Madeline, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
41°03′04″N 120°28′32″W / 41.05111°N 120.47556°W / 41.05111; -120.47556CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyLassen CountyElevation5,321 ft (1,622 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total21

Madeline is an unincorporated area in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 45 miles (72 km) north-northeast of Susanville,[2] at an elevation of 5321 feet (1622 m).[1] Its population is 21 as of the 2020 census.

A post office was operated at Madeline from 1875 to 1878, and from 1879 to 1882.[2] It was reopened in 1887, and moved in 1902.[2] The zip code for the town is 96119.

Madeline was formerly a stop on the now-abandoned Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, later taken over by the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Madeline has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

Climate data for Susanville, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18) 		64
(18) 		74
(23) 		86
(30) 		93
(34) 		101
(38) 		104
(40) 		102
(39) 		95
(35) 		90
(32) 		75
(24) 		68
(20) 		104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 52
(11) 		53
(12) 		65
(18) 		73
(23) 		81
(27) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		94
(34) 		88
(31) 		79
(26) 		67
(19) 		56
(13) 		95
(35)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.5
(3.1) 		39.9
(4.4) 		47.6
(8.7) 		56.0
(13.3) 		64.0
(17.8) 		74.3
(23.5) 		84.6
(29.2) 		84.7
(29.3) 		76.6
(24.8) 		64.9
(18.3) 		52.5
(11.4) 		41.3
(5.2) 		60.3
(15.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 24.4
(−4.2) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		35.0
(1.7) 		42.2
(5.7) 		49.2
(9.6) 		56.3
(13.5) 		64.4
(18.0) 		62.9
(17.2) 		56.2
(13.4) 		46.5
(8.1) 		37.1
(2.8) 		27.7
(−2.4) 		44.1
(6.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 11.3
(−11.5) 		14.9
(−9.5) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		27.5
(−2.5) 		33.4
(0.8) 		38.4
(3.6) 		44.3
(6.8) 		43.0
(6.1) 		35.9
(2.2) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		21.6
(−5.8) 		14.3
(−9.8) 		27.9
(−2.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −15
(−26) 		−7
(−22) 		5
(−15) 		15
(−9) 		22
(−6) 		28
(−2) 		34
(1) 		32
(0) 		26
(−3) 		16
(−9) 		5
(−15) 		−6
(−21) 		−22
(−30)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34) 		−28
(−33) 		−21
(−29) 		6
(−14) 		11
(−12) 		20
(−7) 		24
(−4) 		21
(−6) 		17
(−8) 		8
(−13) 		−10
(−23) 		−37
(−38) 		−37
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.78
(45) 		1.27
(32) 		0.91
(23) 		0.85
(22) 		1.13
(29) 		0.87
(22) 		0.39
(9.9) 		0.33
(8.4) 		0.40
(10) 		0.87
(22) 		0.87
(22) 		1.35
(34) 		11.02
(279.3)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 16.0
(41) 		8.9
(23) 		7.9
(20) 		4.2
(11) 		2.1
(5.3) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.2
(3.0) 		3.5
(8.9) 		9.4
(24) 		53.3
(136.45)
Source: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca5231

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madeline, California
  2. ^ 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. 397. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Climate Summary for Madeline, California
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