Pacific, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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CountryUnited States
Elevation3,396 ft (1,035 m)
Pacific | |
|---|---|
  Pacific Location in California  Pacific Pacific (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′37″N 120°30′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 3,396 ft (1,035 m) |
Pacific is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 3.25 miles (5 km) east of Pollock Pines,[2] at an elevation of 3396 feet (1035 m).[1] It lies along U.S. Highway 50. The ZIP code is 95726. The community is inside area code 530.
A post office operated in Pacific from 1880 to 1893 and from 1894 to 1958, when it was transferred to the nearby community of Pacific House.[2]
A tornado struck Pacific on October 1, 1972, amid storms that also produced hail that accumulated 3 in (7.6 cm).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Pollock Pines, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
78 (26) |
84 (29) |
88 (31) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
104 (40) |
103 (39) |
108 (42) |
98 (37) |
82 (28) |
66 (19) |
108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.4 (6.9) |
49.8 (9.9) |
54.7 (12.6) |
63.1 (17.3) |
72.3 (22.4) |
82.0 (27.8) |
89.3 (31.8) |
89.1 (31.7) |
84.0 (28.9) |
69.7 (20.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
43.5 (6.4) |
66.2 (19.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
32.7 (0.4) |
35.6 (2.0) |
42.5 (5.8) |
47.3 (8.5) |
54.8 (12.7) |
54.0 (12.2) |
49.4 (9.7) |
41.0 (5.0) |
34.6 (1.4) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
40.4 (4.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 11 (−12) |
12 (−11) |
13 (−11) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
36 (2) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
21 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.66 (245) |
8.77 (223) |
8.83 (224) |
4.92 (125) |
3.17 (81) |
0.91 (23) |
0.04 (1.0) |
0.06 (1.5) |
0.55 (14) |
3.00 (76) |
5.40 (137) |
9.38 (238) |
54.69 (1,388.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.9 (35) |
13.6 (35) |
12.5 (32) |
7.6 (19) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3.7 (9.4) |
9.4 (24) |
61.6 (156.65) |
| Source: Intellicast[4] | |||||||||||||
