DeSabla, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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DeSabla (also known as De Sabla, deSabla and de Sabla;[1] formerly, Hupps Mill and Hupp[2]) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2762 feet (842 m) and was named after one of the Pacific Gas and Electric founders and is the site of Lake de Sabla reservoir and a powerhouse named for him. The community's ZIP code is 95954, and is shared with the community of Magalia. The area code is 530. NAD27 latitude and longitude for the community are 39°52′26″N 121°36′06″W and official elevation is 2,780 feet (850 m) above mean sea level.[3]
De Sabla | |
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 De Sabla Location in California  De Sabla De Sabla (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′28″N 121°36′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft (842 m) |
Climate
DeSabla has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for De Sabla (1906-2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
82 (28) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
97 (36) |
108 (42) |
109 (43) |
112 (44) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
90 (32) |
86 (30) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.3 (11.3) |
54.2 (12.3) |
59.5 (15.3) |
64.9 (18.3) |
73.8 (23.2) |
82.8 (28.2) |
90.5 (32.5) |
90.0 (32.2) |
83.8 (28.8) |
72.6 (22.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
51.1 (10.6) |
69.5 (20.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.8 (−0.1) |
33.6 (0.9) |
35.9 (2.2) |
38.8 (3.8) |
45.1 (7.3) |
51.2 (10.7) |
56.2 (13.4) |
54.9 (12.7) |
49.8 (9.9) |
43.6 (6.4) |
36.5 (2.5) |
32.3 (0.2) |
42.5 (5.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
11 (−12) |
14 (−10) |
16 (−9) |
21 (−6) |
31 (−1) |
39 (4) |
28 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
15 (−9) |
5 (−15) |
−2 (−19) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.89 (302) |
11.62 (295) |
9.59 (244) |
5.13 (130) |
2.91 (74) |
0.91 (23) |
0.04 (1.0) |
0.15 (3.8) |
1.14 (29) |
3.75 (95) |
7.87 (200) |
12.67 (322) |
67.67 (1,718.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11 (28) |
4.9 (12) |
6.7 (17) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.4 (11) |
29.4 (75) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 86.6 |
| Source: WRCC[4] | |||||||||||||
History
The Hupp post office opened in 1909, changed its name to De Sabla in 1911, and closed in 1942.[2] Hupp was named in honor of John Hupp, sawmill owner; De Sabla was named in honor of Eugene de Sabla, who supervised construction of a power generation station here in 1903.[2]
