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| Keno | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
Keno entrance sign, elementary school in the background.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,059 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Keno is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southwest of Klamath Falls on the Klamath River near Oregon Route 66. As of 2000, the population was 1,059. Keno's elevation is 4,108 feet (1,252 m) above sea level.
Keno was supposedly named after the first postmaster's bird dog. It was previously called Plevna and Whittles Ferry. Keno post office was established in 1887.
One hundred eighty eight children attend Keno's one school, Keno Elementary. It is a K–6 school in the Klamath County School District.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keno has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Keno, OR | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14.4) |
62 (16.7) |
65 (18.3) |
81 (27.2) |
85 (29.4) |
94 (34.4) |
97 (36.1) |
99 (37.2) |
92 (33.3) |
86 (30) |
61 (16.1) |
55 (12.8) |
99 (37.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 38.5 (3.61) |
42.6 (5.89) |
45.7 (7.61) |
53.6 (12) |
64.5 (18.06) |
74.5 (23.61) |
83.3 (28.5) |
85.1 (29.5) |
83.8 (28.78) |
67 (19.4) |
44.9 (7.17) |
37.8 (3.22) |
60.1 (15.61) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20 (-6.7) |
21.2 (-6) |
26.1 (-3.28) |
27.5 (-2.5) |
33.3 (0.72) |
41.3 (5.17) |
46.9 (8.28) |
46.2 (7.89) |
40.7 (4.83) |
31.4 (-0.33) |
27.1 (-2.72) |
16 (-8.9) |
31.5 (-0.28) |
| Record low °F (°C) | -7 (-21.7) |
-6 (-21.1) |
1 (-17.2) |
14 (-10) |
21 (-6.1) |
26 (-3.3) |
30 (-1.1) |
34 (1.1) |
33 (0.6) |
19 (-7.2) |
11 (-11.7) |
-1 (-18.3) |
-7 (-21.7) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.84 (72.1) |
1.99 (50.5) |
1.92 (48.8) |
1.28 (32.5) |
1.21 (30.7) |
0.88 (22.4) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.45 (11.4) |
0.63 (16) |
1.5 (38) |
2.59 (65.8) |
3.21 (81.5) |
18.84 (478.5) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 16 (41) |
9.9 (25.1) |
6.5 (16.5) |
2.1 (5.3) |
0.2 (0.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
6.4 (16.3) |
13.5 (34.3) |
55 (140) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 90 |
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