Actis, California
Actis (formerly, Highberg, Rummington, and Gloster) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m). It is situated between Mojave and Rosamond at Backus Road and California State Route 14.
The Highberg post office opened in 1917, changed its name to Rummington in 1918, and closed for good in 1927.
Climate
| Climate data for Actis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.1 (13.9) |
60.2 (15.7) |
64.6 (18.1) |
73.8 (23.2) |
81.4 (27.4) |
90.5 (32.5) |
98.5 (36.9) |
97.2 (36.2) |
92.3 (33.5) |
79.6 (26.4) |
67.5 (19.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
76.9 (24.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.9 (−1.2) |
33.8 (1.0) |
37.8 (3.2) |
45.7 (7.6) |
52.3 (11.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
67.8 (19.9) |
65.7 (18.7) |
58.4 (14.7) |
47.4 (8.6) |
35.9 (2.2) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
47.3 (8.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.1 (28) |
1.3 (33) |
1.2 (30) |
0.4 (10) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0.4 (10) |
1.2 (30) |
6.2 (160) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Actis, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 991. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Curtis Darling, Kern County Place Names, second edition (2003), page 1
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Actis, California". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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