Orange Springs, Florida

Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.

The historic Methodist Episcopal Church

Orange Springs is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. A small portion of the community extends into neighboring Putnam County. The community is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Orange Springs had its start in the late 1850s as a mineral spa.[1]

Geography

Orange Springs is located at 29°30′21″N 81°56′44″W / 29.5058°N 81.9456°W / 29.5058; -81.9456 (29.5058, -81.9456).[2]

Climate

Climate data for Orange Springs, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–2015
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 85
(29) 		88
(31) 		92
(33) 		96
(36) 		100
(38) 		104
(40) 		101
(38) 		100
(38) 		98
(37) 		96
(36) 		91
(33) 		87
(31) 		104
(40)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 67.5
(19.7) 		70.5
(21.4) 		77.0
(25.0) 		82.3
(27.9) 		88.0
(31.1) 		89.8
(32.1) 		90.9
(32.7) 		91.0
(32.8) 		88.8
(31.6) 		83.1
(28.4) 		74.6
(23.7) 		69.9
(21.1) 		81.1
(27.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 54.5
(12.5) 		57.5
(14.2) 		62.7
(17.1) 		68.3
(20.2) 		74.9
(23.8) 		78.9
(26.1) 		80.7
(27.1) 		80.9
(27.2) 		78.7
(25.9) 		71.3
(21.8) 		62.9
(17.2) 		57.2
(14.0) 		69.0
(20.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 41.4
(5.2) 		44.6
(7.0) 		48.4
(9.1) 		54.2
(12.3) 		61.7
(16.5) 		67.9
(19.9) 		70.5
(21.4) 		70.7
(21.5) 		68.7
(20.4) 		59.6
(15.3) 		51.1
(10.6) 		44.6
(7.0) 		57.0
(13.9)
Record low °F (°C) 18
(−8) 		23
(−5) 		26
(−3) 		34
(1) 		43
(6) 		53
(12) 		63
(17) 		58
(14) 		54
(12) 		33
(1) 		27
(−3) 		21
(−6) 		18
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.11
(79) 		3.75
(95) 		3.73
(95) 		3.76
(96) 		3.47
(88) 		7.22
(183) 		7.05
(179) 		7.92
(201) 		7.14
(181) 		3.04
(77) 		2.37
(60) 		2.62
(67) 		55.18
(1,402)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.3 7.6 6.8 5.2 5.9 13.8 14.6 15.8 10.9 6.3 5.0 4.9 104.1
Source: NOAA[3][4][5]

Points of interest

Notable people

  • John William Pearson

References

  1. ^ Pyle, Nancy (May 14, 1987). "County's history reflected in its names". Ocala Star-Banner. pp. 8A. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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