Challenge, California
Challenge (formerly Challenge Mills) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Marysville.
Challenge was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill.
A post office opened at Challenge in 1895.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Challenge has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Challenge, California (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52 (11) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
63 (17) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
73 (23) |
59 (15) |
51 (11) |
69 (20) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
35 (2) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
47 (8) |
54 (12) |
61 (16) |
60 (16) |
55 (13) |
47 (8) |
39 (4) |
34 (1) |
45 (7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.36 (314) |
10.95 (278) |
9.91 (252) |
4.70 (119) |
2.12 (54) |
0.71 (18) |
0.06 (1.5) |
0.11 (2.8) |
0.81 (21) |
3.86 (98) |
8.18 (208) |
11.40 (290) |
65.17 (1,656.3) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
3.9 (9.9) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
13.4 (33.6) |
| Source: U.S.ClimateData | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Challenge, California
- ^ "Challenge ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 464. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. October 28, 1957. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Climate Summary for Challenge, California
- ^ [1] U.S. Climate Data. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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