Beulah, Oregon

Beulah, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Beulah, Oregon
Beulah, Oregon

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 43°54′24″N 118°09′10″W / 43.90667°N 118.15278°W / 43.90667; -118.15278Coordinates: 43°54′24″N 118°09′10″W / 43.90667°N 118.15278°W / 43.90667; -118.15278
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of the community's first postmaster[1]
Elevation 3,284 ft (1,001 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[2]

Beulah is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It is along the North Fork Malheur River near Beulah Reservoir, 15 miles (24 km) north of Juntura.[3]

The community was named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of Thomas L. Arnold, the community's first postmaster. The post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1947.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beulah has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]

Climate data for Beulah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 59
(15)		 67
(19)		 80
(27)		 90
(32)		 99
(37)		 102
(39)		 112
(44)		 111
(44)		 103
(39)		 93
(34)		 75
(24)		 64
(18)		 112
(44)
Average high °F (°C) 36.6
(2.6)		 43.1
(6.2)		 51.8
(11)		 61.9
(16.6)		 70.9
(21.6)		 79.7
(26.5)		 90.2
(32.3)		 89.2
(31.8)		 80.1
(26.7)		 67
(19)		 49
(9)		 38.8
(3.8)		 63.2
(17.3)
Average low °F (°C) 15.9
(−8.9)		 20.6
(−6.3)		 26.3
(−3.2)		 32
(0)		 39.6
(4.2)		 45.6
(7.6)		 52
(11)		 50.3
(10.2)		 41.1
(5.1)		 31.7
(−0.2)		 23.9
(−4.5)		 18
(−8)		 33.1
(0.6)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34)		 −25
(−32)		 −15
(−26)		 14
(−10)		 19
(−7)		 24
(−4)		 28
(−2)		 21
(−6)		 17
(−8)		 2
(−17)		 −11
(−24)		 −29
(−34)		 −30
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.45
(36.8)		 1.01
(25.7)		 1.01
(25.7)		 0.8
(20)		 1.19
(30.2)		 0.88
(22.4)		 0.34
(8.6)		 0.4
(10)		 0.48
(12.2)		 0.75
(19)		 1.36
(34.5)		 1.55
(39.4)		 11.22
(285)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.3
(26.2)		 4.3
(10.9)		 2.2
(5.6)		 0.2
(0.5)		 0.1
(0.3)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.1
(0.3)		 3
(8)		 8.4
(21.3)		 28.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation days 8 6 7 5 6 5 2 2 3 4 7 8 63
Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. 1 2 "Beulah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 83. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  4. ↑ "Beulah, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Beulah, OR (350723)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.


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