Flaming Gorge, Utah
CDP in Utah, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CDP in Utah, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flaming Gorge is a census-designated place in Daggett County, Utah, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census.
Flaming Gorge | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 109°28′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Daggett |
Named for | Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area |
Area | |
• Total | 2.289 sq mi (5.93 km2) |
• Land | 2.281 sq mi (5.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 6,919 ft (2,109 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 83 |
• Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code | 435 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584767[2] |
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 83 people living in the CDP. There were 109 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.6% White, 1.2% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the population.
The CDP is located in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, south of Flaming Gorge Reservoir and north of Greendale Junction.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Flaming Gorge has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Flaming Gorge was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 14, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was −38 °F (−38.9 °C) on January 12, 1963.[4]
Climate data for Flaming Gorge, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
66 (19) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
93 (34) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
84 (29) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
102 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.0 (10.0) |
54.3 (12.4) |
65.3 (18.5) |
73.1 (22.8) |
82.3 (27.9) |
91.4 (33.0) |
95.7 (35.4) |
93.8 (34.3) |
87.6 (30.9) |
77.4 (25.2) |
62.6 (17.0) |
52.9 (11.6) |
96.2 (35.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) |
39.8 (4.3) |
49.6 (9.8) |
56.7 (13.7) |
67.1 (19.5) |
79.2 (26.2) |
86.8 (30.4) |
84.4 (29.1) |
75.4 (24.1) |
61.5 (16.4) |
46.4 (8.0) |
36.4 (2.4) |
60.0 (15.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.8 (−4.0) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
36.8 (2.7) |
43.6 (6.4) |
52.6 (11.4) |
62.3 (16.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
68.0 (20.0) |
59.0 (15.0) |
46.7 (8.2) |
34.3 (1.3) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.0 (−10.6) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
38.1 (3.4) |
45.5 (7.5) |
52.4 (11.3) |
51.7 (10.9) |
42.6 (5.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −7.4 (−21.9) |
−8.3 (−22.4) |
4.3 (−15.4) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
32.2 (0.1) |
41.3 (5.2) |
39.8 (4.3) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
14.6 (−9.7) |
1.1 (−17.2) |
−7.2 (−21.8) |
−14.3 (−25.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−31 (−35) |
−14 (−26) |
−1 (−18) |
14 (−10) |
22 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
26 (−3) |
11 (−12) |
−4 (−20) |
−17 (−27) |
−36 (−38) |
−38 (−39) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.49 (12) |
0.66 (17) |
0.89 (23) |
1.10 (28) |
1.35 (34) |
0.94 (24) |
1.04 (26) |
1.19 (30) |
1.67 (42) |
1.37 (35) |
0.52 (13) |
0.54 (14) |
11.76 (298) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.1 (21) |
8.6 (22) |
6.6 (17) |
3.6 (9.1) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.4 (6.1) |
6.3 (16) |
7.4 (19) |
43.7 (111.95) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 6.1 (15) |
7.3 (19) |
4.2 (11) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.8 (4.6) |
3.1 (7.9) |
4.7 (12) |
9.7 (25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 62.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 18.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[4] |
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