Rome, Oregon
Name
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Rome was named by William F. Stine for the nearby geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy. The 100-foot (30 m)-high Rome Cliffs, or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about 5 miles (8 km) long, and 2 miles (3 km) wide.
Post offices
Rome's former post office was established in 1909. Leonard R. Duncan was the first postmaster. Postal service is now out of Jordan Valley.
In the mid-19th century, there was another Oregon community named Rome. It was in Marion County, near Woodburn, and had a post office in 1851–52.
Transportation
Rome State Airport is near Rome. In addition to U.S. Route 95, several high-desert roads converge at or near Rome. These include the Old Idaho–Oregon–Nevada Highway, Rome Road, Skull Creek Road, and Indian Fort Creek Road.
Climate
Rome has a cold desert climate (BWk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
Climate data for Rome, Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
106 (41) |
97 (36) |
78 (26) |
65 (18) |
110 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.6 (13.1) |
61.4 (16.3) |
72.8 (22.7) |
81.3 (27.4) |
90.1 (32.3) |
97.3 (36.3) |
103.4 (39.7) |
101.1 (38.4) |
95.5 (35.3) |
84.3 (29.1) |
68.9 (20.5) |
56.5 (13.6) |
103.8 (39.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.1 (5.1) |
48.2 (9.0) |
57.7 (14.3) |
64.1 (17.8) |
73.3 (22.9) |
82.6 (28.1) |
93.4 (34.1) |
91.7 (33.2) |
82.2 (27.9) |
67.7 (19.8) |
51.5 (10.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
66.1 (19.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.5 (−1.4) |
34.7 (1.5) |
41.5 (5.3) |
46.9 (8.3) |
55.4 (13.0) |
63.3 (17.4) |
71.8 (22.1) |
69.4 (20.8) |
60.2 (15.7) |
48.1 (8.9) |
36.7 (2.6) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
48.8 (9.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.9 (−7.8) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
44.0 (6.7) |
50.2 (10.1) |
47.1 (8.4) |
38.2 (3.4) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
17.0 (−8.3) |
31.5 (−0.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 1.1 (−17.2) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
39.8 (4.3) |
37.0 (2.8) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
5.3 (−14.8) |
0.2 (−17.7) |
−6.4 (−21.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−17 (−27) |
−4 (−20) |
9 (−13) |
13 (−11) |
14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
−6 (−21) |
−11 (−24) |
−26 (−32) |
−31 (−35) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.83 (21) |
0.65 (17) |
0.71 (18) |
1.05 (27) |
1.45 (37) |
1.00 (25) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.21 (5.3) |
0.42 (11) |
0.73 (19) |
0.70 (18) |
0.89 (23) |
8.95 (229.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 83.9 |
Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service(September record high) |
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