Rubicon, California

Not to be confused with Rubicon Springs, California.
Rubicon Bay and Peak from Lake Tahoe

Rubicon (also called "Rubicon Bay") is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California, United States.[1] It was located on Lake Tahoe 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Emerald Bay.[1]

Rubicon's application for a post office.

A post office operated at Rubicon from 1901 to 1906 and from 1909 to 1913, located at the "northeast quarter of Section 4 of Township 13 North, Range 17 East" (of the Mount Diablo meridian). It sat 1/16th (330 feet) north of Rubicon Creek.[1][2] In 2011, Rubicon received over 500 inches of snow. Rubicon was a separate community from Rubicon Springs, in the mountains to the west, and Rubicon Lodge to the north.

Climate

Climate data for Rubicon, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 57
(14) 		60
(16) 		65
(18) 		67
(19) 		80
(27) 		82
(28) 		88
(31) 		89
(32) 		85
(29) 		78
(26) 		66
(19) 		55
(13) 		89
(32)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 50.7
(10.4) 		51.1
(10.6) 		57.4
(14.1) 		62.0
(16.7) 		68.7
(20.4) 		76.6
(24.8) 		81.8
(27.7) 		80.7
(27.1) 		76.4
(24.7) 		68.0
(20.0) 		54.2
(12.3) 		49.2
(9.6) 		82.7
(28.2)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.9
(3.3) 		38.4
(3.6) 		42.5
(5.8) 		46.8
(8.2) 		54.0
(12.2) 		64.0
(17.8) 		73.1
(22.8) 		72.3
(22.4) 		65.5
(18.6) 		54.2
(12.3) 		43.4
(6.3) 		36.8
(2.7) 		52.4
(11.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31.9
(−0.1) 		31.7
(−0.2) 		34.7
(1.5) 		38.2
(3.4) 		45.2
(7.3) 		54.2
(12.3) 		62.9
(17.2) 		62.2
(16.8) 		56.2
(13.4) 		46.2
(7.9) 		36.9
(2.7) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		44.3
(6.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 25.9
(−3.4) 		25.1
(−3.8) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		36.6
(2.6) 		44.4
(6.9) 		52.6
(11.4) 		52.2
(11.2) 		46.9
(8.3) 		38.4
(3.6) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		25.4
(−3.7) 		36.2
(2.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 11.5
(−11.4) 		11.9
(−11.2) 		14.3
(−9.8) 		16.6
(−8.6) 		24.6
(−4.1) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		43.7
(6.5) 		42.7
(5.9) 		34.2
(1.2) 		24.4
(−4.2) 		16.2
(−8.8) 		11.6
(−11.3) 		7.0
(−13.9)
Record low °F (°C) 1
(−17) 		4
(−16) 		5
(−15) 		5
(−15) 		15
(−9) 		23
(−5) 		31
(−1) 		25
(−4) 		27
(−3) 		11
(−12) 		7
(−14) 		−5
(−21) 		−5
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 7.13
(181) 		6.61
(168) 		6.27
(159) 		3.36
(85) 		2.17
(55) 		0.84
(21) 		0.27
(6.9) 		0.39
(9.9) 		0.73
(19) 		2.37
(60) 		3.91
(99) 		7.12
(181) 		41.17
(1,044.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 12.9 12.9 13.1 10.8 7.3 5.8 1.3 2.5 3.3 6.0 9.9 13.0 98.8
Source: National Weather Service[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 482. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ "(Location Paper) Post Office Department". The United States National Archives. HMS/MLR: PI168 187. Record Group 28. Records of the Post Office Department 1773 – 1971 > National Archives ID#: 68224435. Reports of Site Locations, California: Del Norte - Fresno > page 444. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Reno". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 8, 2023.


39°00′04″N 120°06′16″W / 39.001°N 120.1044°W / 39.001; -120.1044


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