Clearwater is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States.[1] Clearwater is located along the Clearwater River and is a primarily timberlands with limited private ownership. The community is just outside the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation.
A post office called Clearwater was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community takes its name from the nearby Clearwater River.[3]
Climate
The strong influence of the Pacific give Clearwater heavy year-round precipitation and an Oceanic climate (Cfb), according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Clearwater | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 76 (24) | 79 (26) | 87 (31) | 96 (36) | 102 (39) | 100 (38) | 98 (37) | 96 (36) | 85 (29) | 76 (24) | 61 (16) | 102 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 45.3 (7.4) | 49.4 (9.7) | 52.5 (11.4) | 57.1 (13.9) | 62 (17) | 65.7 (18.7) | 70.1 (21.2) | 70.6 (21.4) | 68.5 (20.3) | 60.2 (15.7) | 51.2 (10.7) | 45.9 (7.7) | 58.2 (14.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 33.9 (1.1) | 34.5 (1.4) | 35.5 (1.9) | 38 (3) | 42.1 (5.6) | 46.3 (7.9) | 49.2 (9.6) | 49.2 (9.6) | 46.1 (7.8) | 42.1 (5.6) | 37.9 (3.3) | 35.1 (1.7) | 40.8 (4.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) | −1 (−18) | 15 (−9) | 25 (−4) | 26 (−3) | 31 (−1) | 24 (−4) | 30 (−1) | 27 (−3) | 22 (−6) | 10 (−12) | 4 (−16) | −8 (−22) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 16.78 (426) | 13.09 (332) | 12.7 (320) | 8.81 (224) | 5.44 (138) | 3.74 (95) | 2.36 (60) | 2.81 (71) | 5.45 (138) | 11.23 (285) | 17.15 (436) | 16.95 (431) | 116.51 (2,959) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) | 1.6 (4.1) | 1.4 (3.6) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.1 (2.8) | 7.9 (20) |
| Average precipitation days | 23 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 195 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Clearwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 50.
- ^ "CLEARWATER, WASHINGTON (451496)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 16, 2015.