Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Callahan is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County , California , United States. Callahan is located on California State Route 3 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south-southeast of Etna . Callahan has a post office with ZIP code 96014. As of 2009 it has a population of 50~.[ 2]
History
The post office opened as Callahan's Ranch in 1858 and changed its name to Callahan in 1892. The community was named after M.B. Callahan, who opened a travelers' stop[clarification needed ] in the community in 1851.[ 3] During the Civil War the local butcher shop raised a Palmetto flag to show support for the rebels but it was soon hauled down with 2 townspeople heckling the owner about it.[ 4]
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, Callahan has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[ 5]
Climate data for Callahan (1943-2012)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
65 (18)
72 (22)
82 (28)
86 (30)
98 (37)
103 (39)
106 (41)
105 (41)
105 (41)
91 (33)
75 (24)
65 (18)
106 (41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
46.9 (8.3)
50.8 (10.4)
56.3 (13.5)
62.7 (17.1)
71.5 (21.9)
81.1 (27.3)
91.5 (33.1)
90.2 (32.3)
82.6 (28.1)
68.0 (20.0)
52.9 (11.6)
44.2 (6.8)
65.6 (18.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
27.4 (−2.6)
29.9 (−1.2)
30.9 (−0.6)
34.7 (1.5)
39.5 (4.2)
45.7 (7.6)
52.5 (11.4)
51.5 (10.8)
45.7 (7.6)
38.2 (3.4)
30.8 (−0.7)
26.7 (−2.9)
37.8 (3.2)
Record low °F (°C)
−6 (−21)
−1 (−18)
4 (−16)
18 (−8)
21 (−6)
21 (−6)
29 (−2)
32 (0)
23 (−5)
15 (−9)
9 (−13)
−9 (−23)
−9 (−23)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.46 (88)
2.7 (69)
2.1 (53)
1.26 (32)
1.09 (28)
0.76 (19)
0.43 (11)
0.37 (9.4)
0.5 (13)
1.57 (40)
2.88 (73)
3.79 (96)
20.92 (531)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
4.5 (11)
1.7 (4.3)
2.2 (5.6)
0.3 (0.76)
0.2 (0.51)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.1 (0.25)
1.3 (3.3)
2.6 (6.6)
12.8 (33)
Average precipitation days
12
10
11
8
7
5
2
2
3
6
11
12
89
Source: WRCC[ 6]
References
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