Balch Camp, California
36°54′11″N 119°07′23″W / 36.90306°N 119.12306°W
Balch Camp | |
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  Balch Camp Location in California  Balch Camp Balch Camp (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′11″N 119°07′23″W / 36.90306°N 119.12306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
Balch Camp is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located near the confluence of the North Fork of the Kings River and Dinkey Creek 38 miles (61 km) east-northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1273 feet (388 m).
Balch Camp serves as the headquarters for PG&E's three Kings River hydroelectric powerhouses. In 1980, the community was said to have a year-round population of 45 and the smallest elementary school in Fresno County.
Climate
Balch Camp has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
| Climate data for Balch Camp, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2022 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
79 (26) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
109 (43) |
102 (39) |
84 (29) |
68 (20) |
112 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.2 (16.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
77.6 (25.3) |
83.1 (28.4) |
90.3 (32.4) |
97.1 (36.2) |
102.3 (39.1) |
103.1 (39.5) |
100.1 (37.8) |
91.2 (32.9) |
72.7 (22.6) |
61.5 (16.4) |
105.0 (40.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.1 (11.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
63.0 (17.2) |
68.4 (20.2) |
76.6 (24.8) |
85.1 (29.5) |
92.9 (33.8) |
93.3 (34.1) |
88.3 (31.3) |
76.7 (24.8) |
60.1 (15.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
72.0 (22.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.5 (7.5) |
48.1 (8.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
57.5 (14.2) |
65.0 (18.3) |
73.0 (22.8) |
80.8 (27.1) |
81.2 (27.3) |
76.1 (24.5) |
65.5 (18.6) |
52.5 (11.4) |
44.6 (7.0) |
61.9 (16.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
43.3 (6.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
53.5 (11.9) |
61.0 (16.1) |
68.8 (20.4) |
69.2 (20.7) |
63.8 (17.7) |
54.4 (12.4) |
44.9 (7.2) |
38.4 (3.6) |
51.9 (11.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
33.3 (0.7) |
35.0 (1.7) |
42.4 (5.8) |
49.3 (9.6) |
60.7 (15.9) |
61.5 (16.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
43.4 (6.3) |
34.7 (1.5) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) |
22 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
35 (2) |
46 (8) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
32 (0) |
29 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.55 (141) |
4.91 (125) |
5.05 (128) |
2.56 (65) |
1.41 (36) |
0.40 (10) |
0.22 (5.6) |
0.05 (1.3) |
0.24 (6.1) |
1.36 (35) |
2.14 (54) |
4.66 (118) |
28.55 (725) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balch Camp, 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. 997. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ McFarland, Randy (August 3, 1978). "Where the living in the foothills is a little lonely". The Selma Enterprise. Selma, CA. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Gene (April 14, 1980). "School at Balch Camp has one drawback: It's only six grades". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Balch PWR House, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Hanford". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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