Editing Lafayette, California (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Lafayette Reservoir.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Lafayette Reservoir]]
Lafayette is located at {{Coord|37|53|09|N|122|07|05|W|type:city}}.<ref>{{Cite GNIS|277535|Lafayette}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.4|sqmi|km2}}.  {{convert|15.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.08%) is water.

The city is part of the greater [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and has [[Lafayette (BART station)|its own station]] on the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] public transit system. Lafayette is situated between [[Walnut Creek, CA|Walnut Creek]], [[Moraga, CA|Moraga]], and [[Orinda, CA|Orinda]], and, together with the latter two towns, is considered locally as part of "[[Lamorinda]]".

===Climate===
Lafayette is separated from greater [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] and [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] by the [[Berkeley Hills]] (and the [[Caldecott Tunnel]] running beneath), a geographical boundary within the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] which also represents interesting meteorological, cultural, and political distinctions. Like the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area, Lafayette has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa''); however, the climate differences can be striking: during the summer, temperatures can soar beyond {{convert|100|F}} in Lafayette and its neighboring cities while the areas west of the hills and nearer to the bay remain up to 20&nbsp;°F (11&nbsp;°C) cooler. Summers are warm, dry and very sunny (although mornings can be foggy); winters are cool and damp, with occasional freezes. Most of the annual rainfall comes in the winter, although there are still plenty of clear days during that time. The record high temperature is {{convert|115|F}}, set in July 1972. The record low temperature is {{convert|19|F}}, set in December 1990.<ref name = Intellicast >{{cite web|url = http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USCA0572|title = Lafayette Historic Weather Averages in California (94549)|publisher = [[WSI Corporation]]|access-date = June 7, 2013}}</ref> The region directly east of the hills is generally known for its more suburban or rural atmosphere, and features rolling, grassy hills which highlight a more peaceful and domestic aura. In the southwestern part of Lafayette, is the [[Lafayette Reservoir]], and [[Briones Regional Park]] extends into the northern part of Lafayette. Lafayette's wildlife communities include [[California mixed evergreen forest|mixed woods]] and [[California oak woodland|oak woodlands]].

{{Weather box
|location = Lafayette, California
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 103
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 74
|year record high F = 115
|Jan high F = 54
|Feb high F = 60
|Mar high F = 64
|Apr high F = 71
|May high F = 78
|Jun high F = 84
|Jul high F = 87
|Aug high F = 87
|Sep high F = 83
|Oct high F = 75
|Nov high F = 63
|Dec high F = 55

|Jan low F = 39
|Feb low F = 42
|Mar low F = 44
|Apr low F = 46
|May low F = 50
|Jun low F = 54
|Jul low F = 55
|Aug low F = 55
|Sep low F = 54
|Oct low F = 49
|Nov low F = 43
|Dec low F = 39
|Jan record low F = 20
|Feb record low F = 26
|Mar record low F = 29
|Apr record low F = 29
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 34
|Nov record low F = 25
|Dec record low F = 19
|year record low F = 19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.25
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.81
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.24
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.04
|May precipitation inch =  .46
|Jun precipitation inch =  .12
|Jul precipitation inch =  .02
|Aug precipitation inch =  .08
|Sep precipitation inch =  .24
|Oct precipitation inch =  .94
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.59
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.79
|year precipitation inch=
|source 1 = Intellicast<ref>[http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USCA0572] ''WSI Corporation'' Retrieved June 7, 2013</ref>
|date=June 2013
}}