Orleans, California

Orleans (formerly New Orleans Bar and Orleans Bar) (Karuk: Panamnik),[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Weitchpec[3] along State Route 96 (the "Bigfoot Scenic Byway"), at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1] The ZIP Code is 95556.[4] It is within the area code 530. It is within the aboriginal territory of the Karuk Tribe of California.

Orleans

Panamnik
Unincorporated community
Orleans
Location in California
Orleans
Orleans (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°18′05″N 123°32′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Elevation404 ft (123 m)
ZIP code
95556
Area code530
FIPS code06-54288
GNIS feature ID264396

Originally named Panamnik, renamed by miners and settlers New Orleans Bar, it was renamed Orleans Bar in 1855, when it became the county seat of the now-defunct Klamath County, California.[3] The Orleans post office was established on December 2, 1857.[3]

Orleans is about 10 miles northeast of the site of the famous Patterson–Gimlin film of a purported Bigfoot.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Orleans is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[5] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.[6]

In the United States House of Representatives, Orleans is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[7]

See also
  •  California portal

Climate

Orleans has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

Climate data for Orleans (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1903–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22)		 83
(28)		 96
(36)		 101
(38)		 109
(43)		 111
(44)		 117
(47)		 116
(47)		 113
(45)		 102
(39)		 85
(29)		 72
(22)		 117
(47)
Average high °F (°C) 49.7
(9.8)		 55.0
(12.8)		 61.7
(16.5)		 68.2
(20.1)		 75.6
(24.2)		 82.2
(27.9)		 90.3
(32.4)		 90.3
(32.4)		 84.9
(29.4)		 71.3
(21.8)		 55.0
(12.8)		 48.2
(9.0)		 69.4
(20.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 43.5
(6.4)		 47.2
(8.4)		 51.5
(10.8)		 55.6
(13.1)		 61.6
(16.4)		 67.0
(19.4)		 73.1
(22.8)		 72.8
(22.7)		 68.0
(20.0)		 58.7
(14.8)		 48.4
(9.1)		 42.7
(5.9)		 57.5
(14.2)
Average low °F (°C) 37.4
(3.0)		 39.3
(4.1)		 41.2
(5.1)		 43.0
(6.1)		 47.6
(8.7)		 51.9
(11.1)		 55.9
(13.3)		 55.3
(12.9)		 51.0
(10.6)		 46.1
(7.8)		 41.7
(5.4)		 37.2
(2.9)		 45.6
(7.6)
Record low °F (°C) 9
(−13)		 16
(−9)		 22
(−6)		 25
(−4)		 20
(−7)		 33
(1)		 40
(4)		 39
(4)		 28
(−2)		 24
(−4)		 17
(−8)		 5
(−15)		 5
(−15)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 8.89
(226)		 7.49
(190)		 6.28
(160)		 3.73
(95)		 2.33
(59)		 0.90
(23)		 0.19
(4.8)		 0.32
(8.1)		 0.88
(22)		 3.44
(87)		 8.06
(205)		 10.91
(277)		 53.42
(1,357)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.4
(1.0)		 1.2
(3.0)		 0.3
(0.76)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.25)		 1.0
(2.5)		 3.0
(7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 15.3 13.5 14.6 10.5 7.2 3.4 0.8 1.4 2.6 6.8 14.7 16.4 107.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0
Source 1: NOAA[8][9]
Source 2: WRCC[10]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orleans, California
  2. Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. USPS ZIP Code lookup tool Archived 2010-11-23 at WebCite
  5. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  8. "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  9. "CA Orleans". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  10. "ORLEANS, CA (046508)". Western Regional Climate Center. December 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.



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