Beulah, Oregon
Beulah is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is along the North Fork Malheur River near Beulah Reservoir, 15 miles (24 km) north of Juntura.
The community was named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of Thomas L. Arnold, the community's first postmaster. The post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1947.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beulah has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Climate data for Beulah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
67 (19) |
80 (27) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
103 (39) |
93 (34) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
112 (44) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) |
43.1 (6.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
61.9 (16.6) |
70.9 (21.6) |
79.7 (26.5) |
90.2 (32.3) |
89.2 (31.8) |
80.1 (26.7) |
67 (19) |
49 (9) |
38.8 (3.8) |
63.2 (17.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
32 (0) |
39.6 (4.2) |
45.6 (7.6) |
52 (11) |
50.3 (10.2) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18 (−8) |
33.1 (0.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−25 (−32) |
−15 (−26) |
14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
17 (−8) |
2 (−17) |
−11 (−24) |
−29 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.45 (37) |
1.01 (26) |
1.01 (26) |
0.8 (20) |
1.19 (30) |
0.88 (22) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.4 (10) |
0.48 (12) |
0.75 (19) |
1.36 (35) |
1.55 (39) |
11.22 (285) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.3 (26) |
4.3 (11) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3 (7.6) |
8.4 (21) |
28.7 (73) |
Average precipitation days | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 63 |
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References
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Beulah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ "Beulah, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Beulah, OR (350723)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.