Editing Markleeville, California (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land. The region comprising Markleeville is Alpine in appearance, with lush grassy valley areas. There is a hot spring, and a state park with a campground. Excellent hiking trails abound.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Markleeville has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated ''Csb'' on climate maps, though it approaches a [[Humid continental climate]] (''Dsb'').

Markleeville has warm to hot summers with only occasional rainfall, mostly from afternoon and evening thunderstorms; nights are usually well below {{convert|50|F|C}}.  Winters are somewhat cold and often snowy.  The average January temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|45.7|F|C|disp=or}} and a minimum of {{convert|17.4|F|C|disp=or}}. The average July temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|84.5|F|C}} and a minimum of {{convert|43.1|F|C|disp=or}}. There are an average of 15.7 afternoons with highs of {{convert|90|F|C|1|disp=or}} or higher and an average of 221.7 mornings with lows of {{convert|32|F|C|disp=or}} or lower, including 5.4 mornings falling to or below {{convert|0|F|1|disp=or}}, and 8.1 afternoons that do not top freezing. The record high temperature was {{convert|102|F|C|1}} on July 11, 1931.  The record low temperature was {{convert|-25|F|C|1}} on December 22, 1990.

Average annual precipitation is {{convert|19.18|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. There are an average of 59 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest calendar year was 1996 with {{convert|38.35|in|mm|1}} and the driest year was 1917 with {{convert|11.74|in|mm|1}}. The most precipitation in one month occurred in January 1914 with {{convert|16.13|in|mm|1}}. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|4.72|in|mm|1}} on December 3, 1950. Average annual snowfall is {{convert|82.9|in|m|2|disp=or}}, and snow depths of over {{convert|60|in|m|2|disp=or}} were recorded during the very cold months of January 1916 and February 1922 – the average depth of snow on the ground in January being {{convert|8|in|m|2|disp=or}}. The snowiest year was 1916 with {{convert|144.0|in|m|2}}, including {{convert|99.0|in|m|2}} in January 1916.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca5356|title = MARKLEEVILLE, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary}}</ref>
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Markleeville, California (045356)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 82
|May record high F = 90
|Jun record high F = 94
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 45.7
|Feb high F = 46.9
|Mar high F = 53.8
|Apr high F = 58.9
|May high F = 66.4
|Jun high F = 75.6
|Jul high F = 84.5
|Aug high F = 84.7
|Sep high F = 77.8
|Oct high F = 67.0
|Nov high F = 53.4
|Dec high F = 44.6
|year high F = 63.3
|Jan low F = 17.4
|Feb low F = 19.0
|Mar low F = 23.5
|Apr low F = 27.1
|May low F = 33.1
|Jun low F = 38.1
|Jul low F = 43.1
|Aug low F = 42.1
|Sep low F = 35.5
|Oct low F = 28.1
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 16.3
|year low F = 28.8
|Jan record low F = &minus;20
|Feb record low F = &minus;21
|Mar record low F = &minus;15
|Apr record low F = 9
|May record low F = 10
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 26
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 18
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = &minus;7
|Dec record low F = &minus;25
|year record low F = &minus;25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.72
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.14
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.10
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.26
|May precipitation inch = 0.99
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.60
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.39
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.47
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.93
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.11
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.01
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days = 8
|Feb precipitation days = 8
|Mar precipitation days = 6
|Apr precipitation days = 5
|May precipitation days = 5
|Jun precipitation days = 3
|Jul precipitation days = 3
|Aug precipitation days = 3
|Sep precipitation days = 3
|Oct precipitation days = 4
|Nov precipitation days = 5
|Dec precipitation days = 7
|Jan snow inch = 21.8
|Feb snow inch = 19.2
|Mar snow inch = 13.1
|Apr snow inch = 4.8
|May snow inch = 1.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.2
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 5.6
|Dec snow inch = 16.1
|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca5356 | title = Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary | publisher= [[Western Regional Climate Center]] | access-date=2014-06-16}}</ref>
}}