Editing Chowchilla, California (section)

==Geography==
Chowchilla is located in California's [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]].<ref name=gnis /> Via [[California Route 99]], it is {{convert|16|mi}} northwest of [[Madera, California|Madera]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|18|mi}} southeast of [[Merced, California|Merced]]. It is {{convert|39|mi}} northwest of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] and {{convert|256|mi|km}} north of [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref name=BartholomewMissyAvila>Bartholomew, Dana. "[http://www.dailynews.com/crime/ci_22164775/last-woman-convicted-missy-avila-murder-released-from Last woman convicted in Missy Avila murder released from prison on Monday]." Last woman convicted in Missy Avila murder released from prison on Monday]." ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]''. December 10, 2012. Retrieved on June 20, 2013.{{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi}}, or 0.41%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Ash Slough, a tributary of the [[Fresno River]], runs along the northern edge of the city.

===Climate===
The climate of Chowchilla is [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]]. It receives an average of about 12&nbsp;inches of precipitation per year. The wettest months are December, January, and February, with January being the wettest. Chowchilla has dry, hot summers, and mild to cool, rainy winters. Chowchilla experiences frequent fog from November to March and overcast days are common, especially in January. In 2005, Chowchilla had 20 consecutive cloudy, rainy days. There are days with moderate to heavy rain during the winter months. In January, the high temperature may drop as low as 45&nbsp;°F (7&nbsp;°C). During the summer, when there is usually no rain, the temperature may reach as high or higher than 110&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C). Snow in Chowchilla is rare.
{{Weather box
| location    = Chowchilla 2 W, California (1981–2010) extremes 1932–present
| width = 55%
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 79
| Feb record high F = 79
| Mar record high F = 90
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 107
| Jun record high F = 115
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 112
| Sep record high F = 115
| Oct record high F = 101
| Nov record high F = 92
| Dec record high F = 75
| year record high F = 116
| Jan high F = 60.7
| Feb high F = 64.8
| Mar high F = 69.8
| Apr high F = 74.0
| May high F = 82.5
| Jun high F = 90.7
| Jul high F = 95.7
| Aug high F = 94.8
| Sep high F = 90.4
| Oct high F = 81.9
| Nov high F = 69.4
| Dec high F = 70.5
| year high F = 81.4
| Jan low F = 41.4
| Feb low F = 43.6
| Mar low F = 46.2
| Apr low F = 48.9
| May low F = 54.2
| Jun low F = 60.1
| Jul low F = 64.8
| Aug low F = 63.6
| Sep low F = 60.4
| Oct low F = 53.0
| Nov low F = 45.9
| Dec low F = 40.8
| year low F = 48.4
| Jan record low F = 15
| Feb record low F = 21
| Mar record low F = 24
| Apr record low F = 29
| May record low F = 33
| Jun record low F = 38
| Jul record low F = 42
| Aug record low F = 39
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 24
| Nov record low F = 23
| Dec record low F = 18
| year record low F = 15
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.66
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.34
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.81
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.42
| May precipitation inch = 0.85
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.24
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.12
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.00
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.24
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.98
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.77
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.33
| year precipitation inch = 19.0
| precipitation colour = green
| source 1 = <ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://w2.weather.gov/climate/local_data.php?wfo=hnx|title=NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher= NOAA|access-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref>
| date     = March 2016}}