Quinault, Washington
Place in Washington, United States
47°28′1″N 123°50′43″W / 47.46694°N 123.84528°W / 47.46694; -123.84528 (2020)[1]
98575
Quinault (/kwɪˈnɒlt/ or /kwɪˈnɔːlt/) is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.[2] Quinault is located on the Olympic Peninsula.
Lake Quinault is the location of Lake Quinault Lodge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Climate
Quinault is on the windward side of the Olympic mountains, which gives it an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) with a very wet 3485 mm of precipitation falling each year. It is one of the wettest places in Washington state. Summers average about 17 °C and winters 3 degrees. Both are relatively mild. Summer has a significant drying trend as is common in the Pacific northwest, but significant rain still falls. In the winter months there is some snow but not too much.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 68 (20) | 75 (24) | 88 (31) | 99 (37) | 102 (39) | 104 (40) | 100 (38) | 96 (36) | 82 (28) | 68 (20) | 63 (17) | 104 (40) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.0 (6.1) | 46.8 (8.2) | 52.3 (11.3) | 58.4 (14.7) | 66.2 (19.0) | 69.7 (20.9) | 74.2 (23.4) | 74.3 (23.5) | 70.1 (21.2) | 59.3 (15.2) | 49.3 (9.6) | 44.3 (6.8) | 59.0 (15.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.4 (3.6) | 40.7 (4.8) | 44.3 (6.8) | 48.7 (9.3) | 55.1 (12.8) | 59.2 (15.1) | 62.9 (17.2) | 63.3 (17.4) | 60.0 (15.6) | 51.8 (11.0) | 44.1 (6.7) | 39.8 (4.3) | 50.7 (10.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) | 34.7 (1.5) | 36.4 (2.4) | 39.1 (3.9) | 44.1 (6.7) | 48.7 (9.3) | 51.7 (10.9) | 52.3 (11.3) | 49.8 (9.9) | 44.3 (6.8) | 38.9 (3.8) | 35.4 (1.9) | 42.4 (5.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 12 (−11) | 13 (−11) | 16 (−9) | 27 (−3) | 31 (−1) | 36 (2) | 38 (3) | 41 (5) | 34 (1) | 24 (−4) | 13 (−11) | 11 (−12) | 11 (−12) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 20.95 (532) | 15.93 (405) | 15.17 (385) | 9.04 (230) | 5.44 (138) | 4.44 (113) | 3.07 (78) | 3.03 (77) | 6.16 (156) | 13.05 (331) | 17.59 (447) | 23.34 (593) | 137.21 (3,485) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.2 (18) | 1.1 (2.8) | 2.7 (6.9) | 0.1 (0.25) | 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) | 3.0 (7.6) | 14.3 (36.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 163 |
| Source: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?waqurs | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ZCTA5 98575 - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Quinault Populated Place Profile / Grays Harbor County, Washington Data". Washington.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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