Orleans, California
Orleans Panamnik | |
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Unincorporated community | |
41°18′05″N 123°32′28″W / 41.30139°N 123.54111°W / 41.30139; -123.54111 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Humboldt County |
Elevation [1] | 404 ft (123 m) |
ZIP code | 95556 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-54288 |
GNIS feature ID | 264396 |
Orleans (formerly New Orleans Bar and Orleans Bar) (Karuk: Panamnik),[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Weitchpec[3] along State Route 96 (the "Bigfoot Scenic Byway"), at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1] The ZIP Code is 95556.[4] It is within the area code 530. It is within the historical territory of the Karuk Tribe of California.
The original indigenous settlement was named Panamnik. When European-American miners arrived, they named their settlement New Orleans Bar. It was renamed Orleans Bar in 1855 when it became the county seat of the now-defunct Klamath County, California.[3] The Orleans post office was established on December 2, 1857.[3]
Orleans is about 10 miles northeast of the site of the famous Patterson–Gimlin film of a purported Bigfoot.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Orleans is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[5] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.[6]
In the United States House of Representatives, Orleans is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[7]
See also
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Climate
Orleans has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
Climate data for Orleans, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) | 83 (28) | 96 (36) | 101 (38) | 109 (43) | 111 (44) | 117 (47) | 116 (47) | 113 (45) | 102 (39) | 85 (29) | 72 (22) | 117 (47) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.7 (14.8) | 66.4 (19.1) | 76.0 (24.4) | 84.6 (29.2) | 92.5 (33.6) | 98.3 (36.8) | 103.5 (39.7) | 101.9 (38.8) | 97.7 (36.5) | 83.7 (28.7) | 67.5 (19.7) | 58.3 (14.6) | 104.7 (40.4) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) | 54.9 (12.7) | 61.8 (16.6) | 68.3 (20.2) | 76.7 (24.8) | 83.1 (28.4) | 92.0 (33.3) | 91.0 (32.8) | 85.8 (29.9) | 70.9 (21.6) | 55.6 (13.1) | 47.9 (8.8) | 69.8 (21.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.4 (6.3) | 47.0 (8.3) | 51.4 (10.8) | 55.8 (13.2) | 62.3 (16.8) | 67.6 (19.8) | 74.4 (23.6) | 73.4 (23.0) | 68.7 (20.4) | 58.6 (14.8) | 48.8 (9.3) | 42.5 (5.8) | 57.8 (14.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 37.3 (2.9) | 39.1 (3.9) | 41.0 (5.0) | 43.3 (6.3) | 47.9 (8.8) | 52.1 (11.2) | 56.8 (13.8) | 55.7 (13.2) | 51.5 (10.8) | 46.4 (8.0) | 41.9 (5.5) | 37.1 (2.8) | 45.8 (7.7) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 32.6 (0.3) | 34.3 (1.3) | 39.6 (4.2) | 44.1 (6.7) | 48.9 (9.4) | 48.6 (9.2) | 44.0 (6.7) | 37.4 (3.0) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) | 16 (−9) | 22 (−6) | 25 (−4) | 20 (−7) | 33 (1) | 38 (3) | 39 (4) | 28 (−2) | 24 (−4) | 17 (−8) | 5 (−15) | 5 (−15) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.39 (239) | 6.93 (176) | 6.38 (162) | 3.97 (101) | 2.25 (57) | 0.89 (23) | 0.19 (4.8) | 0.15 (3.8) | 0.76 (19) | 3.52 (89) | 6.81 (173) | 10.49 (266) | 51.73 (1,313.6) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.5 (3.8) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (2.5) | 2.8 (7.06) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 15.7 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 109.0 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[9] |
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orleans, California
- ^ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Orleans, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Eureka". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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