Thermal (California)

Thermal
View from Airport Boulevard to Thermal
Location in California
Thermal
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Riverside County
Coordinates :	33 ° 38 ′  N , 116 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 38 ′  N , 116 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	2,865 (as of 2010)
Population density :	117 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	24,479 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 24,479 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	-42 m
Postal code :	92274
Area code :	+1 760
FIPS :	06-78456
GNIS ID :	2583161

Thermal is a census-designated place in Riverside County in the US state of California , United States . The place has 2865 inhabitants (as of 2010) and is located in the east of the Coachella Valley .

geography

Thermal is located in central Riverside County in California in the United States . The village borders on Coachella in the north and is otherwise surrounded by a community-free area.

About 40 kilometers northwest of Thermal is Palm Springs , about 15 kilometers south of the Salton Sea .

The place has 2865 inhabitants (status of the 2010 census ). Thermal extends over an area of ​​24,479 km², which consists entirely of land; the population density is thus 117 inhabitants per square kilometer. The center of the village is at an altitude of −42 meters and is thus - like the whole of the east of the Coachella Valley - below sea ​​level .

traffic

The California State Route 111 and the California State Route 86 , shown here with the California State Route 86S is identical to lead almost parallel to each other through the local area of thermal south.

The Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport , which was called Thermal Airport until 1998, is located in Thermal .

The former railway line of the Southern Pacific Railroad from the early days of the community is now operated by the Union Pacific .

climate

The climate of Thermal and the entire Coachella Valley is strongly influenced by the environment. The location between three high mountains in a valley sloping to the south leads to a unique, warm climate in every season; winters can even be the warmest in the US west of the Rockies . The average annual maximum temperature is 31.4  ° C , the lowest temperature 13.6  ° C . In summer, however, temperatures above 42  ° C are common, and in rare cases 49  ° C can be reached. Even in the summer nights, the low temperature is still at 28  ° C . The maximum values ​​during the day are between 20 and 30  ° C in winter . The average annual precipitation mostly stays below the 100 millimeter mark, the number of sunny days is usually over 348 per year. The highest ever measured in thermal temperature comes from 28 July 1995 and is 52.2  ° C , the lowest temperature was recorded on December 23, 1990 and is -10  ° C .

Thermal, California
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     13   22nd 4th     13   24 6th     8.1   27 9     1.8   30th 13     1   34 17th     0.3   39 21st     4.3   42 24     6.9   41 24     8.1   38 20th     3.8   33 14th     7.1   26th 7th     7.9   22nd 3 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Western Regional Climate Center (English)

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Thermal, California Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 21.6 23.7 26.6 30.3 34.4 39.2 41.5 40.8 38.4 32.9 25.9 21.5 O 31.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 3.6 5.9 9.1 12.8 17.1 20.7 24.3 24.0 20.3 14.1 7.1 3.2 O 13.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 13.2 12.7 8.1 1.8 1.0 0.3 4.3 6.9 8.1 3.8 7.1 7.9 Σ 75.2 Source: Western Regional Climate Center (English)

politics

Thermal is part of the 28th District in the California Senate , currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu , and the 56th District of the California State Assembly , represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez . Thermal also belongs to California's 36th  Congressional District , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz .

Web links

• Further information at City-Data.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ OpenStreetMap
2. ↑ Data on temperature in Thermal Western Regional Science Center (English)
3. ↑ Around the Capitol, Senate District 28, District Map (English)
4. ↑ Around the Capitol, Assembly District 56, District Map (English)
5. ↑ Around the Capitol, Congressional District 36, District Map (English)