Editing Orange, California (section)

===Climate===
Southern California is well known for year-round pleasant weather: 
* On average, the warmest month is August.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/today/Orange,CA,United-States/we-city iso=US&form=PRWLAS&q=335%20E%20Maple%20Ave%2C%20Orange%2C%20CA%2092866&el=g7Ozp8CoFMezIlEtUYVYMw%3D%3D: MSN Weather] Retrieved September 9, 2017</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2025}}
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|113|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in June 2016.
* On average, the coolest month is December.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|25|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in December 1990.
* The maximum average precipitation occurs in January.<ref>[http://www.weather.com Orange, CA: Weather Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323015551/http://www.weather.com/ |date=March 23, 2007 }} Retrieved May 7, 2009</ref>

The period of April through November is warm and dry with average high temperatures of {{convert|74|to|84|°F|0}} and lows of {{convert|52|to|64|°F|0}}. The period of November through March is somewhat rainy, as shown in the table to the right.<ref>{{cite web|title=National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar, and Report|url=http://www.weather.com/|work=The Weather Channel|access-date=May 8, 2009|archive-date=March 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323015551/http://www.weather.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{climate chart|Orange|59|79|0.82|59|78|1.49|58|70|0.72|59|87|0.94|61|71|0.0.06|70|87|0.00|70|84|0.00|70|90|0.00|76|105|0.00|69.5|83|0.00|58|80|0.00|55|80|0.00|float=right|source=Weather Underground [https://www.wunderground.com/]|clear=right|units=imperial}}The Orange County area is also subject to the phenomena typical of a [[microclimate]]. As such, the temperatures can vary as much as {{convert|18|F-change}} between inland areas and the coast, with a temperature gradient of over 1&nbsp;°F per mile (0.3&nbsp;°C/km) from the coast inland. California also has a weather phenomenon called "[[June Gloom]]" or "May Gray," which sometimes brings overcast or foggy skies in the morning on the coast. Usually, it gives way to sunny skies by noon during late spring and early summer.
The Orange County area averages {{convert|15|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation annually, which mainly occurs during the winter and spring (November through April) with generally light rain showers, but sometimes as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Coastal Torrance receives slightly less rainfall, while the mountains receive somewhat more. Snowfall is infrequent in the city basin, but the mountains in the surrounding areas receive snowfall every winter.

{{Weather Box
| location                = Orange, California
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| Jan high F              = 68
| Feb high F              = 69
| Mar high F              = 70
| Apr high F              = 74
| May high F              = 75
| Jun high F              = 80
| Jul high F              = 85
| Aug high F              = 86
| Sep high F              = 85
| Oct high F              = 80
| Nov high F              = 74
| Dec high F              = 69
| Jan record high F       = 91
| Feb record high F       = 91
| Mar record high F       = 97
| Apr record high F       = 108
| May record high F       = 110
| Jun record high F       = 113
| Jul record high F       = 112
| Aug record high F       = 105
| Sep record high F       = 112
| Oct record high F       = 105
| Nov record high F       = 97
| Dec record high F       = 93
| year record high F      = 113
| year high F             = 76
| Jan low F               = 44
| Feb low F               = 46
| Mar low F               = 47
| Apr low F               = 50
| May low F               = 54
| Jun low F               = 58
| Jul low F               = 61
| Aug low F               = 62
| Sep low F               = 60
| Oct low F               = 55
| Nov low F               = 48
| Dec low F               = 43
| Jan record low F        = 28
| Feb record low F        = 29
| Mar record low F        = 31
| Apr record low F        = 34
| May record low F        = 38
| Jun record low F        = 42
| Jul record low F        = 45
| Aug record low F        = 48
| Sep record low F        = 44
| Oct record low F        = 35
| Nov record low F        = 32
| Dec record low F        = 25
| year record low F       = 25
| year low F              = 52
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 3.18
| Feb precipitation inch  = 3.08
| Mar precipitation inch  = 2.72
| Apr precipitation inch  = 0.73
| May precipitation inch  = 0.25
| Jun precipitation inch  = 0.11
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.02
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.12
| Sep precipitation inch  = 0.32
| Oct precipitation inch  = 0.38
| Nov precipitation inch  = 1.15
| Dec precipitation inch  = 1.78
| year precipitation inch = 13.84
| source 1                = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/92856|title=Zipcode 92856|website=www.plantmaps.com|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428010038/https://www.plantmaps.com/92856|url-status=live}}</ref>
| date                    = March 2021
}}