Termo, California

Summary

Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong)[3] is a ghost town in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located on the now abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad line 32 miles (51 km) north-northeast of Susanville,[3] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).[1] This town straddles U.S. Highway 395 north of Ravendale.

Termo
Termo is located in California
Termo
Termo
Location in California
Termo is located in the United States
Termo
Termo
Termo (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°51′57″N 120°27′37″W / 40.86583°N 120.46028°W / 40.86583; -120.46028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation5,305 ft (1,617 m)
ZIP code
96132[2]
Area code530

It was the original 1900 terminus of the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, before the line was extended north.[3] A post office opened in 1908, closed in 1914, and re-opened in 1915.[3]

Climate edit

Climate data for Termo, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 60
(16)
65
(18)
78
(26)
84
(29)
91
(33)
98
(37)
99
(37)
101
(38)
96
(36)
87
(31)
73
(23)
60
(16)
101
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 53
(12)
55
(13)
64
(18)
72
(22)
82
(28)
89
(32)
95
(35)
95
(35)
89
(32)
79
(26)
66
(19)
53
(12)
97
(36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39.0
(3.9)
43.1
(6.2)
49.0
(9.4)
56.5
(13.6)
65.4
(18.6)
74.9
(23.8)
84.3
(29.1)
83.6
(28.7)
75.2
(24.0)
63.4
(17.4)
47.0
(8.3)
39.1
(3.9)
60.0
(15.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26.6
(−3.0)
31.3
(−0.4)
36.6
(2.6)
41.7
(5.4)
49.1
(9.5)
56.9
(13.8)
63.9
(17.7)
62.4
(16.9)
55.1
(12.8)
45.1
(7.3)
33.6
(0.9)
26.8
(−2.9)
44.1
(6.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.9
(−9.5)
19.8
(−6.8)
24.5
(−4.2)
27.0
(−2.8)
32.7
(0.4)
38.3
(3.5)
42.9
(6.1)
41.2
(5.1)
34.6
(1.4)
27.0
(−2.8)
20.2
(−6.6)
14.8
(−9.6)
28.2
(−2.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −9
(−23)
−2
(−19)
7
(−14)
13
(−11)
19
(−7)
27
(−3)
30
(−1)
29
(−2)
23
(−5)
12
(−11)
3
(−16)
−10
(−23)
−22
(−30)
Record low °F (°C) −24
(−31)
−35
(−37)
−10
(−23)
−2
(−19)
10
(−12)
19
(−7)
23
(−5)
22
(−6)
14
(−10)
−3
(−19)
−20
(−29)
−33
(−36)
−35
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.07
(27)
1.15
(29)
1.11
(28)
0.84
(21)
1.19
(30)
0.90
(23)
0.43
(11)
0.31
(7.9)
0.62
(16)
0.76
(19)
1.17
(30)
1.20
(30)
10.75
(271.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 11.9
(30)
7.2
(18)
5.8
(15)
3.1
(7.9)
2.4
(6.1)
0.3
(0.76)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
1.1
(2.8)
4.9
(12)
12.2
(31)
49.3
(124.57)
Source: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca8873

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Termo, California
  2. ^ "Termo ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 423-424. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

External links edit

  • Termo- California Ghost Town