Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°33′51″N 121°06′25″W / 39.56417°N 121.10694°W / 39.56417; -121.10694
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Strawberry Valley is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Challenge,[3] at an elevation of 3757 feet (1145 m).
A post office opened in Strawberry Valley in 1855.[3] The origin of the name has two competing lines: either from wild strawberries found at the site or from two early settlers, Mr. Straw and Mr. Berry.[3]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Strawberry Valley has a hot-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Strawberry Valley was 105 °F (40.6 °C) on September 8–9, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was 4 °F (−15.6 °C) on December 21, 1990.[4]
| Climate data for Strawberry Valley, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °F (°C)
|
79
(26)
|
77
(25)
|
80
(27)
|
86
(30)
|
94
(34)
|
101
(38)
|
101
(38)
|
102
(39)
|
105
(41)
|
95
(35)
|
86
(30)
|
76
(24)
|
105
(41)
|
| Mean maximum °F (°C)
|
66.1
(18.9)
|
66.0
(18.9)
|
69.9
(21.1)
|
76.2
(24.6)
|
82.4
(28.0)
|
89.8
(32.1)
|
93.4
(34.1)
|
93.5
(34.2)
|
91.3
(32.9)
|
84.4
(29.1)
|
73.8
(23.2)
|
65.3
(18.5)
|
95.9
(35.5)
|
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
51.0
(10.6)
|
51.4
(10.8)
|
54.4
(12.4)
|
59.1
(15.1)
|
67.7
(19.8)
|
76.6
(24.8)
|
84.5
(29.2)
|
84.6
(29.2)
|
80.3
(26.8)
|
70.0
(21.1)
|
57.3
(14.1)
|
50.1
(10.1)
|
65.6
(18.7)
|
| Daily mean °F (°C)
|
40.7
(4.8)
|
40.9
(4.9)
|
43.4
(6.3)
|
47.1
(8.4)
|
54.7
(12.6)
|
62.2
(16.8)
|
68.6
(20.3)
|
68.0
(20.0)
|
64.1
(17.8)
|
55.4
(13.0)
|
45.7
(7.6)
|
40.1
(4.5)
|
52.6
(11.4)
|
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
30.3
(−0.9)
|
30.4
(−0.9)
|
32.3
(0.2)
|
35.2
(1.8)
|
41.7
(5.4)
|
47.8
(8.8)
|
52.6
(11.4)
|
51.4
(10.8)
|
47.9
(8.8)
|
40.9
(4.9)
|
34.1
(1.2)
|
30.1
(−1.1)
|
39.6
(4.2)
|
| Mean minimum °F (°C)
|
21.0
(−6.1)
|
21.5
(−5.8)
|
24.0
(−4.4)
|
26.1
(−3.3)
|
31.9
(−0.1)
|
37.2
(2.9)
|
45.1
(7.3)
|
44.7
(7.1)
|
38.4
(3.6)
|
31.4
(−0.3)
|
25.0
(−3.9)
|
20.3
(−6.5)
|
16.4
(−8.7)
|
| Record low °F (°C)
|
7
(−14)
|
5
(−15)
|
12
(−11)
|
17
(−8)
|
22
(−6)
|
25
(−4)
|
34
(1)
|
36
(2)
|
31
(−1)
|
21
(−6)
|
15
(−9)
|
4
(−16)
|
4
(−16)
|
| Average precipitation inches (mm)
|
14.69
(373)
|
13.71
(348)
|
12.83
(326)
|
6.39
(162)
|
4.00
(102)
|
1.23
(31)
|
0.02
(0.51)
|
0.20
(5.1)
|
0.50
(13)
|
4.10
(104)
|
8.60
(218)
|
16.25
(413)
|
82.52
(2,095.61)
|
| Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
17.7
(45)
|
19.4
(49)
|
17.1
(43)
|
8.1
(21)
|
0.6
(1.5)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.5
(1.3)
|
3.5
(8.9)
|
15.1
(38)
|
82.0
(208)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
|
13.1
|
12.0
|
11.5
|
9.4
|
7.2
|
2.6
|
0.5
|
0.8
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
9.0
|
12.3
|
85.4
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
3.7
|
2.5
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
1.3
|
4.0
|
21.1
|
| Source 1: NOAA[5]
|
| Source 2: National Weather Service[4]
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