Editing Oakland, Tennessee (section)

==Geography and climate==
Oakland is located in west-central Fayette County.  [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|US 64]] is the main highway through town, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Somerville, Tennessee|Somerville]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|32|mi}} to downtown [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. South 18 miles (29&nbsp;km) is the Tennessee-Mississippi state line. Tennessee Routes [[Tennessee State Route 194|194]] and [[Tennessee State Route 196|196]] are north-south state highways in Oakland.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], as of 2010 the town had a total area of {{convert|26.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, compared to a total area in 2000 of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}. The town limits have expanded north and south of the original town center, and especially to the west along US 64, extending {{convert|6.5|mi}} to nearly reach the [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]] line.

Climate:  
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="14" |Climate data for Memphis ([[Memphis International Airport|Memphis Int'l]]), 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1872−present
|-
!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!Year
|-
!Record high °F (°C)
|79
(26)
|81
(27)
|87
(31)
|94
(34)
|99
(37)
|104
(40)
|108
(42)
|107
(42)
|103
(39)
|98
(37)
|86
(30)
|81
(27)
|108
(42)
|-
!Mean maximum °F (°C)
|70.0
(21.1)
|74.0
(23.3)
|80.6
(27.0)
|85.9
(29.9)
|90.5
(32.5)
|95.8
(35.4)
|98.0
(36.7)
|98.4
(36.9)
|94.6
(34.8)
|87.7
(30.9)
|79.4
(26.3)
|70.7
(21.5)
|99.7
(37.6)
|-
!Average high °F (°C)
|49.8
(9.9)
|54.7
(12.6)
|63.9
(17.7)
|73.0
(22.8)
|81.2
(27.3)
|88.9
(31.6)
|91.6
(33.1)
|91.3
(32.9)
|85.1
(29.5)
|74.4
(23.6)
|62.6
(17.0)
|52.1
(11.2)
|72.4
(22.4)
|-
!Daily mean °F (°C)
|41.2
(5.1)
|45.5
(7.5)
|54.0
(12.2)
|62.9
(17.2)
|71.7
(22.1)
|79.6
(26.4)
|82.7
(28.2)
|82.0
(27.8)
|75.1
(23.9)
|64.1
(17.8)
|53.1
(11.7)
|43.6
(6.4)
|63.0
(17.2)
|-
!Average low °F (°C)
|32.6
(0.3)
|36.3
(2.4)
|44.1
(6.7)
|52.9
(11.6)
|62.2
(16.8)
|70.3
(21.3)
|73.8
(23.2)
|72.7
(22.6)
|65.2
(18.4)
|53.8
(12.1)
|43.7
(6.5)
|35.1
(1.7)
|53.6
(12.0)
|-
!Mean minimum °F (°C)
|15.0
(−9.4)
|19.5
(−6.9)
|27.0
(−2.8)
|36.1
(2.3)
|49.0
(9.4)
|59.6
(15.3)
|66.2
(19.0)
|64.1
(17.8)
|50.0
(10.0)
|37.9
(3.3)
|28.0
(−2.2)
|18.3
(−7.6)
|10.8
(−11.8)
|-
!Record low °F (°C)
|−8
(−22)
|−11
(−24)
|12
(−11)
|27
(−3)
|36
(2)
|48
(9)
|52
(11)
|48
(9)
|36
(2)
|25
(−4)
|9
(−13)
|−13
(−25)
|−13
(−25)
|-
!Average [[precipitation]] inches (mm)
|3.98
(101)
|4.39
(112)
|5.16
(131)
|5.50
(140)
|5.25
(133)
|3.63
(92)
|4.59
(117)
|2.88
(73)
|3.09
(78)
|3.98
(101)
|5.49
(139)
|5.74
(146)
|53.68
(1,363)
|-
!Average snowfall inches (cm)
|1.9
(4.8)
|1.3
(3.3)
|0.4
(1.0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|0
(0)
|trace
|0.2
(0.51)
|3.8
(9.7)
|-
!Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
|9.5
|9.2
|10.5
|9.6
|10.3
|9.0
|8.8
|6.8
|7.3
|7.5
|9.5
|9.7
|107.7
|-
!Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
|1.2
|0.8
|0.4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0.4
|2.8
|-
!Average [[relative humidity]] (%)
|68.2
|66.4
|63.2
|62.5
|66.4
|66.8
|69.1
|69.6
|71.3
|66.2
|67.7
|68.8
|67.2
|-
!Mean monthly [[Sunshine duration|sunshine hours]]
|166.6
|173.8
|215.3
|254.6
|301.5
|320.6
|326.9
|307.0
|251.2
|245.9
|173.0
|151.9
|2,888.3
|-
!Percent [[Sunshine duration|possible sunshine]]
|53
|57
|58
|65
|69
|74
|74
|74
|68
|70
|56
|50
|65
|-
| colspan="14" |Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1961−1990, sun 1961−1987)
|}