Paulina (/pɔːˈlaɪ.nə/ paw-LY-nə) is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It is about 55 miles (89 km) east of Prineville on Oregon Route 380. It was named after Paiute Chief Paulina. Paulina post office was established in 1882.[1] Paulina has one K-8 grade school.[2] The community is the home of the Paulina Rodeo, which was the subject of a Kim Stafford poem,[3] and the Paulina Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest.[4]
Paulina, Oregon | |
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 Paulina general store and post office | |
  Paulina Location in Oregon  Paulina Paulina (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°08′02″N 119°57′46″W / 44.13375°N 119.96276°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Crook |
| Elevation | 3,688 ft (1,124 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97751 |
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paulina has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Paulina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
92 (33) |
74 (23) |
65 (18) |
106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.9 (3.8) |
45.4 (7.4) |
52.5 (11.4) |
59.7 (15.4) |
68.5 (20.3) |
77.2 (25.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
86.2 (30.1) |
78.6 (25.9) |
66.1 (18.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
39.6 (4.2) |
62.3 (16.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
34 (1) |
40 (4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
41.5 (5.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−33 (−36) |
1 (−17) |
7 (−14) |
8 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
26 (−3) |
21 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
−9 (−23) |
−20 (−29) |
−38 (−39) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.31 (33) |
0.77 (20) |
0.98 (25) |
0.97 (25) |
1.23 (31) |
1 (25) |
0.6 (15) |
0.6 (15) |
0.47 (12) |
0.84 (21) |
1.29 (33) |
1.22 (31) |
11.27 (286) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) |
2.8 (7.1) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.6 (6.6) |
7.4 (19) |
22.3 (57) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 69 |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Schools". Crook County School District. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- ^ "A Thousand Friends Of Rain: New and Selected Poems 1976-1998". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- ^ Dow, Fred; Dow, Suzanne (2009). U.S. National Forest Campground Guide, Pacific Northwest Region - Oregon. Moon Canyon Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 9780976751670. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ Climate Summary for Paulina, Oregon
- ^ "PAULINA, OR (356500)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
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- History of Paulina copied from Oregon Geographic Names at oregoncities.com
- Historic photos of Paulina from Salem Public Library
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