Actis, California

Actis
Actis
Unincorporated community
	Actis Location in California Actis Actis (the United States)
	Coordinates: 34°57′31″N 118°08′55″W / 34.95861°N 118.14861°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Elevation	2,562 ft (781 m)

Actis (formerly, Highberg, Rummington, and Gloster)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.^[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Rosamond,^[2] at an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m).^[1] It is situated between Mojave and Rosamond at Backus Road and California State Route 14.^[3]

The Highberg post office opened in 1917, changed its name to Rummington in 1918, and closed for good in 1927.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Actis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	57.1 (13.9)	60.2 (15.7)	64.6 (18.1)	73.8 (23.2)	81.4 (27.4)	90.5 (32.5)	98.5 (36.9)	97.2 (36.2)	92.3 (33.5)	79.6 (26.4)	67.5 (19.7)	59.9 (15.5)	76.9 (24.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	29.9 (−1.2)	33.8 (1.0)	37.8 (3.2)	45.7 (7.6)	52.3 (11.3)	61.3 (16.3)	67.8 (19.9)	65.7 (18.7)	58.4 (14.7)	47.4 (8.6)	35.9 (2.2)	31.5 (−0.3)	47.3 (8.5)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.1 (28)	1.3 (33)	1.2 (30)	0.4 (10)	0.1 (2.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.1 (2.5)	0.2 (5.1)	0.2 (5.1)	0.4 (10)	1.2 (30)	6.2 (160)
Source: Weatherbase ^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Actis, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 991. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Curtis Darling, Kern County Place Names, second edition (2003), page 1
^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Actis, California". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.