Callahan, California
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The convenience store and bar in Callahan | |
Callahan, California Callahan, California | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′35″N 122°48′05″W / 41.30972°N 122.80139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Siskiyou |
| Elevation | 3,140 ft (960 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96014 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 257834[1] |
Callahan is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Callahan is located on California State Route 3 11.5 miles (18.5 km) south-southeast of Etna. Callahan has a post office with ZIP code 96014. As of 2009 it has a population of 50~.[2]
History
The post office opened as Callahan's Ranch in 1858 and changed its name to Callahan in 1892. The community was named after M.B. Callahan, who opened a travelers' stop in the community in 1851.[3] During the Civil War the local butcher shop raised a Palmetto flag to show support for the rebels but it was soon hauled down with 2 townspeople heckling the owner about it.[4]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Callahan has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Callahan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–2018) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
86 (30) |
98 (37) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
91 (33) |
75 (24) |
65 (18) |
106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 47.6 (8.7) |
52.7 (11.5) |
58.7 (14.8) |
64.5 (18.1) |
73.0 (22.8) |
81.1 (27.3) |
90.0 (32.2) |
89.0 (31.7) |
82.6 (28.1) |
69.5 (20.8) |
54.1 (12.3) |
46.0 (7.8) |
67.4 (19.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.7 (3.2) |
41.2 (5.1) |
45.4 (7.4) |
49.8 (9.9) |
56.6 (13.7) |
63.0 (17.2) |
70.4 (21.3) |
69.0 (20.6) |
63.0 (17.2) |
53.0 (11.7) |
42.7 (5.9) |
36.8 (2.7) |
52.4 (11.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.7 (−2.4) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
32.1 (0.1) |
35.1 (1.7) |
40.3 (4.6) |
44.9 (7.2) |
50.7 (10.4) |
49.0 (9.4) |
43.3 (6.3) |
36.4 (2.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
37.4 (3.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) |
−1 (−18) |
4 (−16) |
18 (−8) |
21 (−6) |
21 (−6) |
29 (−2) |
32 (0) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
9 (−13) |
−9 (−23) |
−9 (−23) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.48 (88) |
2.80 (71) |
2.38 (60) |
1.37 (35) |
1.55 (39) |
0.69 (18) |
0.47 (12) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.38 (9.7) |
1.34 (34) |
2.27 (58) |
3.75 (95) |
20.77 (528) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
1.5 (3.8) |
4.4 (11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 13.1 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 96.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: WRCC (extremes)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Callahan, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 206. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Red Bluff Independent,17 September 1861
- ^ Climate Summary for Callahan, California
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "CALLAHAN, CA (041316)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015.