Warm Springs, Nevada
Warm Springs, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 38°11′26″N 116°22′12″W / 38.19056°N 116.37000°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Nye |
Elevation | 5,423 ft (1,653 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 89049 |
Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at 38°11′N 116°22′W / 38.19°N 116.37°W). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway"), around 50 miles east of Tonopah. Only two abandoned buildings remain.
History
[edit]The first white settlement in Warm Springs was in 1866, when it served as a stopover for stagecoaches and other travellers. The post office was in operation from January 1924 through June 1929.[2] In 1947, the springs was purchased by the Fallini brothers and it was reported that Thomas Hurt had been operating the springs for several years.[3] Never more than a tiny settlement, Warm Springs' population dwindled until it became a ghost town. All that remained was a single streetlight, a telephone box, and several huts built over pools filled by the warm springs that give the town its name.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Warm Springs, Nevada (Twin Springs) (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1985-2005) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 73 (23) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 98 (37) | 99 (37) | 109 (43) | 102 (39) | 95 (35) | 90 (32) | 76 (24) | 66 (19) | 109 (43) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.5 (6.4) | 49.5 (9.7) | 59.2 (15.1) | 66.0 (18.9) | 76.1 (24.5) | 86.3 (30.2) | 94.1 (34.5) | 91.4 (33.0) | 82.3 (27.9) | 69.7 (20.9) | 54.4 (12.4) | 43.4 (6.3) | 68.0 (20.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.1 (−1.6) | 35.9 (2.2) | 43.3 (6.3) | 49.7 (9.8) | 58.5 (14.7) | 67.6 (19.8) | 74.5 (23.6) | 71.9 (22.2) | 62.3 (16.8) | 50.7 (10.4) | 37.3 (2.9) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 50.8 (10.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 33.4 (0.8) | 40.9 (4.9) | 48.9 (9.4) | 54.9 (12.7) | 52.4 (11.3) | 42.2 (5.7) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 13.8 (−10.1) | 33.6 (0.9) |
Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) | −32 (−36) | 7 (−14) | 9 (−13) | 18 (−8) | 29 (−2) | 35 (2) | 30 (−1) | 22 (−6) | 8 (−13) | −13 (−25) | −26 (−32) | −32 (−36) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) | 0.44 (11) | 0.41 (10) | 0.57 (14) | 0.61 (15) | 0.20 (5.1) | 0.54 (14) | 0.41 (10) | 0.35 (8.9) | 0.34 (8.6) | 0.39 (9.9) | 0.26 (6.6) | 4.93 (123.1) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.6 (4.05) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 37.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Source: NOAA (snowfall 1985-2005)[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Fallini Bros. Buy Nye Springs". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. August 20, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2023.