Partoun, Utah

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States

Unincorporated community in Utah, United States
39°38′36″N 113°53′16″W / 39.64333°N 113.88778°W / 39.64333; -113.88778CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyJuabFounded1949Named forA Scottish townElevation4,800 ft (1,463 m)GNIS feature ID1437285[1]

Partoun /ˈpɑːrtuːn/ is an unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is located in Snake Valley at latitude 39.64661N and longitude -113.88700W with an elevation of 4,818' (1,469m). It was founded in 1949 by the religious group called the Aaronic Order, and named after a town in Scotland.

Partoun is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Partoun is also home to both the West Desert High School[2] and the West Desert Elementary School,[3] even though the website mentions the neighboring community of Trout Creek to the north.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Partoun, Utah (Elevation 4,800ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 69
(21) 		74
(23) 		82
(28) 		92
(33) 		100
(38) 		105
(41) 		107
(42) 		105
(41) 		100
(38) 		93
(34) 		78
(26) 		67
(19) 		107
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 40.4
(4.7) 		46.6
(8.1) 		55.9
(13.3) 		64.4
(18.0) 		74.4
(23.6) 		85.5
(29.7) 		94.4
(34.7) 		92.0
(33.3) 		82.2
(27.9) 		68.2
(20.1) 		52.4
(11.3) 		41.3
(5.2) 		66.5
(19.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 13.7
(−10.2) 		19.4
(−7.0) 		25.8
(−3.4) 		32.4
(0.2) 		40.5
(4.7) 		48.7
(9.3) 		56.1
(13.4) 		54.3
(12.4) 		44.0
(6.7) 		33.2
(0.7) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		14.7
(−9.6) 		33.8
(1.0)
Record low °F (°C) −23
(−31) 		−29
(−34) 		−2
(−19) 		10
(−12) 		16
(−9) 		21
(−6) 		36
(2) 		31
(−1) 		21
(−6) 		2
(−17) 		−7
(−22) 		−27
(−33) 		−29
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.42
(11) 		0.50
(13) 		0.54
(14) 		0.72
(18) 		0.94
(24) 		0.69
(18) 		0.56
(14) 		0.57
(14) 		0.58
(15) 		0.61
(15) 		0.46
(12) 		0.35
(8.9) 		6.93
(176)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.3
(8.4) 		3.4
(8.6) 		0.8
(2.0) 		0.7
(1.8) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.8
(2.0) 		1.9
(4.8) 		11.4
(29)
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Partoun
  2. ^ http://www.tintic.k12.ut.us/schools/westdeserths/[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.tintic.k12.ut.us/schools/westdesertes[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Fish Springs 1:100,000 topo map
  5. ^ "Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Information". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved April 12, 2013.

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