El Mirage, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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El Mirage (corruption of El Miraje, Spanish for "The Mirage") is an unincorporated community in the western Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California.
El Mirage is next to the El Mirage Lake, a dry lake bed, and {{convert|12.5|mi|km}} northwest of Adelanto.
Climate
El Mirage has a hot desert climate (BS) typical of Southern California's interior with hot, dry summers and cool winters.
{{Weather box
|location = El Mirage, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 80
|Jan high F = 57.4
|Feb high F = 60.1
|Mar high F = 65.6
|Apr high F = 72.3
|May high F = 80.5
|Jun high F = 91.2
|Jul high F = 98.0
|Aug high F = 97.3
|Sep high F = 90.1
|Oct high F = 78.2
|Nov high F = 66.0
|Dec high F = 56.1
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|Jan mean F = 44.7
|Feb mean F = 47.3
|Mar mean F = 52.7
|Apr mean F = 57.7
|May mean F = 65.4
|Jun mean F = 74.6
|Jul mean F = 80.8
|Aug mean F = 80.0
|Sep mean F = 73.3
|Oct mean F = 62.2
|Nov mean F = 51.8
|Dec mean F = 43.3
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 32.0
|Feb low F = 34.6
|Mar low F = 39.8
|Apr low F = 43.1
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 57.9
|Jul low F = 63.7
|Aug low F = 62.7
|Sep low F = 56.5
|Oct low F = 46.2
|Nov low F = 37.6
|Dec low F = 30.5
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|Jan record low F = 3
|Feb record low F = 5
|Mar record low F = 18
|Apr record low F = 23
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = 1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.88
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.61
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.27
|May precipitation inch = 0.20
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.06
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.21
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.16
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.28
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.43
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.29
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.96
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|Jan precipitation days = 4.8
|Feb precipitation days = 5.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.5
|Apr precipitation days = 2.2
|May precipitation days = 0.9
|Jun precipitation days = 0.4
|Jul precipitation days = 1.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.8
|Sep precipitation days = 1.4
|Oct precipitation days = 1.6
|Nov precipitation days = 2.1
|Dec precipitation days = 3.9
|Jan snow inch = 0.6
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.2
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|Jan snow days = 0.2
|Feb snow days = 0.2
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.1
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00042771&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: El Mirage, CA
|access-date = May 24, 2023
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sgx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS San Diego
|access-date = May 24, 2023
}}
}}
Education
El Mirage School, a K-8 Campus, is operated by neighboring Adelanto Elementary School District. Students in the upper grades attend High School in Victor Valley Union High School District, including Adelanto High School.
Filmings
The music video for “California Love” by Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre was filmed in El Mirage in 1995. The music video for the song "Dilly" by Band of Horses was filmed in 2010 at Murphy's Bar and Grill, now permanently closed.{{cite web | title = Dilly (TV 2010) | publisher = IMDb.com, Inc. | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764272/ | access-date = 2010-11-20| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101112174443/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764272/| archive-date= November 12, 2010 | url-status= live}} Billy Currington filmed his music video "I got a feelin'"in 2004 starring Gena Lee Nolin.
See also
- {{C|Populated places in the Mojave Desert}}
- Mirage Airfield
- Grey Butte Auxiliary Airfield
References
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{{San Bernardino County, California}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California
Category:Populated places in the Mojave Desert
Category:Unincorporated communities in California
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