Clearwater, Washington
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|subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
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|utc_offset_DST = -7
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Clearwater is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States.{{cite gnis|id=1517842|name=Clearwater}} Clearwater is located along the Clearwater River and is a primarily timberlands with limited private ownership. The community is just outside the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation.
History
A post office called Clearwater was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community takes its name from the nearby Clearwater River.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=66|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=50}}
Climate
The strong influence of the Pacific gives Clearwater heavy year-round precipitation and an Oceanic climate (Cfb), according to the Köppen climate classification system.
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|location = Clearwater
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| Jan record high F = 65
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 79
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 96
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 100
| Aug record high F = 98
| Sep record high F = 96
| Oct record high F = 85
| Nov record high F = 76
| Dec record high F = 61
| year record high F = 102
| Jan high F = 45.3
| Feb high F = 49.4
| Mar high F = 52.5
| Apr high F = 57.1
| May high F = 62
| Jun high F = 65.7
| Jul high F = 70.1
| Aug high F = 70.6
| Sep high F = 68.5
| Oct high F = 60.2
| Nov high F = 51.2
| Dec high F = 45.9
| year high F = 58.2
| Jan low F = 33.9
| Feb low F = 34.5
| Mar low F = 35.5
| Apr low F = 38
| May low F = 42.1
| Jun low F = 46.3
| Jul low F = 49.2
| Aug low F = 49.2
| Sep low F = 46.1
| Oct low F = 42.1
| Nov low F = 37.9
| Dec low F = 35.1
| year low F = 40.8
| Jan record low F = -8
| Feb record low F = -1
| Mar record low F = 15
| Apr record low F = 25
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 31
| Jul record low F = 24
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 27
| Oct record low F = 22
| Nov record low F = 10
| Dec record low F = 4
| year record low F = -8
| Jan precipitation inch = 16.78
| Feb precipitation inch = 13.09
| Mar precipitation inch = 12.7
| Apr precipitation inch = 8.81
| May precipitation inch = 5.44
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.74
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.36
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.81
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.45
| Oct precipitation inch = 11.23
| Nov precipitation inch = 17.15
| Dec precipitation inch = 16.95
| year precipitation inch = 116.51
| Jan precipitation days = 23
| Feb precipitation days = 19
| Mar precipitation days = 21
| Apr precipitation days = 17
| May precipitation days = 14
| Jun precipitation days = 12
| Jul precipitation days = 8
| Aug precipitation days = 8
| Sep precipitation days = 11
| Oct precipitation days = 17
| Nov precipitation days = 22
| Dec precipitation days = 23
| Jan snow inch = 3.6
| Feb snow inch = 1.6
| Mar snow inch = 1.4
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0.1
| Dec snow inch = 1.1
| year snow inch = 7.9
|source 1 = {{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa1496 |title=CLEARWATER, WASHINGTON (451496) |accessdate=November 16, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}
|date=November 2015
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References
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{{Jefferson County, Washington}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Washington
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