Anatone, Washington

Anatone was first settled in 1878 by Daniel McIvor and Charles Isecke. It was named for a Nez Perce woman.{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}} It is a working class agricultural area near the tripoint with Idaho and Oregon, primarily growing wheat. The only commercial service available in the area (as of January 2025) is Millie's Grille, located on State Highway 129 (building formerly Anatone Trading Post & Cafe).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Anatone is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is approximately {{convert|24|mi|round=5}} south of Clarkston on State Route 129.

The community is not tracked by the U.S. Census and a census population estimate is not available. The citizens of Anatone perform population censuses themselves and update a sign in the town on occasion.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Image:Anatone wa 2001.jpg|Anatone, WA (2001)

Image:Anatone WA.jpg|Anatone, WA (2003)

In 2000, an estimated 221 people lived in areas served by the Anatone Post Office, in 167 housing units. As of January 1, 2010, there was a count of 38 people in the town of Anatone.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Anatone has a Humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.

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| Jan record high F = 58

| Feb record high F = 63

| Mar record high F = 71

| Apr record high F = 87

| May record high F = 90

| Jun record high F = 97

| Jul record high F = 104

| Aug record high F = 104

| Sep record high F = 100

| Oct record high F = 85

| Nov record high F = 72

| Dec record high F = 58

| year record high F = 104

| Jan high F = 33

| Feb high F = 38.5

| Mar high F = 45

| Apr high F = 53.7

| May high F = 62.3

| Jun high F = 70

| Jul high F = 80.4

| Aug high F = 79.6

| Sep high F = 70.2

| Oct high F = 58.6

| Nov high F = 44.3

| Dec high F = 35.2

| year high F = 55.9

| Jan low F = 18.6

| Feb low F = 23

| Mar low F = 26.8

| Apr low F = 32

| May low F = 38

| Jun low F = 44.1

| Jul low F = 48.5

| Aug low F = 47.8

| Sep low F = 41.4

| Oct low F = 35

| Nov low F = 27.9

| Dec low F = 22

| year low F = 33.8

| Jan record low F = -26

| Feb record low F = -24

| Mar record low F = -10

| Apr record low F = 2

| May record low F = 20

| Jun record low F = 26

| Jul record low F = 30

| Aug record low F = 29

| Sep record low F = 12

| Oct record low F = 0

| Nov record low F = -18

| Dec record low F = -32

| year record low F = -32

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| Jan precipitation inch = 2.64

| Feb precipitation inch = 1.82

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.98

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.77

| May precipitation inch = 2.09

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.1

| Jul precipitation inch = 0.7

| Aug precipitation inch = 0.83

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.14

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.71

| Nov precipitation inch = 2.36

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.39

| year precipitation inch = 21.54

| Jan precipitation days = 12

| Feb precipitation days = 9

| Mar precipitation days = 10

| Apr precipitation days = 9

| May precipitation days = 9

| Jun precipitation days = 8

| Jul precipitation days = 4

| Aug precipitation days = 4

| Sep precipitation days = 5

| Oct precipitation days = 7

| Nov precipitation days = 10

| Dec precipitation days = 11

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch

| Jan snow inch = 22.2

| Feb snow inch = 14.7

| Mar snow inch = 11.1

| Apr snow inch = 2.6

| May snow inch = 0.8

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 0

| Oct snow inch = 1

| Nov snow inch = 8.7

| Dec snow inch = 17.5

| year snow inch = 78.5

|source 1 = {{cite web

|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa0184 |title=ANATONE, WASHINGTON (450184) |accessdate=November 15, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}

|date=November 2015

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Fields Spring State Park is {{convert|4|mi|0|spell=in}} south of Anatone on State Route 129.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)

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