Dinkey Creek, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W﻿ / ﻿37.08611°N 119.15750°W﻿ / 37.08611; -119.15750

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Dinkey Creek

Unincorporated community

Dinkey Creek

Location in California

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Dinkey Creek

Dinkey Creek (the United States)

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Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W﻿ / ﻿37.08611°N 119.15750°W﻿ / 37.08611; -119.15750
Country| United States
State| California
County| Fresno County
Elevation

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| 5,987 ft (1,825 m)

Dinkey Creek is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located on Dinkey Creek,[2] at an elevation of 5987 feet (1825 m).[1]

A post office operated at Dinkey Creek from 1925 to 1972.[2] Dinkey was the name of a dog who lost a fight with a grizzly bear.[3]

The community was home to Camp Mar-Y-Mac, which operated from 1951 to 1981.

## Climate[edit]

Climate data for Dinkey Creek, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 72
(22)  | 76
(24)  | 75
(24)  | 83
(28)  | 93
(34)  | 96
(36)  | 100
(38)  | 99
(37)  | 101
(38)  | 89
(32)  | 86
(30)  | 74
(23)  | 116
(47)
Mean maximum °F (°C)  | 67
(19)  | 65
(18)  | 67
(19)  | 72
(22)  | 78
(26)  | 86
(30)  | 90
(32)  | 89
(32)  | 86
(30)  | 78
(26)  | 71
(22)  | 64
(18)  | 91
(33)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 50.9
(10.5)  | 49.8
(9.9)  | 52.6
(11.4)  | 54.9
(12.7)  | 63.5
(17.5)  | 74.1
(23.4)  | 81.3
(27.4)  | 80.8
(27.1)  | 75.4
(24.1)  | 65.4
(18.6)  | 55.8
(13.2)  | 48.9
(9.4)  | 62.8
(17.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 36.0
(2.2)  | 35.6
(2.0)  | 38.5
(3.6)  | 41.5
(5.3)  | 48.7
(9.3)  | 57.1
(13.9)  | 63.7
(17.6)  | 62.5
(16.9)  | 57.4
(14.1)  | 48.7
(9.3)  | 40.6
(4.8)  | 35.2
(1.8)  | 47.1
(8.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 21.2
(−6.0)  | 23.7
(−4.6)  | 24.5
(−4.2)  | 28.0
(−2.2)  | 34.0
(1.1)  | 40.1
(4.5)  | 46.0
(7.8)  | 44.2
(6.8)  | 39.3
(4.1)  | 32.0
(0.0)  | 25.6
(−3.6)  | 21.4
(−5.9)  | 31.7
(−0.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)  | 5
(−15)  | 7
(−14)  | 10
(−12)  | 15
(−9)  | 24
(−4)  | 30
(−1)  | 37
(3)  | 36
(2)  | 29
(−2)  | 22
(−6)  | 12
(−11)  | 6
(−14)  | 1
(−17)
Record low °F (°C)  | −5
(−21)  | −3
(−19)  | 2
(−17)  | −1
(−18)  | 14
(−10)  | 23
(−5)  | 30
(−1)  | 29
(−2)  | 21
(−6)  | 14
(−10)  | −1
(−18)  | −4
(−20)  | −5
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (cm)  | 8
(20)  | 8.1
(21)  | 6.8
(17)  | 3.8
(9.7)  | 2.1
(5.3)  | 0.6
(1.5)  | 0.4
(1.0)  | 0.2
(0.51)  | 1.1
(2.8)  | 2.5
(6.4)  | 4.8
(12)  | 6.4
(16)  | 44.8
(113.21)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 37.1
(94)  | 40.5
(103)  | 34.1
(87)  | 12.2
(31)  | 1.6
(4.1)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.4
(1.0)  | 6.8
(17)  | 29.7
(75)  | 162.4
(412.1)
[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dinkey Creek, California
2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1027\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282\. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

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