Flaming Gorge, Utah
Flaming Gorge | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 109°28′33″W / 40.88917°N 109.47583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Daggett |
Named for | Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area |
Area | |
• Total | 2.289 sq mi (5.93 km2) |
• Land | 2.281 sq mi (5.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 6,919 ft (2,109 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 83 |
• Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584767[2] |
Flaming Gorge is a census-designated place in Daggett County, Utah, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 83 people living in the CDP. There were 109 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.6% White, 1.2% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.
Geography
[edit]The CDP is located in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, south of Flaming Gorge Reservoir and north of Greendale Junction.
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Flaming Gorge has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Flaming Gorge was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 14, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was −38 °F (−38.9 °C) on January 12, 1963.[4]
Climate data for Flaming Gorge, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) | 66 (19) | 76 (24) | 82 (28) | 93 (34) | 100 (38) | 102 (39) | 99 (37) | 99 (37) | 84 (29) | 75 (24) | 64 (18) | 102 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.0 (10.0) | 54.3 (12.4) | 65.3 (18.5) | 73.1 (22.8) | 82.3 (27.9) | 91.4 (33.0) | 95.7 (35.4) | 93.8 (34.3) | 87.6 (30.9) | 77.4 (25.2) | 62.6 (17.0) | 52.9 (11.6) | 96.2 (35.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) | 39.8 (4.3) | 49.6 (9.8) | 56.7 (13.7) | 67.1 (19.5) | 79.2 (26.2) | 86.8 (30.4) | 84.4 (29.1) | 75.4 (24.1) | 61.5 (16.4) | 46.4 (8.0) | 36.4 (2.4) | 60.0 (15.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 36.8 (2.7) | 43.6 (6.4) | 52.6 (11.4) | 62.3 (16.8) | 69.6 (20.9) | 68.0 (20.0) | 59.0 (15.0) | 46.7 (8.2) | 34.3 (1.3) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 45.8 (7.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.0 (−10.6) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 38.1 (3.4) | 45.5 (7.5) | 52.4 (11.3) | 51.7 (10.9) | 42.6 (5.9) | 32.0 (0.0) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 13.4 (−10.3) | 31.7 (−0.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −7.4 (−21.9) | −8.3 (−22.4) | 4.3 (−15.4) | 14.1 (−9.9) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 32.2 (0.1) | 41.3 (5.2) | 39.8 (4.3) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 14.6 (−9.7) | 1.1 (−17.2) | −7.2 (−21.8) | −14.3 (−25.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) | −31 (−35) | −14 (−26) | −1 (−18) | 14 (−10) | 22 (−6) | 30 (−1) | 26 (−3) | 11 (−12) | −4 (−20) | −17 (−27) | −36 (−38) | −38 (−39) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.49 (12) | 0.66 (17) | 0.89 (23) | 1.10 (28) | 1.35 (34) | 0.94 (24) | 1.04 (26) | 1.19 (30) | 1.67 (42) | 1.37 (35) | 0.52 (13) | 0.54 (14) | 11.76 (298) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.1 (21) | 8.6 (22) | 6.6 (17) | 3.6 (9.1) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 2.4 (6.1) | 6.3 (16) | 7.4 (19) | 43.7 (111.95) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 6.1 (15) | 7.3 (19) | 4.2 (11) | 1.7 (4.3) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.8 (4.6) | 3.1 (7.9) | 4.7 (12) | 9.7 (25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 62.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 18.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer File for Places: Utah". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flaming Gorge
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Flaming Gorge, UT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Flaming Gorge, Utah at Wikimedia Commons