Actis
Unincorporated community
Actis is located in California
Actis
Actis
Location in California
Actis is located in the United States
Actis
Actis
Actis (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°57′31″N 118°08′55″W / 34.95861°N 118.14861°W / 34.95861; -118.14861
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation
[1]
2,562 ft (781 m)

Actis (formerly, Highberg, Rummington, and Gloster)[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Rosamond,[2] at an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m).[1] It is situated between Mojave and Rosamond at Backus Road and California State Route 14.[3]

The Highberg post office opened in 1917, changed its name to Rummington in 1918, and closed for good in 1927.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Actis
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 57.1
(13.9) 		60.2
(15.7) 		64.6
(18.1) 		73.8
(23.2) 		81.4
(27.4) 		90.5
(32.5) 		98.5
(36.9) 		97.2
(36.2) 		92.3
(33.5) 		79.6
(26.4) 		67.5
(19.7) 		59.9
(15.5) 		76.9
(24.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 29.9
(−1.2) 		33.8
(1.0) 		37.8
(3.2) 		45.7
(7.6) 		52.3
(11.3) 		61.3
(16.3) 		67.8
(19.9) 		65.7
(18.7) 		58.4
(14.7) 		47.4
(8.6) 		35.9
(2.2) 		31.5
(−0.3) 		47.3
(8.5)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.1
(28) 		1.3
(33) 		1.2
(30) 		0.4
(10) 		0.1
(2.5) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.1
(2.5) 		0.2
(5.1) 		0.2
(5.1) 		0.4
(10) 		1.2
(30) 		6.2
(160)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Actis, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 991. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Curtis Darling, Kern County Place Names, second edition (2003), page 1
  4. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Actis, California". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.


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