Valyermo, California

Valyermo, California
Unincorporated community
Post Office in Valyermo
Post Office in Valyermo
Location within Los Angeles County
Location within Los Angeles County
Valyermo, California is located in the United States
Valyermo, California
Valyermo, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°26′46″N 117°51′08″W / 34.44611°N 117.85222°W / 34.44611; -117.85222
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93563
Area code661

Valyermo (Spanish: "Barren Valley")[1] is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California. The community has a population of about 450[citation needed].

Geography

Valyermo is located about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley portion of Southern California. The ZIP code for Valyermo is 93563 and the area code 661.

Climate

Valyermo's location on the edge of the San Bernardino mountains near the desert gives it a cold semi arid climate instead of a cold desert climate with roughly 10 inches of precipitation a year.

Climate data for Valyermo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 82
(28) 		81
(27) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		102
(39) 		108
(42) 		110
(43) 		110
(43) 		110
(43) 		100
(38) 		87
(31) 		81
(27) 		110
(43)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 57.5
(14.2) 		58.9
(14.9) 		63.9
(17.7) 		70.0
(21.1) 		78.5
(25.8) 		88.6
(31.4) 		95.0
(35.0) 		94.0
(34.4) 		87.5
(30.8) 		76.4
(24.7) 		65.1
(18.4) 		56.6
(13.7) 		74.3
(23.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 44.7
(7.1) 		46.0
(7.8) 		49.7
(9.8) 		54.5
(12.5) 		61.9
(16.6) 		70.1
(21.2) 		76.9
(24.9) 		75.6
(24.2) 		70.8
(21.6) 		60.8
(16.0) 		50.9
(10.5) 		43.9
(6.6) 		58.8
(14.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 31.9
(−0.1) 		32.9
(0.5) 		35.5
(1.9) 		39.0
(3.9) 		45.4
(7.4) 		51.6
(10.9) 		59.0
(15.0) 		57.3
(14.1) 		54.1
(12.3) 		45.3
(7.4) 		36.7
(2.6) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		43.3
(6.3)
Record low °F (°C) 1
(−17) 		9
(−13) 		12
(−11) 		20
(−7) 		20
(−7) 		30
(−1) 		31
(−1) 		31
(−1) 		29
(−2) 		19
(−7) 		8
(−13) 		7
(−14) 		1
(−17)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.75
(44) 		2.03
(52) 		1.57
(40) 		0.66
(17) 		0.25
(6.4) 		0.04
(1.0) 		0.19
(4.8) 		0.28
(7.1) 		0.33
(8.4) 		0.36
(9.1) 		0.91
(23) 		1.73
(44) 		10.1
(256.8)
Source: NOAA[2]

About Valyermo

"Valyermo" is a contraction of the Spanish words "valle yermo", or "barren valley".

St. Andrew's Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery (Benedictine) located in the foothills of the Antelope Valley in Valyermo.

References

  1. ^ KCET - Cities and Landmarks, the Etymology of the California Desert
  2. ^ https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
View to ranch house across the lake at Saint Andrew's Abbey


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