Editing Neah Bay, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Neah Bay has a total area of {{cvt|2.4|sqmi}}, all of it land. The community is approximately {{cvt|118|mi}} west-northwest of [[Seattle]].

===Climate===
Neah Bay has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb''), common in the small coastal cities of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].  Generally speaking, temperatures have little annual fluctuation being strongly influenced by the [[Pacific Ocean]], with the warm currents and patterns of the west as well as the mountains to the east that shape an extremely light climate, even between places in close conditions. Its climate is similar to southern [[New Zealand]], but with cool summers to cold and rarely warm as it is most common in these places.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/|title=Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> To the west of the [[Olympic Mountains]], Neah Bay has an often rainy climate and usually in larger numbers than the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]], the wettest place in the [[Eastern United States|eastern US]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap17/rain_usa.html|title=Rainfall and rainfall changes in the USA|website=www-das.uwyo.edu|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> Although it is a pretty damp city, its average amount of snow falling is only slightly higher than [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia|VA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=233854&cityname=Neah-Bay-Washington-United-States-of-America&units=metric|title=Neah Bay, Washington Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> [[Sunshine duration|Sunshine hours]] are typical for an often hazy [[temperate climate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Sunshine.png|title=Sunshine Hours - USA|accessdate=Mar 22, 2023}}</ref>   Climate data is taken from a weather station on nearby [[Tatoosh Island]] that operated until 1966.

{{Weather box|width = auto
|location = Tatoosh, Washington
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 64
|Mar record high F = 67
|Apr record high F = 75
|May record high F = 81
|Jun record high F = 82
|Jul record high F = 80
|Aug record high F = 78
|Sep record high F = 80
|Oct record high F = 77
|Nov record high F = 68
|Dec record high F = 61
|year record high F= 82
|Jan high F = 45.3
|Feb high F = 46.8
|Mar high F = 48.0
|Apr high F = 51.5
|May high F = 55.0
|Jun high F = 57.7
|Jul high F = 59.5
|Aug high F = 59.8
|Sep high F = 59.1
|Oct high F = 55.8
|Nov high F = 50.7
|Dec high F = 47.5
|year high F= 53.1
|Jan mean F= 42.0
|Feb mean F= 43.2
|Mar mean F= 44.1
|Apr mean F= 47.3
|May mean F= 50.8
|Jun mean F= 53.7
|Jul mean F= 55.5
|Aug mean F= 55.8
|Sep mean F= 54.7
|Oct mean F= 51.9
|Nov mean F= 47.2
|Dec mean F= 44.2

|Jan low F = 38.7
|Feb low F = 39.6
|Mar low F = 40.2
|Apr low F = 43.2
|May low F = 46.7
|Jun low F = 49.8
|Jul low F = 51.5
|Aug low F = 51.8
|Sep low F = 50.3
|Oct low F = 48.0
|Nov low F = 43.6
|Dec low F = 40.9
|year low F= 45.4
|Jan record low F = 14
|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 37
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 33
|Nov record low F = 19
|Dec record low F = 14
|year record low F= 14
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 15.01
|Feb precipitation inch =  12.11
|Mar precipitation inch =  10.21
|Apr precipitation inch =  6.86
|May precipitation inch =  4.03
|Jun precipitation inch =  3.02
|Jul precipitation inch =  2.36
|Aug precipitation inch =  2.29
|Sep precipitation inch =  4.27
|Oct precipitation inch =  10.30
|Nov precipitation inch = 14.10
|Dec precipitation inch = 16.02
|year precipitation inch= 
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 3.5
|Feb snow inch = 1.6
|Mar snow inch = 1.7
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.4
|Dec snow inch = 1.6
|year snow inch= 8.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 22
|Feb precipitation days = 19
|Mar precipitation days = 20
|Apr precipitation days = 17
|May precipitation days = 13
|Jun precipitation days = 13
|Jul precipitation days = 11
|Aug precipitation days = 12
|Sep precipitation days = 11
|Oct precipitation days = 17
|Nov precipitation days = 21
|Dec precipitation days = 24
|year precipitation days=199
|source 1 = WRCC (normals 1931-1966)<ref name = WRCC >
{{cite web
  |url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa8332
  |title = General Climate Summary Tables
  |publisher= Western Regional Climate Center
  |accessdate = November 25, 2012
}}</ref>
|date= November 2012
}}