Callahan, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = California
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Siskiyou
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
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|elevation_ft = 3140
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|postal_code = 96014
|area_code = 530
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Callahan is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Callahan is located on California State Route 3 {{convert|11.5|mi|km}} south-southeast of Etna. Callahan has a post office with ZIP code 96014. As of 2009 it has a population of 50~.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=96014&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]
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{{clarify|date=July 2012}} in the community in 1851.{{cite book|last=Durham|first=David L. |title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State|publisher=Quill Driver Books|year=1998|pages=206|isbn=1-884995-14-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC}} 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.Red Bluff Independent,17 September 1861
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.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=613140&cityname=Callahan%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Callahan, California]
{{Weather box
|location = Callahan (1943-2012)
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 65
| Feb record high F = 72
| Mar record high F = 82
| Apr record high F = 86
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 106
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 105
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 75
| Dec record high F = 65
| year record high F = 106
| Jan high F = 46.9
| Feb high F = 50.8
| Mar high F = 56.3
| Apr high F = 62.7
| May high F = 71.5
| Jun high F = 81.1
| Jul high F = 91.5
| Aug high F = 90.2
| Sep high F = 82.6
| Oct high F = 68.0
| Nov high F = 52.9
| Dec high F = 44.2
| year high F = 65.6
| Jan low F = 27.4
| Feb low F = 29.9
| Mar low F = 30.9
| Apr low F = 34.7
| May low F = 39.5
| Jun low F = 45.7
| Jul low F = 52.5
| Aug low F = 51.5
| Sep low F = 45.7
| Oct low F = 38.2
| Nov low F = 30.8
| Dec low F = 26.7
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| Jan record low F = -6
| Feb record low F = -1
| Mar record low F = 4
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 21
| Jun record low F = 21
| Jul record low F = 29
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 23
| Oct record low F = 15
| Nov record low F = 9
| Dec record low F = -9
| year record low F = -9 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.46
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.7
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.1
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.26
| May precipitation inch = 1.09
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.76
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.43
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.37
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.5
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.57
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.88
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.79
| year precipitation inch = 20.92
| Jan precipitation days = 12
| Feb precipitation days = 10
| Mar precipitation days = 11
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 7
| Jun precipitation days = 5
| Jul precipitation days = 2
| Aug precipitation days = 2
| Sep precipitation days = 3
| Oct precipitation days = 6
| Nov precipitation days = 11
| Dec precipitation days = 12
| Jan snow inch = 4.5
| Feb snow inch = 1.7
| Mar snow inch = 2.2
| Apr snow inch = 0.3
| May snow inch = 0.2
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 1.3
| Dec snow inch = 2.6
| year snow inch = 12.8
|source 1 = WRCC{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca1316 |title=CALLAHAN, CA (041316) |accessdate=November 29, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}
|date=November 2015
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References
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{{Siskiyou County, California}}
[http://allthingsshasta.com/wordpress/?p=591]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in Siskiyou County, California
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