Editing Paisley, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
Paisley is located at an elevation of {{convert|4374|ft|m}}. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> The [[Chewaucan River]] flows through the city.

===Geothermal energy===
Paisley sits on top of a supply of hot groundwater. In 1980 on the Colahan Ranch in Paisley, a well was unintentionally drilled into a fault, revealing the hot water.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts">{{cite web |last1=Culp |first1=Lynn |title=Geothermal Boosts Our Energy Future |url=http://svec.coopwebbuilder2.com/content/paisley-geothermal-project |publisher=Surprise Valley Electrification Corporation |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320210725/http://svec.coopwebbuilder2.com/content/paisley-geothermal-project |archive-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> After using the water for irrigation for a time, the Colahans invited the local electricity cooperative to investigate the well's use as a geothermal energy source in 2008.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts" /> The plant was expected to come online in 2013 with a projected energy output of three [[megawatts]] using grants from both Federal and State governments for up to seven million dollars.<ref name="Geothermal Boosts" /> However, by July 2015 the plant had still not come online, and the costs had expanded from a projected twelve million dollars to more than twenty one million dollars, while the amount gained through government grants had fallen to only five million.<ref name="Paisley Geothermal">{{cite web |last1=Jullierat |first1=Lee |title=Paisley Geothermal Plant Still Not Operable |url=https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/paisley-geothermal-plant-still-not-operable/article_dd72c85d-e6ee-5d7d-9d5a-2d416eb1947f.html |publisher=Herald and News |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031184202/https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/business/paisley-geothermal-plant-still-not-operable/article_dd72c85d-e6ee-5d7d-9d5a-2d416eb1947f.html |archive-date=31 October 2019 |date=2 June 2015}}</ref> The plant became operational later that year at a projected 3.1 megawatts capability.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Oregon Department of Energy |title=Geothermal Energy in Oregon |url=https://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Geothermal.aspx |website=Oregon.gov |access-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928041216/https://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Geothermal.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2019 |date=2018}}</ref> The plant was able to generate an estimated 4,129,6800 [[kilowatt hour]]s of energy over the eight months it was operational during 2016 with a peak output of 2,100 [[kilowatt]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paisley Oregon Geothermal Plant Operated by Surprise Valley Electrification - 2016 Operational Information |url=https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/912 |website=Geothermal Data Repository |publisher=OpenEI |access-date=31 October 2019 |format=xlsx file |date=8 March 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Paisley has a [[steppe climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

{{Weather box
|location = Paisley
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 65
| Feb record high F = 72
| Mar record high F = 79
| Apr record high F = 85
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 113
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 70
| year record high F = 113
| Jan high F = 41
| Feb high F = 45.6
| Mar high F = 51.7
| Apr high F = 59.2
| May high F = 67.4
| Jun high F = 75.2
| Jul high F = 85.3
| Aug high F = 84.2
| Sep high F = 75.9
| Oct high F = 64.8
| Nov high F = 49.8
| Dec high F = 41.9
| year high F = 61.8
| Jan low F = 21.7
| Feb low F = 25.1
| Mar low F = 28.1
| Apr low F = 32.5
| May low F = 38.4
| Jun low F = 44.4
| Jul low F = 50.2
| Aug low F = 48.5
| Sep low F = 41.8
| Oct low F = 34.2
| Nov low F = 27.1
| Dec low F = 22.4
| year low F = 34.5
| Jan record low F = -29
| Feb record low F = -25
| Mar record low F = -6
| Apr record low F = 8
| May record low F = 10
| Jun record low F = 20
| Jul record low F = 27
| Aug record low F = 21
| Sep record low F = 17
| Oct record low F = 0
| Nov record low F = -8
| Dec record low F = -28
| year record low F = -29 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.17
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.89
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.8
| May precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.43
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.4
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.51
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.71
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.07
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.16
| year precipitation inch = 10.12
| Jan precipitation days = 7
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 6
| Apr precipitation days = 6
| May precipitation days = 6
| Jun precipitation days = 5
| Jul precipitation days = 2
| Aug precipitation days = 2
| Sep precipitation days = 3
| Oct precipitation days = 4
| Nov precipitation days = 6
| Dec precipitation days = 6
| Jan snow inch = 4.5
| Feb snow inch = 3.3
| Mar snow inch = 3.4
| Apr snow inch = 1.6
| May snow inch = 0.5
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.2
| Nov snow inch = 1.6
| Dec snow inch = 3.1
| year snow inch = 18.3

|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or6426 |title=Paisley, OR (356426) |access-date=November 26, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center}}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}