Dinkey Creek, California
37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W / 37.08611°N 119.15750°W / 37.08611; -119.15750
Dinkey Creek | |
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  Dinkey Creek Location in California  Dinkey Creek Dinkey Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W / 37.08611°N 119.15750°W / 37.08611; -119.15750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation [1] | 5,987 ft (1,825 m) |
Dinkey Creek is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located on Dinkey Creek,[2] at an elevation of 5987 feet (1825 m).[1]
A post office operated at Dinkey Creek from 1925 to 1972.[2] Dinkey was the name of a dog who lost a fight with a grizzly bear.[3]
The community was home to Camp Mar-Y-Mac, which operated from 1951 to 1981.
Climate
| Climate data for Dinkey Creek, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
76 (24) |
75 (24) |
83 (28) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
100 (38) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
89 (32) |
86 (30) |
74 (23) |
116 (47) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
65 (18) |
67 (19) |
72 (22) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
86 (30) |
78 (26) |
71 (22) |
64 (18) |
91 (33) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50.9 (10.5) |
49.8 (9.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
54.9 (12.7) |
63.5 (17.5) |
74.1 (23.4) |
81.3 (27.4) |
80.8 (27.1) |
75.4 (24.1) |
65.4 (18.6) |
55.8 (13.2) |
48.9 (9.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.0 (2.2) |
35.6 (2.0) |
38.5 (3.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
48.7 (9.3) |
57.1 (13.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
48.7 (9.3) |
40.6 (4.8) |
35.2 (1.8) |
47.1 (8.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.2 (−6.0) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
34.0 (1.1) |
40.1 (4.5) |
46.0 (7.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
39.3 (4.1) |
32.0 (0.0) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 5 (−15) |
7 (−14) |
10 (−12) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
37 (3) |
36 (2) |
29 (−2) |
22 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
6 (−14) |
1 (−17) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) |
−3 (−19) |
2 (−17) |
−1 (−18) |
14 (−10) |
23 (−5) |
30 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
14 (−10) |
−1 (−18) |
−4 (−20) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (cm) | 8 (20) |
8.1 (21) |
6.8 (17) |
3.8 (9.7) |
2.1 (5.3) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.1 (2.8) |
2.5 (6.4) |
4.8 (12) |
6.4 (16) |
44.8 (113.21) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 37.1 (94) |
40.5 (103) |
34.1 (87) |
12.2 (31) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
6.8 (17) |
29.7 (75) |
162.4 (412.1) |
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References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dinkey Creek, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1027. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
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