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Mather, California
Mather, Tuolumne County, California is located in California
Mather, Tuolumne County, California
Mather, Tuolumne County, California
Location in California
Mather, Tuolumne County, California is located in the United States
Mather, Tuolumne County, California
Mather, Tuolumne County, California
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County Tuolumne
Elevation
4,521 ft (1,378 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 209
GNIS feature ID 263264

Mather is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Mather is 33 miles (53 km) west of Tioga Pass. The community is named after Stephen Tyng Mather, who directed the National Park Service from 1917 to 1929. It is home to Camp Mather, operated by San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department.

Climate

Climate data for Cherry Lake Dam, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22)
75
(24)
82
(28)
85
(29)
92
(33)
102
(39)
100
(38)
101
(38)
103
(39)
90
(32)
80
(27)
73
(23)
103
(39)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 49.9
(9.9)
50.6
(10.3)
54.4
(12.4)
59.1
(15.1)
67.7
(19.8)
77.7
(25.4)
86.0
(30.0)
85.8
(29.9)
80.2
(26.8)
68.6
(20.3)
57.3
(14.1)
48.9
(9.4)
65.5
(18.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 40.1
(4.5)
40.4
(4.7)
43.3
(6.3)
47.0
(8.3)
54.5
(12.5)
63.3
(17.4)
71.2
(21.8)
70.7
(21.5)
65.6
(18.7)
55.5
(13.1)
46.0
(7.8)
39.4
(4.1)
53.1
(11.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 30.3
(−0.9)
30.5
(−0.8)
32.1
(0.1)
34.9
(1.6)
41.5
(5.3)
49.0
(9.4)
56.4
(13.6)
55.7
(13.2)
51.0
(10.6)
42.4
(5.8)
34.8
(1.6)
29.8
(−1.2)
40.7
(4.9)
Record low °F (°C) −15
(−26)
−6
(−21)
8
(−13)
12
(−11)
21
(−6)
27
(−3)
33
(1)
29
(−2)
27
(−3)
18
(−8)
7
(−14)
−3
(−19)
−15
(−26)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 6.11
(155)
5.60
(142)
5.03
(128)
3.41
(87)
1.55
(39)
0.57
(14)
0.17
(4.3)
0.20
(5.1)
0.63
(16)
1.89
(48)
3.77
(96)
5.23
(133)
34.16
(867.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 13.3
(34)
12.9
(33)
11.6
(29)
8.8
(22)
0.5
(1.3)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
3.0
(7.6)
10.5
(27)
60.9
(154.66)
Source: NOAA
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