Dyer, Nevada

Dyer
Town
Dyer

Location within the state of Nevada

Coordinates: 37°40′04″N 118°04′03″W / 37.66778°N 118.06750°W / 37.66778; -118.06750Coordinates: 37°40′04″N 118°04′03″W / 37.66778°N 118.06750°W / 37.66778; -118.06750
Country United States
State Nevada
County Esmeralda
Elevation 4,880 ft (1,490 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 259
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Codes 89010

Dyer is a small town in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada with a population of 259 as of the 2010 census. The town services the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and an airport.

Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California.

Climate

The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[1]

Climate data for Dyer, Nevada
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8
(46)		 11
(52)		 15
(59)		 19
(67)		 24
(76)		 30
(86)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 28
(83)		 22
(71)		 14
(57)		 8
(47)		 20.5
(69)
Average low °C (°F) −9
(16)		 −6
(22)		 −3
(26)		 −1
(31)		 4
(39)		 8
(47)		 12
(53)		 11
(51)		 6
(43)		 0
(32)		 −6
(22)		 −9
(15)		 0.6
(33.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 13
(0.5)		 10
(0.4)		 13
(0.5)		 13
(0.5)		 8
(0.3)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 8
(0.3)		 128
(5)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.


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