Valyermo, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
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Valyermo (Spanish: "Barren Valley")[https://www.kcet.org/socal-focus/cities-and-landmarks-the-etymology-of-the-california-desert KCET - Cities and Landmarks, the Etymology of the California Desert] is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California. The community has a population of about 450{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}.
Geography
Valyermo is located about {{convert|17|mi|km}} southeast of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley portion of Southern California. The ZIP code for Valyermo is 93563 and the area code 661.
Climate
Valyermo's location on the edge of the San Bernardino mountains near the desert gives it a cold semi arid climate instead of a cold desert climate with roughly 10 inches of precipitation a year.
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|location = Valyermo
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|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 81
|Jan high F = 57.5
|Feb high F = 58.9
|Mar high F = 63.9
|Apr high F = 70.0
|May high F = 78.5
|Jun high F = 88.6
|Jul high F = 95.0
|Aug high F = 94.0
|Sep high F = 87.5
|Oct high F = 76.4
|Nov high F = 65.1
|Dec high F = 56.6
|year high F=
|Jan mean F = 44.7
|Feb mean F = 46.0
|Mar mean F = 49.7
|Apr mean F = 54.5
|May mean F = 61.9
|Jun mean F = 70.1
|Jul mean F = 76.9
|Aug mean F = 75.6
|Sep mean F = 70.8
|Oct mean F = 60.8
|Nov mean F = 50.9
|Dec mean F = 43.9
|year mean F=
|Jan low F = 31.9
|Feb low F = 32.9
|Mar low F = 35.5
|Apr low F = 39.0
|May low F = 45.4
|Jun low F = 51.6
|Jul low F = 59.0
|Aug low F = 57.3
|Sep low F = 54.1
|Oct low F = 45.3
|Nov low F = 36.7
|Dec low F = 31.1
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = 1
|Feb record low F = 9
|Mar record low F = 12
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = 7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.75
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.57
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.66
|May precipitation inch = 0.25
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.04
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.19
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.28
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.33
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.36
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.91
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.73
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About Valyermo
"Valyermo" is a contraction of the Spanish words "valle yermo", or "barren valley".
St. Andrew's Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery (Benedictine) located in the foothills of the Antelope Valley in Valyermo.
References
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External links
- [http://www.valyermo.com/ Saint Andrew's Abbey]
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{{Los Angeles County, California}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Populated places in the Mojave Desert
Category:Unincorporated communities in California
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