Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong)[3] is a ghost town in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located on the now abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad line 32 miles (51 km) north-northeast of Susanville,[3] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).[1] This town straddles U.S. Highway 395 north of Ravendale.
Termo | |
|---|---|
  Termo Location in California  Termo Termo (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′57″N 120°27′37″W / 40.86583°N 120.46028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Elevation | 5,305 ft (1,617 m) |
| ZIP code | 96132[2] |
| Area code | 530 |
It was the original 1900 terminus of the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, before the line was extended north.[3] A post office opened in 1908, closed in 1914, and re-opened in 1915.[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Termo, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
65 (18) |
78 (26) |
84 (29) |
91 (33) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
96 (36) |
87 (31) |
73 (23) |
60 (16) |
101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
55 (13) |
64 (18) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
89 (32) |
79 (26) |
66 (19) |
53 (12) |
97 (36) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.0 (3.9) |
43.1 (6.2) |
49.0 (9.4) |
56.5 (13.6) |
65.4 (18.6) |
74.9 (23.8) |
84.3 (29.1) |
83.6 (28.7) |
75.2 (24.0) |
63.4 (17.4) |
47.0 (8.3) |
39.1 (3.9) |
60.0 (15.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.6 (−3.0) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
41.7 (5.4) |
49.1 (9.5) |
56.9 (13.8) |
63.9 (17.7) |
62.4 (16.9) |
55.1 (12.8) |
45.1 (7.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
44.1 (6.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.9 (−9.5) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
32.7 (0.4) |
38.3 (3.5) |
42.9 (6.1) |
41.2 (5.1) |
34.6 (1.4) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
28.2 (−2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9 (−23) |
−2 (−19) |
7 (−14) |
13 (−11) |
19 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
23 (−5) |
12 (−11) |
3 (−16) |
−10 (−23) |
−22 (−30) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (−31) |
−35 (−37) |
−10 (−23) |
−2 (−19) |
10 (−12) |
19 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
14 (−10) |
−3 (−19) |
−20 (−29) |
−40 (−40) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.07 (27) |
1.15 (29) |
1.11 (28) |
0.84 (21) |
1.19 (30) |
0.90 (23) |
0.43 (11) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.62 (16) |
0.76 (19) |
1.17 (30) |
1.20 (30) |
10.75 (271.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11.9 (30) |
7.2 (18) |
5.8 (15) |
3.1 (7.9) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.9 (12) |
12.2 (31) |
49.3 (124.57) |
| Source: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca8873 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Termo, California
- ^ "Termo ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 423-424. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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