Rosette, Utah
Rosette, Utah | |
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Location of Rosette within the State of Utah | |
Coordinates: 41°49′07″N 113°24′47″W / 41.81861°N 113.41306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Box Elder |
Named for | Wild roses |
Elevation | 5,686 ft (1,733 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 84329 |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 1445146[1] |
Rosette is an unincorporated ranching community in northwestern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 100 | — | |
1930 | 77 | −23.0% | |
1940 | 86 | 11.7% | |
1950 | 68 | −20.9% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau[2] |
Description
[edit]Rosette is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Park Valley, south of the Raft River Mountains.[3]
The community was named by the town's first postmaster, Jonathan Campbell, in 1871. The name refers to the wild roses in the area.[4]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rosette has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]
Climate data for Rosette, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) | 62 (17) | 74 (23) | 83 (28) | 90 (32) | 100 (38) | 102 (39) | 100 (38) | 97 (36) | 92 (33) | 69 (21) | 63 (17) | 102 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 46.5 (8.1) | 52.3 (11.3) | 62.9 (17.2) | 73.0 (22.8) | 80.8 (27.1) | 89.1 (31.7) | 95.1 (35.1) | 93.5 (34.2) | 88.6 (31.4) | 76.0 (24.4) | 61.6 (16.4) | 50.3 (10.2) | 95.9 (35.5) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.6 (1.4) | 39.0 (3.9) | 47.9 (8.8) | 55.0 (12.8) | 64.8 (18.2) | 75.2 (24.0) | 85.7 (29.8) | 84.6 (29.2) | 74.4 (23.6) | 60.3 (15.7) | 45.3 (7.4) | 34.7 (1.5) | 58.5 (14.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 37.5 (3.1) | 43.9 (6.6) | 53.1 (11.7) | 62.4 (16.9) | 72.3 (22.4) | 70.9 (21.6) | 61.0 (16.1) | 47.8 (8.8) | 34.9 (1.6) | 25.8 (−3.4) | 47.0 (8.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.7 (−9.1) | 19.3 (−7.1) | 27.0 (−2.8) | 32.9 (0.5) | 41.4 (5.2) | 49.6 (9.8) | 58.9 (14.9) | 57.3 (14.1) | 47.6 (8.7) | 35.4 (1.9) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 35.5 (1.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 0.9 (−17.3) | 4.9 (−15.1) | 13.2 (−10.4) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 34.3 (1.3) | 46.8 (8.2) | 44.2 (6.8) | 31.3 (−0.4) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 8.3 (−13.2) | −0.2 (−17.9) | −4.2 (−20.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −13 (−25) | −9 (−23) | 4 (−16) | 5 (−15) | 14 (−10) | 27 (−3) | 39 (4) | 31 (−1) | 20 (−7) | 2 (−17) | −9 (−23) | −24 (−31) | −24 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.18 (30) | 0.92 (23) | 0.84 (21) | 1.10 (28) | 1.50 (38) | 0.99 (25) | 0.82 (21) | 0.75 (19) | 1.06 (27) | 0.87 (22) | 0.60 (15) | 1.26 (32) | 11.89 (302) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 78.8 |
Source: NOAA[6][7] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosette, Utah
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "MyTopo Maps - Rosette, UT, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Climate Summary for Rosette, Utah
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Rosette, Utah at Wikimedia Commons