Weather
Dunsmuir has cold rainy and snowy winters and hot dry summers. Its climate is similar to nearby cities, Yreka and Medford (about ninety miles north in the state of Oregon). There are an average of 54.3 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 99.7 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high was 109 °F (43 °C) on August 8, 1981, and the record low was 4 °F (−16 °C) on December 21, 1990.
The average annual precipitation is 63.31 inches (160.8 cm). There are an average of 98 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with 117.47 inches (298.4 cm) and the dryest year was 1976 with 23.72 inches (60.2 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 39.20 inches (99.6 cm) in January 1995. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 6.44 inches (16.4 cm) on January 1, 1997. Snowfall averages 29.2 inches (74 cm). The most snowfall in one year was 226.6 inches (576 cm) in 1952, including 119.5 inches (304 cm) in January 1952.
| Climate data for Dunsmuir, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
65 (18) |
74 (23) |
82 (28) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
83 (28) |
73 (23) |
57 (14) |
51 (11) |
69 (21) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 28 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
31 (−1) |
35 (2) |
41 (5) |
47 (8) |
51 (11) |
49 (9) |
45 (7) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 11.39 (289.3) |
10.38 (263.7) |
9.50 (241.3) |
4.14 (105.2) |
2.55 (64.8) |
0.99 (25.1) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.36 (9.1) |
1.35 (34.3) |
3.22 (81.8) |
7.90 (200.7) |
9.16 (232.7) |
61.28 (1,556.5) |
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