Editing Calexico, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial View of Calexico.jpg|thumb|Calexico City hall and SDSU-Imperial Valley Campus Aerial]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], at the 2010 census, the city had a total area of {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Calexico is located {{convert|230|mi|km}} southeast of [[Los Angeles]], {{convert|125|mi|km}} east of [[San Diego]], {{convert|260|mi|km}} west of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], and adjacent to [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]]. Calexico's location provides easy overnight trucking access to all those transportation hubs plus the ports of [[Long Beach, California]], and [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]], Baja California, Mexico. Calexico is served by State Routes [[California State Route 98|98]], [[California State Route 7|7]] and [[California State Route 111|111]], with direct connection to [[Interstate 8 (California)|Interstate 8]] (5 miles north) and [[California State Route 86|State Route 86]]. There are eighteen regular and irregular common carriers for intrastate and interstate truck service to Calexico.

Rail service is provided by [[Union Pacific Railroad]], and connects with the main line to [[Portland, Oregon]]; [[Rock Island, Illinois]]; [[Tucumcari, New Mexico]]; [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; and [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. Within city limits is [[Calexico International Airport]], the U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoint for private passenger and air-cargo flights entering the U.S. from Mexico. Private charter services are also available there. General aviation facilities and scheduled passenger and air-cargo service to [[San Diego International Airport]], [[Bob Hope Airport]] in Burbank, and other points are available at [[Imperial County Airport]] (Boley Field), located {{convert|17|mi|km}} north.

{{wide image|File:Birds eye view of Mexicali and Calexico LCCN2007664558.tif|500px|Bird's-eye view of Calexico during the early 20th century}}

===Climate===
Calexico has a [[subtropical climate|subtropical]] [[Desert climate#hot-desert climate|hot-desert]] climate (''BWh''), according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system. In December 1932, the city experienced a rare snowfall. Rainfall usually occurs in the winter months of December, January and February. Although summer is extremely dry in Calexico, there are occasional thunderstorms. In 2008, during the months of July and August there were several heavy thunderstorms that let down large amounts of rain and hail.  Summer rainfall in the city is infrequent. During wintertime, Calexico is sometimes affected by winter rain showers. The summer temperatures in Calexico are very hot, with most of those days having temperatures at or above {{convert|100|F}}. However, the hot desert climate seen in Calexico is actually not unusual for similar parallel cities such as, for example, [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]. The area has a large amount of sunshine year-round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.

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|location = Calexico, California
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 70
|Feb high F = 75
|Mar high F = 79
|Apr high F = 86
|May high F = 94
|Jun high F = 103
|Jul high F = 107
|Aug high F = 106
|Sep high F = 101
|Oct high F = 91
|Nov high F = 78
|Dec high F = 70
|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 93
|Mar record high F = 101
|Apr record high F = 109
|May record high F = 116
|Jun record high F = 121
|Jul record high F = 122
|Aug record high F = 120
|Sep record high F = 120
|Oct record high F = 112
|Nov record high F = 98
|Dec record high F = 95
|year record high F = 122
|year high F =88
|Jan low F = 41
|Feb low F = 45
|Mar low F = 49
|Apr low F = 54
|May low F = 61
|Jun low F = 68
|Jul low F = 76
|Aug low F = 77
|Sep low F = 71
|Oct low F = 59
|Nov low F = 47
|Dec low F = 41
|Jan record low F = 18
|Feb record low F = 24
|Mar record low F = 29
|Apr record low F = 34
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 47
|Jul record low F = 52
|Aug record low F = 54
|Sep record low F = 48
|Oct record low F = 33
|Nov record low F = 24
|Dec record low F = 22
|year record low F = 18
|year low F =57
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.51
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.36
|Mar precipitation inch =  0.31
|Apr precipitation inch =  0.05
|May precipitation inch =  0.03
|Jun precipitation inch =  0.01
|Jul precipitation inch =  0.06
|Aug precipitation inch =  0.32
|Sep precipitation inch =  0.36
|Oct precipitation inch =  0.35
|Nov precipitation inch =  0.17
|Dec precipitation inch =  0.43
|year precipitation inch =
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USCA0150 | title = Historical Averages for Calexico, CA | work= Intellicast |access-date = May 8, 2015 }}</ref>
|date=May 2015
}}
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