Sand Point, Seattle

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Apartments and other facilities in Sand Point, just at the edge of Magnuson Park

Sand Point is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, named after and consisting mostly of the Sand Point peninsula that juts into Lake Washington, which is itself largely given over to Magnuson Park. Its southern boundary can be said to be N.E. 65th Street, beyond which are Windermere and Hawthorne Hills; its northern boundary, N.E. 95th Street, beyond which is Lake City. The western limit of the neighborhood, beyond which are View Ridge and Wedgwood, is not fixed and can be said to be anywhere up the hill that extends west from Sand Point Way N.E. as far as 35th Avenue N.E. It is also the former home of Seattle Naval Air Station.

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Sand Point Airfield

Sand Point Airfield was the endpoint of the first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924. The historic flight helped convince Congress to develop Sand Point as a naval air station. [1] The station ceased operations in 1970. [2]

Coordinates: 47°40′57.5″N122°15′16″W / 47.682639°N 122.25444°W / 47.682639; -122.25444

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

Climate data for Sand Point, Seattle
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)64
(18)
66
(19)
78
(26)
83
(28)
90
(32)
96
(36)
105
(41)
98
(37)
94
(34)
87
(31)
76
(24)
62
(17)
105
(41)
Average high °F (°C)47.4
(8.6)
49.8
(9.9)
53.9
(12.2)
58.8
(14.9)
65.3
(18.5)
70.2
(21.2)
76.5
(24.7)
77.0
(25.0)
71.3
(21.8)
60.5
(15.8)
51.9
(11.1)
46.5
(8.1)
60.8
(16.0)
Average low °F (°C)37.2
(2.9)
37.0
(2.8)
39.2
(4.0)
42.8
(6.0)
48.3
(9.1)
52.7
(11.5)
56.5
(13.6)
57.1
(13.9)
53.2
(11.8)
46.7
(8.2)
40.9
(4.9)
37.0
(2.8)
45.7
(7.6)
Record low °F (°C)−4
(−20)
−1
(−18)
7
(−14)
25
(−4)
33
(1)
38
(3)
43
(6)
47
(8)
34
(1)
28
(−2)
13
(−11)
10
(−12)
−4
(−20)
Average precipitation inches (mm)5.14
(131)
3.54
(90)
3.86
(98)
2.98
(76)
2.16
(55)
1.57
(40)
0.78
(20)
1.00
(25)
1.74
(44)
3.65
(93)
5.85
(149)
5.55
(141)
37.82
(961)
Source: [4]

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References

  1. Wilma, David (2000). "Sand Point Naval Air Station: 1920-1970". HistoryLink.org . Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. Climate Summary for Sand Point, Seattle
  3. "1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". www.noaa.org. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. "Gordon K. Hirabayashi papers, 1934-2012". Archives West. Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved June 17, 2017.