Beulah is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The community lies along the North Fork Malheur River near Beulah Reservoir, 15 miles (24 km) north of Juntura.[3]
The community was named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of Thomas L. Arnold, the community's first postmaster. The post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1947.[1]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beulah has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for Beulah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
67 (19) |
80 (27) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
103 (39) |
93 (34) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) |
43.1 (6.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
61.9 (16.6) |
70.9 (21.6) |
79.7 (26.5) |
90.2 (32.3) |
89.2 (31.8) |
80.1 (26.7) |
67 (19) |
49 (9) |
38.8 (3.8) |
63.2 (17.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
32 (0) |
39.6 (4.2) |
45.6 (7.6) |
52 (11) |
50.3 (10.2) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18 (−8) |
33.1 (0.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−25 (−32) |
−15 (−26) |
14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
17 (−8) |
2 (−17) |
−11 (−24) |
−29 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.45 (37) |
1.01 (26) |
1.01 (26) |
0.8 (20) |
1.19 (30) |
0.88 (22) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.4 (10) |
0.48 (12) |
0.75 (19) |
1.36 (35) |
1.55 (39) |
11.22 (285) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.3 (26) |
4.3 (11) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3 (7.6) |
8.4 (21) |
28.7 (73) |
| Average precipitation days | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 63 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ "Beulah, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Beulah, OR (350723)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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