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38°45′37″N 120°30′26″W / 38.76028°N 120.50722°W
Pacific | |
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  Pacific Location in California  Pacific Pacific (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 120°30′26″W / 38.76028°N 120.50722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 3,396 ft (1,035 m) |
Pacific is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 3.25 miles (5 km) east of Pollock Pines,[2] at an elevation of 3396 feet (1035 m).[1] It lies along U.S. Highway 50. The ZIP code is 95726. The community is inside area code 530.
A post office operated in Pacific from 1880 to 1893 and from 1894 to 1958, when it was transferred to the nearby community of Pacific House.[2]
A tornado struck Pacific on October 1, 1972, amid storms that also produced hail that accumulated 3 in (7.6 cm).[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Pollock Pines, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 78 (26) | 84 (29) | 88 (31) | 96 (36) | 102 (39) | 104 (40) | 103 (39) | 108 (42) | 98 (37) | 82 (28) | 66 (19) | 108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 48.4 (9.1) | 50.8 (10.4) | 55.7 (13.2) | 63.1 (17.3) | 70.3 (21.3) | 79.0 (26.1) | 87.3 (30.7) | 87.1 (30.6) | 81.0 (27.2) | 70.7 (21.5) | 57.2 (14.0) | 48.5 (9.2) | 66.6 (19.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 33.2 (0.7) | 37.4 (3.0) | 44.5 (6.9) | 52.3 (11.3) | 60.8 (16.0) | 60.0 (15.6) | 56.4 (13.6) | 47.8 (8.8) | 37.6 (3.1) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 43.6 (6.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 11 (−12) | 12 (−11) | 13 (−11) | 19 (−7) | 28 (−2) | 34 (1) | 36 (2) | 40 (4) | 32 (0) | 21 (−6) | 11 (−12) | 5 (−15) | 5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.66 (245) | 8.63 (219) | 8.52 (216) | 4.92 (125) | 2.99 (76) | 0.91 (23) | 0.14 (3.6) | 0.20 (5.1) | 0.73 (19) | 3.27 (83) | 5.25 (133) | 10.29 (261) | 55.51 (1,408.7) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.9 (35) | 13.6 (35) | 12.5 (32) | 7.6 (19) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 3.7 (9.4) | 9.4 (24) | 61.6 (156.65) |
| Source: Intellicast[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pacific, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 534. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Storm Data and Other Unusual Weather Phenomena (Report). Storm Data. Vol. 15. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 1973. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Intellicast - Pollock Pines Historic Weather Averages in California (95726)
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