Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington
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Glenwood, Washington | |
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  Glenwood  Glenwood | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′22″N 121°17′33″W / 46.02278°N 121.29250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Klickitat |
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98619 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-27226 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2585643[1] |
Glenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) west-northwest of Goldendale and has a post office with ZIP code 98619.[2] The community is on land whose jurisdiction is disputed between the Yakama Nation and Klickitat County.[3]
The community was named for the glen and woods near the original town site.[4]
Glenwood was the site of a fatal black bear attack of four year old Victoria Valdez near her home in 1974.[5]
The population of Glenwood in 2020 was 179.
Glenwood has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Glenwood, Washington, 1991–2020 normals: 1902ft (580m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.2 (5.1) |
45.7 (7.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
58.3 (14.6) |
68.5 (20.3) |
74.3 (23.5) |
83.6 (28.7) |
83.9 (28.8) |
76.6 (24.8) |
63.3 (17.4) |
49.0 (9.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
61.4 (16.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) |
35.4 (1.9) |
39.9 (4.4) |
44.3 (6.8) |
52.2 (11.2) |
57.3 (14.1) |
63.6 (17.6) |
63.3 (17.4) |
56.0 (13.3) |
45.9 (7.7) |
37.8 (3.2) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
46.7 (8.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23.6 (−4.7) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
35.9 (2.2) |
40.2 (4.6) |
43.6 (6.4) |
42.7 (5.9) |
35.5 (1.9) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
32.0 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.25 (133) |
3.50 (89) |
3.08 (78) |
1.28 (33) |
1.41 (36) |
0.58 (15) |
0.27 (6.9) |
0.46 (12) |
0.91 (23) |
2.79 (71) |
4.18 (106) |
6.09 (155) |
29.8 (757.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 22.20 (56.4) |
7.10 (18.0) |
6.00 (15.2) |
0.10 (0.25) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.30 (0.76) |
6.20 (15.7) |
23.40 (59.4) |
65.3 (165.71) |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
