Cougar, Washington
Cougar, Washington | |
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Cougar Post Office | |
Cougar Location in the state of Washington Cougar Cougar (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 122°17′58″W / 46.05139°N 122.29944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Cowlitz |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 118 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98616 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-15010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2807175[2] |
Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington. Cougar is located around 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Woodland along Washington State Route 503 and situated along the northwest bank of Yale Lake, a reservoir on the Lewis River.
The population of Cougar was 122 at the 1990 Census, when it was still incorporated as a town, but disincorporated before the 2000 Census. As of the 2020 census, the population is 118.[3]
The Cougar community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students.
Cougar is the nearest community to Mount St. Helens, which lies 13 miles (20.9215 km) to its northeast. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.
A post office called Cougar was established in 1902.[4] The community was named after the cougar which were abundant in the area at that time.[5]
Geography
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cougar has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Cougar was 112 °F (44.4 °C) on June 29, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was 4 °F (−15.6 °C) on December 30, 1968.[6]
| Climate data for Cougar, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
69 (21) |
79 (26) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
112 (44) |
107 (42) |
108 (42) |
104 (40) |
92 (33) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
112 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.5 (13.1) |
59.5 (15.3) |
69.6 (20.9) |
79.3 (26.3) |
87.9 (31.1) |
92.7 (33.7) |
98.3 (36.8) |
97.6 (36.4) |
92.5 (33.6) |
78.6 (25.9) |
62.3 (16.8) |
54.4 (12.4) |
101.4 (38.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) |
48.7 (9.3) |
53.8 (12.1) |
59.3 (15.2) |
66.8 (19.3) |
72.4 (22.4) |
80.4 (26.9) |
80.9 (27.2) |
75.1 (23.9) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.4 (10.2) |
43.9 (6.6) |
61.6 (16.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 39.7 (4.3) |
41.9 (5.5) |
45.6 (7.6) |
49.7 (9.8) |
56.1 (13.4) |
61.1 (16.2) |
67.2 (19.6) |
67.3 (19.6) |
62.9 (17.2) |
53.7 (12.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
39.0 (3.9) |
52.4 (11.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.6 (1.4) |
35.2 (1.8) |
37.3 (2.9) |
40.1 (4.5) |
45.5 (7.5) |
49.7 (9.8) |
54.0 (12.2) |
53.8 (12.1) |
50.8 (10.4) |
44.8 (7.1) |
39.0 (3.9) |
34.0 (1.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
32.6 (0.3) |
36.7 (2.6) |
41.2 (5.1) |
45.4 (7.4) |
45.7 (7.6) |
42.0 (5.6) |
36.6 (2.6) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 8 (−13) |
5 (−15) |
15 (−9) |
28 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
33 (1) |
38 (3) |
38 (3) |
34 (1) |
28 (−2) |
12 (−11) |
4 (−16) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 17.01 (432) |
12.97 (329) |
12.34 (313) |
9.08 (231) |
5.41 (137) |
4.10 (104) |
1.24 (31) |
1.65 (42) |
3.85 (98) |
9.11 (231) |
18.65 (474) |
17.33 (440) |
112.74 (2,862) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) |
3.5 (8.9) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
3.6 (9.1) |
15.5 (39.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 20.9 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 14.8 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 177.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[6] | |||||||||||||
Education
Cougar is in the territory of Woodland Public Schools,[8] which operates Woodland High School.
External links
References
- ^ "USGS—Cougar, Washington". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cougar, Washington
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Cougar, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 57.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Portland (OR)". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cougar 6 E, WA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cowlitz County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2021.