The record high temperature of was set on July 21, 1988, while the record low of was set on February 13, 1903, which also saw the lowest maximum temperature of . Average annual precipitation is , with August on average being the driest month and January the wettest. There are an average of 60 days annually with measurable precipitation. The wettest "rain year" was from July 1968 to June 1969 with and the driest was from July 1999 to June 2000 with . The most precipitation in one month was in January 1901, and the most in 24 hours on February 12, 1895. Average annual snowfall is . The snowiest year was 1965 with . The most snow in one month was in January 1969. In fiction Bodie was the setting for the young reader's novel Behind the Masks, by Susan Patron. Kathleen Haun's historical novel No Trees for Shade (2013) is set in Bodie in 1880. Key incidents in Chapter One of James Rollins' tenth Sigma Force novel, The Sixth Extinction (2014), span nearby Mono Lake, the secret military testing site neighboring Bodie Park, and the ghost town itself, where terrorists attack a National Park Service Ranger and details unfold about both the area's significance to the rest of the plot. Bodie is the setting for the Kristiana Gregory book Orphan Runaways (1998). See also Bodie, Washington List of California state parks Rosa May Madame Moustache References Bibliography External links Official Bodie Foundation – A non-profit organization Official Bodie State Historic Park website Learn about and tour Bodie online at Bodie.com LANDFIRE National Application Report: California's Bodie Hills (conservation action plan) California State Historic Parks Ghost towns in California History of Mono County, California Mining museums in California Museums in Mono County, California History museums in California Open-air museums in California Parks in Mono County, California Former settlements in Mono County, California Mining communities in California California Historical Landmarks Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Historic Landmarks in California National Register of Historic Places in Mono County, California History of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Populated places established in 1876 1876 establishments in California Protected areas established in 1962 1962 establishments in California Boot Hill cemeteries Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in California