Editing Klamath Falls, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|19.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|title=Area - Land & Water|work=2010 U.S. Gazetteer files|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> The elevation is {{convert|4094|ft|m}}.<ref name=gnis/>

Klamath Falls has a [[High Desert (Oregon)|high desert]] landscape. The older part of the city is located above natural [[geothermal springs]]. These have been used for the heating of homes and streets, primarily in the downtown area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsok.com/us-town-uses-geothermal-energy-to-stay-warm/article/feed/143990?custom_click=pod_headline_more-energy-news|title=US town uses geothermal energy to stay warm|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=March 22, 2010|author=Jeff Barnard|access-date=July 8, 2010|via=[[The Oklahoman]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323232611/http://newsok.com/us-town-uses-geothermal-energy-to-stay-warm/article/feed/143990?custom_click=pod_headline_more-energy-news|archive-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref>

===Climate===
Klamath Falls is known as "Oregon's City of Sunshine" because the area enjoys 300 days of sun per year.<ref name=History/> The Klamath Falls area is a [[High Desert (Oregon)|high desert]] and features a climate with cold, snowy winters along with hot summer afternoons and cool summer nights. Under the [[Köppen climate classification]] the city's climate type is ''Csb'', often described as [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm summer]] [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]]. Using the {{convert|0|C|0}} isotherm preferred by some climatologists, Klamath Falls is a ''Dsb'' climate, often described as [[Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb/Dsb: Warm summer subtype|warm summer humid continental]].

Typical of its region, Klamath Falls has a dry season in summertime, with the greatest precipitation occurring in wintertime, a substantial proportion falling as snow. Although it is not arid or semi-arid, total precipitation is still low, at {{convert|13.41|in|1}} per year, due to Klamath Falls being in the rain shadow of the [[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]] to the west. The wettest "rain year" has been from July 1955 to June 1956 with {{convert|21.78|in|mm|1}} and the driest from July 1954 to June 1955 with {{convert|6.09|in|mm|1}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfr|title=National Weather Service – NWS Medford|website=[[National Weather Service]]|author=National Weather Service Corporate Image Web Team|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905101213/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfr|url-status=dead}}</ref> Annual snowfall averages around {{convert|36.5|in|cm}}, with the most on record being {{convert|100.6|in|cm}} between July 1955 and June 1956; in contrast, only a trace of snow fell between July 1991 and June 1992. The maximum snow depth has been {{convert|36|in|cm}} on January 3, 1901.

The all-time record high is {{convert|105|F|1}}, set on July 27, 1911, and the all-time record low is {{convert|-24|F|1}}, set on January 15, 1888.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStT.pl?or4506|title=Klamath Falls 2 SSW, Oregon|work=Period of Record General Climate Summary – Temperature|publisher=[[Western Regional Climate Center]]|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> The freeze-free season averages around 120 days,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStT.pl?or4506|title=Klamath Falls 2 SSW, Oregon|work=Freeze-Free Probabilities|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> with the first freeze in a typical year being on September 21, and the last freeze being on June 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or4506|title=Klamath Falls 2 SSW, Oregon|work=Spring Freeze Probabilities|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliTFrezF.pl?or4506|title=Klamath Falls 2 SSW, Oregon|work=Fall Freeze Probabilities|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> On average 18.2 days per year reach {{convert|90|F|1}} or higher, and 1.9 nights per year reach temperatures of {{convert|0|F|1}} or lower.

{{Weather box
| location = Klamath Falls, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present)
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 69
| Mar record high F = 77
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 92
| Nov record high F = 74
| Dec record high F = 63
| Jan avg record high F = 53.1
| Feb avg record high F = 58.4
| Mar avg record high F = 67.8
| Apr avg record high F = 75.6
| May avg record high F = 83.4
| Jun avg record high F = 90.7
| Jul avg record high F = 96.3
| Aug avg record high F = 95.1
| Sep avg record high F = 89.5
| Oct avg record high F = 78.8
| Nov avg record high F = 65.1
| Dec avg record high F = 51.9
| year avg record high F = 97.6
| Jan high F = 41.5
| Feb high F = 46.3
| Mar high F = 52.3
| Apr high F = 57.8
| May high F = 67.2
| Jun high F = 76.2
| Jul high F = 86.3
| Aug high F = 84.8
| Sep high F = 77.5
| Oct high F = 64.2
| Nov high F = 49.1
| Dec high F = 40.3
| year high F = 
| Jan mean F = 31.5
| Feb mean F = 34.9
| Mar mean F = 39.4
| Apr mean F = 43.5
| May mean F = 51.7
| Jun mean F = 58.8
| Jul mean F = 67.1
| Aug mean F = 65.6
| Sep mean F = 58.2
| Oct mean F = 47.4
| Nov mean F = 37.0
| Dec mean F = 30.4
| year mean F = 
| Jan low F = 21.5
| Feb low F = 23.5
| Mar low F = 26.5
| Apr low F = 29.1
| May low F = 36.2
| Jun low F = 41.4
| Jul low F = 47.8
| Aug low F = 46.5
| Sep low F = 39.0
| Oct low F = 30.7
| Nov low F = 24.9
| Dec low F = 20.6
| year low F = 
| Jan avg record low F = 5.7
| Feb avg record low F = 10.8
| Mar avg record low F = 16.1
| Apr avg record low F = 19.5
| May avg record low F = 24.8
| Jun avg record low F = 30.9
| Jul avg record low F = 39.1
| Aug avg record low F = 38.4
| Sep avg record low F = 29.3
| Oct avg record low F = 19.8
| Nov avg record low F = 11.1
| Dec avg record low F = 6.2
| year avg record low F = -1.0
| Jan record low F = -25
| Feb record low F = -14
| Mar record low F = -5
| Apr record low F = 10
| May record low F = 17
| Jun record low F = 23
| Jul record low F = 22
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 8
| Nov record low F = -7
| Dec record low F = -20
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.51
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.12
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.03
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.06
| May precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.66
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.22
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.28
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.30
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.74
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.38
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.80
| year precipitation inch = 
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.9
| Feb precipitation days = 9.4
| Mar precipitation days = 10.7
| Apr precipitation days = 9.1
| May precipitation days = 8.4
| Jun precipitation days = 4.7
| Jul precipitation days = 1.6
| Aug precipitation days = 2.4
| Sep precipitation days = 2.6
| Oct precipitation days = 5.6
| Nov precipitation days = 10.4
| Dec precipitation days = 12.2
| year precipitation days = 88.0
| Jan snow inch = 8.1
| Feb snow inch = 4.2
| Mar snow inch = 2.2
| Apr snow inch = 0.2
| May snow inch = 0.1
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.3
| Nov snow inch = 3.2
| Dec snow inch = 13.4
| year snow inch = 
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 3.9
| Feb snow days = 2.5
| Mar snow days = 1.5
| Apr snow days = 0.2
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 2.1
| Dec snow days = 4.7
| year snow days = 15.0
| source 1 = NOAA (snowfall 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
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|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Klamath Falls INTL AP, OR
|access-date = May 5, 2023
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|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Klamath Falls 2 SSW, OR
|access-date = May 5, 2023
}}
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|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Medford
|access-date = May 5, 2023
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