Actis, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
34°57′31″N 118°08′55″W / 34.95861°N 118.14861°W / 34.95861; -118.14861[1]
Actis (formerly, Highberg, Rummington, and Gloster)[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Rosamond,[2] at an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m).[1] It is situated between Mojave and Rosamond at Backus Road and California State Route 14.[3]
The Highberg post office opened in 1917, changed its name to Rummington in 1918, and closed for good in 1927.[2]
Climate
Climate data for Actis | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.1 (13.9) | 60.2 (15.7) | 64.6 (18.1) | 73.8 (23.2) | 81.4 (27.4) | 90.5 (32.5) | 98.5 (36.9) | 97.2 (36.2) | 92.3 (33.5) | 79.6 (26.4) | 67.5 (19.7) | 59.9 (15.5) | 76.9 (24.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 33.8 (1.0) | 37.8 (3.2) | 45.7 (7.6) | 52.3 (11.3) | 61.3 (16.3) | 67.8 (19.9) | 65.7 (18.7) | 58.4 (14.7) | 47.4 (8.6) | 35.9 (2.2) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 47.3 (8.5) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.1 (28) | 1.3 (33) | 1.2 (30) | 0.4 (10) | 0.1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (2.5) | 0.2 (5.1) | 0.2 (5.1) | 0.4 (10) | 1.2 (30) | 6.2 (160) |
Source: Weatherbase [4] |
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Actis, California
- ^ 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. p. 991. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Curtis Darling, Kern County Place Names, second edition (2003), page 1
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Actis, California". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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