Madeline  | |
|---|---|
![]() Madeline Location in California ![]() Madeline Madeline (the United States)  | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′04″N 120°28′32″W / 41.05111°N 120.47556°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | California | 
| County | Lassen County | 
| Elevation | 5,321 ft (1,622 m) | 
| Population  (2020)  | |
| • Total | 21 | 
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 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madeline, California
 - 1 2 3 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.
 - ↑ Climate Summary for Madeline, California
 


