Quinault, Washington
Quinault | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated place | |
 Museum, Quinault, Washington, U.S. | |
  Quinault | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′01″N 123°50′44″W / 47.46694°N 123.84556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor County |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 129 |
| ZIP code | 98575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1524776[1] |
Quinault (/kwɪˈnɒlt/ or /kwɪˈnɔːlt/) is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.[3] 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.[4]
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.
| Climate data for Quinault, Washington | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quinault, Washington
- ^ "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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