Paulina, Oregon
Paulina (⫽pɔːˈlaɪ.nə⫽ paw-LY-nə) is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It is about 55 miles (89 km) east of Prineville on Oregon Route 380. It was named after Paiute Chief Paulina. Paulina post office was established in 1882.
Paulina has one K-8 grade school. The community is the home of the Paulina Rodeo, which was the subject of a Kim Stafford poem, and the Paulina Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paulina has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Paulina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
92 (33) |
74 (23) |
65 (18) |
106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.9 (3.8) |
45.4 (7.4) |
52.5 (11.4) |
59.7 (15.4) |
68.5 (20.3) |
77.2 (25.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
86.2 (30.1) |
78.6 (25.9) |
66.1 (18.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
39.6 (4.2) |
62.3 (16.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
34 (1) |
40 (4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
41.5 (5.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−33 (−36) |
1 (−17) |
7 (−14) |
8 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
26 (−3) |
21 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
−9 (−23) |
−20 (−29) |
−38 (−39) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.31 (33) |
0.77 (20) |
0.98 (25) |
0.97 (25) |
1.23 (31) |
1 (25) |
0.6 (15) |
0.6 (15) |
0.47 (12) |
0.84 (21) |
1.29 (33) |
1.22 (31) |
11.27 (286) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) |
2.8 (7.1) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.6 (6.6) |
7.4 (19) |
22.3 (57) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 69 |
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