| Dworshak State Park | |
|---|---|
 Dworshak Reservoir | |
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| Location | Clearwater County, Idaho, United States |
| Nearest city | Orofino, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 46°34′33″N116°16′48″W / 46.57583°N 116.28°W /46.57583; -116.28[1] |
| Area | 850 acres (340 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m)[1] |
| Established | 1989[2] |
| Administered by | Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Official website |
Dworshak State Park is a public recreation area covering 850 acres (340 ha) along the western shore ofDworshak Reservoir north ofOrofino inClearwater County,Idaho,United States. Thestate park comprises three units: Freeman Creek, Three Meadows Group Camp, and Big Eddy Lodge and Marina. There are opportunities for boating, fishing, camping, swimming, water-skiing, and hiking in the park.[3]
Animals that inhabit this state park aredeer,kokanee,osprey,black crappie,bass,trout andbald eagles.
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Dworshak's climate is classified asWarm-summer Mediterranean climate (KöppenCsa). Among them, the annual average temperature is 51.7 °F (10.9 °C), the hottest month in July is 72.2 °F (22.3 °C), and the coldest month is 33.3 °F (0.7 °C) in December. The annual precipitation is 26.10 inches (662.9 mm), of which November is the wettest with 3.23 inches (82.0 mm), while August is the driest with only 0.68 inches (17.3 mm). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −22 °F (−30 °C) on January 21, 1937 to 118 °F (48 °C) on July 28, 1934.
| Climate data for Dworshak State Park, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) | 68 (20) | 82 (28) | 98 (37) | 105 (41) | 112 (44) | 118 (48) | 116 (47) | 107 (42) | 92 (33) | 69 (21) | 63 (17) | 118 (48) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51.3 (10.7) | 58.0 (14.4) | 68.8 (20.4) | 80.6 (27.0) | 90.1 (32.3) | 95.6 (35.3) | 101.9 (38.8) | 102.8 (39.3) | 95.3 (35.2) | 79.9 (26.6) | 60.7 (15.9) | 50.5 (10.3) | 103.8 (39.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.0 (4.4) | 46.0 (7.8) | 54.7 (12.6) | 62.9 (17.2) | 71.7 (22.1) | 77.8 (25.4) | 89.5 (31.9) | 89.8 (32.1) | 79.9 (26.6) | 62.9 (17.2) | 47.5 (8.6) | 38.9 (3.8) | 63.5 (17.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) | 37.5 (3.1) | 43.7 (6.5) | 50.3 (10.2) | 58.2 (14.6) | 64.3 (17.9) | 72.2 (22.3) | 72.0 (22.2) | 63.7 (17.6) | 51.0 (10.6) | 40.0 (4.4) | 33.3 (0.7) | 51.7 (10.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 32.8 (0.4) | 37.6 (3.1) | 44.8 (7.1) | 50.8 (10.4) | 54.9 (12.7) | 54.2 (12.3) | 47.6 (8.7) | 39.0 (3.9) | 32.5 (0.3) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 39.9 (4.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 18.5 (−7.5) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 34.9 (1.6) | 42.4 (5.8) | 46.4 (8.0) | 45.7 (7.6) | 37.9 (3.3) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 8.7 (−12.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) | −14 (−26) | −1 (−18) | 20 (−7) | 25 (−4) | 31 (−1) | 37 (3) | 33 (1) | 21 (−6) | 15 (−9) | −6 (−21) | −16 (−27) | −22 (−30) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.12 (79) | 2.57 (65) | 2.69 (68) | 2.64 (67) | 2.38 (60) | 1.91 (49) | 0.73 (19) | 0.68 (17) | 0.87 (22) | 2.10 (53) | 3.23 (82) | 3.18 (81) | 26.10 (663) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.3 (16) | 1.7 (4.3) | 0.7 (1.8) | 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 (0.0) | 0.7 (1.8) | 8.1 (21) | 17.5 (44) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 16.5 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 140.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[5] | |||||||||||||
