Palmer (Washington)

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Palmer
Palmer (Washington)
Palmer
Palmer
Location in Washington
Basic data
State : United States
State : Washington
County : King County
Coordinates : 47 ° 19 ′  N , 121 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 19 ′  N , 121 ° 54 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Height : 130 m
FIPS : 53-52810
GNIS ID : 1524150

Palmer is a civil parish in King County , Washington state . It is located on the Green River near Kanaskat-Palmer State Park .

Palmer was originally a telegraph station on the Northern Pacific Railway (NPR), which was established around 1886 during the construction of the railway line over Stampede Pass . The place was first called "Green River". It was renamed in 1888 in honor of George L. Palmer, then a raftsman and later an official of the NPR. The original route over the Stampede Pass ran from Tacoma to Puyallup , where the route swung east and continued over Orting , Buckley and Enumclaw to Palmer. The railroad followed the Green River to Lester to Stampede Pass.

Between 1899 and 1900, the Northern Pacific built a branch from Palmer Junction (east of Palmer), which crossed the Green River and led via Kanaskat and later westwards via Ravensdale , Covington to Auburn . This route is still used today by the BNSF Railway .

climate

According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification, Palmer has a maritime climate ("Cfb" for short).

Palmer
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Western Regional Climate Center
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Palmer
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.89 20.56 25.56 31.11 37.78 38.89 38.33 38.33 36.11 32.22 23.33 18.33 O 30th
Min. Temperature (° C) -17.78 -19.44 -11.11 -5.56 -3.33 0.00 0.56 3.33 0.00 -6.11 -14.44 -18.33 O −7.6
Temperature (° C) 2.72 4.33 5.89 8.42 11.69 14.31 17.08 17.08 14.69 10.42 5.94 3.31 O 9.7
Precipitation ( mm ) 289.81 222.00 239.27 192.53 150.37 133.60 59.44 71.88 118.62 200.91 303.28 304.80 Σ 2,286.51
Rainy days ( d ) 21st 18th 21st 19th 17th 14th 8th 9 11 16 20th 21st Σ 195
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37.78
-3.33
38.89
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38.33
0.56
38.33
3.33
36.11
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32.22
-6.11
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239.27
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150.37
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59.44
71.88
118.62
200.91
303.28
304.80
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Western Regional Climate Center

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PALMER 3 SE, WASHINGTON (456295) . Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 18, 2015.