Big Bar, Trinity County, California
Big Bar (Chimariko: Hičʰeqʰut) is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. The ZIP Code is 96010. The community is inside area code 530. The area is surrounded by steep, mountainous terrain and dense forest. It sits along the Trinity River and is near the Trinity Alps
History
Established in 1849, Big Bar was one of the first settled areas in the county. It has had a post office operating since 1850.
Climate
| Climate data for Big Bar, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
97 (36) |
106 (41) |
113 (45) |
121 (49) |
118 (48) |
117 (47) |
102 (39) |
86 (30) |
66 (19) |
121 (49) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.5 (16.9) |
70.2 (21.2) |
80.3 (26.8) |
88.4 (31.3) |
97.4 (36.3) |
104.1 (40.1) |
110.6 (43.7) |
109.9 (43.3) |
105.9 (41.1) |
93.3 (34.1) |
73.3 (22.9) |
59.7 (15.4) |
112.6 (44.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) |
55.5 (13.1) |
62.3 (16.8) |
68.9 (20.5) |
78.4 (25.8) |
86.4 (30.2) |
96.5 (35.8) |
95.4 (35.2) |
89.0 (31.7) |
74.3 (23.5) |
56.8 (13.8) |
47.7 (8.7) |
71.7 (22.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.0 (5.6) |
45.2 (7.3) |
49.5 (9.7) |
53.9 (12.2) |
61.1 (16.2) |
67.3 (19.6) |
74.8 (23.8) |
73.8 (23.2) |
68.1 (20.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
47.2 (8.4) |
40.9 (4.9) |
56.8 (13.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.3 (1.3) |
34.9 (1.6) |
36.6 (2.6) |
38.9 (3.8) |
43.7 (6.5) |
48.1 (8.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
52.3 (11.3) |
47.2 (8.4) |
40.7 (4.8) |
37.6 (3.1) |
34.1 (1.2) |
41.8 (5.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
36.5 (2.5) |
41.7 (5.4) |
48.8 (9.3) |
48.5 (9.2) |
42.1 (5.6) |
34.2 (1.2) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 17 (−8) |
17 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
27 (−3) |
32 (0) |
38 (3) |
43 (6) |
43 (6) |
36 (2) |
26 (−3) |
20 (−7) |
8 (−13) |
8 (−13) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.41 (163) |
5.37 (136) |
4.58 (116) |
2.62 (67) |
1.67 (42) |
0.73 (19) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.20 (5.1) |
0.44 (11) |
2.20 (56) |
4.19 (106) |
7.24 (184) |
35.82 (909.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.7 (1.8) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
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) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.1 (2.8) |
2.7 (6.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 15.8 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 101.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Government
In the state legislature, Big Bar is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Patty Berg.
Federally, Big Bar is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.