Challenge, California facts for kids
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Challenge
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 Challenge
Location in California
Challenge
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation | 2,595 ft (791 m) |
| ZIP code |
95925
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| Area code(s) | 530 |
Challenge (formerly Challenge Mills) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Marysville.
Challenge was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill.
A post office opened at Challenge in 1895.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Challenge has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Challenge, California (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52 (11) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
63 (17) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
73 (23) |
59 (15) |
51 (11) |
69 (20) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
35 (2) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
47 (8) |
54 (12) |
61 (16) |
60 (16) |
55 (13) |
47 (8) |
39 (4) |
34 (1) |
45 (7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.36 (314) |
10.95 (278) |
9.91 (252) |
4.70 (119) |
2.12 (54) |
0.71 (18) |
0.06 (1.5) |
0.11 (2.8) |
0.81 (21) |
3.86 (98) |
8.18 (208) |
11.40 (290) |
65.17 (1,656.3) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
3.9 (9.9) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
13.4 (33.6) |
| Source: U.S.ClimateData | |||||||||||||
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