Agnew, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
48°6′22″N 123°25′30″W / 48.10611°N 123.42500°W / 48.10611; -123.42500CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyClallamSettledapprox. 1875Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Agnew is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It lies on a backroad leading to Port Angeles and just outside Sequim. Agnew is a primarily rural residential area located along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Agnew was first settled around 1875 by Charles Agnew. Previously called "De Fuca" and "Wildcat Valley", it received its present name in 1920.[1] It is a consolidation of the former towns of Reeveton and Lindsay.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Agnew has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[2]

Climate data for Agnew, Washington
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 45.9
(7.7) 		47.3
(8.5) 		50.5
(10.3) 		54.9
(12.7) 		60.4
(15.8) 		64.0
(17.8) 		68.2
(20.1) 		68.7
(20.4) 		65.5
(18.6) 		57.2
(14.0) 		50.2
(10.1) 		45.7
(7.6) 		56.5
(13.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 40.6
(4.8) 		41.2
(5.1) 		43.7
(6.5) 		47.5
(8.6) 		52.7
(11.5) 		56.7
(13.7) 		60.1
(15.6) 		60.4
(15.8) 		57.0
(13.9) 		50.2
(10.1) 		44.1
(6.7) 		40.5
(4.7) 		49.6
(9.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 35.2
(1.8) 		35.2
(1.8) 		36.9
(2.7) 		40.1
(4.5) 		45.0
(7.2) 		49.1
(9.5) 		52.0
(11.1) 		52.0
(11.1) 		48.7
(9.3) 		43.0
(6.1) 		37.9
(3.3) 		35.1
(1.7) 		42.5
(5.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.96
(75.11) 		1.93
(49.02) 		1.94
(49.26) 		1.40
(35.44) 		1.19
(30.19) 		0.98
(24.83) 		0.50
(12.82) 		0.62
(15.77) 		1.07
(27.20) 		2.01
(51.02) 		3.59
(91.22) 		3.32
(84.43) 		21.51
(546.31)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 1.8
(4.6) 		0.9
(2.3) 		0.4
(1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.3
(0.8) 		0.8
(2) 		4.2
(10.7)
Average precipitation days 17 14 14 11 9 8 5 6 8 13 17 18 140
Average dew point °F (°C) 36.3
(2.4) 		35.8
(2.1) 		37.6
(3.1) 		40.6
(4.8) 		45.3
(7.4) 		49.3
(9.6) 		52.5
(11.4) 		53.2
(11.8) 		50.9
(10.5) 		45.3
(7.4) 		39.6
(4.2) 		36.1
(2.3) 		43.5
(6.4)
Mean daily daylight hours 9.5 10.8 12.5 14.3 15.9 16.7 16.2 14.8 13 11.3 9.8 9 12.8
Source 1: PRISM Climate Group [3]
Source 2: Weatherbase(snowfall-length of day-precipitation days)[4]

References

  1. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
  2. ^ Climate Summary for Agnew, Washington
  3. ^ "30-year monthly normals at Latitude: 48.1067 Longitude: -123.2497 Elevation: 46m (151ft)". prism.oregonstate.edu. Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (Based at Oregon State University). Retrieved March 19, 2024. 800m PRISM cells / not interpolated
  4. ^ "Agnew, Washington MONTHLY - ALL WEATHER AVERAGES". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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