Callao, Utah | |
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  Callao  Callao | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′52″N 113°42′31″W / 39.89778°N 113.70861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Juab |
| Settled | 1860 |
| Named for | Callao |
| Elevation | 4,337 ft (1,322 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 84034 |
| Area code | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437516[1] |
Callao (/ˈkælioʊ/ KAL-ee-oh) is a community in northern Snake Valley, along the border of Juab and Tooele counties, Utah, United States.
The community was part of the original Pony Express overland route, and was first called Willow Springs in 1860. E. W. Tripp, his wife, and their son were the first to establish residence there, in 1870. In 1895 it was decided that Willow Springs was too common a name, and a new name would be chosen. The name Callao was chosen because of a resemblance to Callao, Peru, suggested by an old grizzled 1890s prospector in the region who was working out of Gold Hill to the north.[2]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Callao has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[3]
| Climate data for Callao, Utah (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–1905 and 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
74 (23) |
84 (29) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
100 (38) |
104 (40) |
106 (41) |
99 (37) |
90 (32) |
77 (25) |
72 (22) |
106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.2 (12.9) |
61.8 (16.6) |
73.7 (23.2) |
81.3 (27.4) |
88.2 (31.2) |
94.9 (34.9) |
99.0 (37.2) |
97.4 (36.3) |
92.3 (33.5) |
82.4 (28.0) |
69.1 (20.6) |
59.6 (15.3) |
99.6 (37.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.9 (3.3) |
45.2 (7.3) |
56.2 (13.4) |
63.1 (17.3) |
72.1 (22.3) |
82.4 (28.0) |
90.7 (32.6) |
89.1 (31.7) |
79.3 (26.3) |
65.2 (18.4) |
50.3 (10.2) |
39.0 (3.9) |
64.2 (17.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.1 (−3.3) |
32.8 (0.4) |
41.6 (5.3) |
48.4 (9.1) |
56.9 (13.8) |
66.0 (18.9) |
74.1 (23.4) |
72.2 (22.3) |
62.0 (16.7) |
48.7 (9.3) |
36.3 (2.4) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
49.3 (9.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.3 (−9.8) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
33.7 (0.9) |
41.7 (5.4) |
49.5 (9.7) |
57.5 (14.2) |
55.3 (12.9) |
44.7 (7.1) |
32.3 (0.2) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
34.5 (1.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −2.2 (−19.0) |
5.5 (−14.7) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
37.6 (3.1) |
46.6 (8.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
32.1 (0.1) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
8.1 (−13.3) |
1.1 (−17.2) |
−5.0 (−20.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (−31) |
−23 (−31) |
2 (−17) |
8 (−13) |
19 (−7) |
30 (−1) |
36 (2) |
28 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
2 (−17) |
−2 (−19) |
−23 (−31) |
−24 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.48 (12) |
0.44 (11) |
0.52 (13) |
0.78 (20) |
1.03 (26) |
0.55 (14) |
0.37 (9.4) |
0.48 (12) |
0.55 (14) |
0.65 (17) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.38 (9.7) |
6.61 (168) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
3.5 (8.9) |
12.0 (30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 53.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| Source: NOAA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
