)		32.7
(0.4)		36.4
(2.4)		41.4
(5.2)		46.1
(7.8)		50.9
(10.5)		50.4
(10.2)		44.3
(6.8)		37.2
(2.9)		33.0
(0.6)		29.7
(−1.3)		38.5
(3.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C)19
(−7)		21
(−6)		25
(−4)		28
(−2)		32
(0)		38
(3)		43
(6)		43
(6)		36
(2)		27
(−3)		23
(−5)		18
(−8)		14
(−10)
Record low °F (°C)7
(−14)		2
(−17)		15
(−9)		19
(−7)		24
(−4)		29
(−2)		36
(2)		35
(2)		26
(−3)		15
(−9)		11
(−12)		−10
(−23)		−10
(−23)
Average precipitation inches (mm)4.65
(118)		3.54
(90)		3.58
(91)		2.67
(68)		1.97
(50)		1.08
(27)		0.42
(11)		0.39
(9.9)		0.94
(24)		2.32
(59)		4.88
(124)		6.02
(153)		32.46
(824.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.8
(2.0)		1.0
(2.5)		0.4
(1.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.51)		1.2
(3.0)		3.6
(9.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch)161416139523581717125
Source: NOAA [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "McLeod". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names . Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 629. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  4. ↑ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved November 30, 2012.


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