Editing Price, Utah (section)

==Geography==
Price is located in west-central Carbon County at the northwestern edge of the [[Colorado Plateau]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4962030| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Price city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 10, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064936/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4962030| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Price River]], a tributary of the [[Green River (Colorado River)|Green River]], flows southeasterly through the city, and the [[San Rafael Swell]] is to the south.

The city is on [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|U.S. Route 6]] and [[U.S. Route 191 in Utah|U.S. Route 191]]. US 6 leads {{convert|67|mi}} northwest to [[Spanish Fork, Utah|Spanish Fork]] on the [[Interstate 15]] corridor, while US 191 leads northeast {{convert|54|mi}} to [[Duchesne, Utah|Duchesne]]. The two highways together run southeast {{convert|64|mi}} to the city of [[Green River, Utah|Green River]] and [[Interstate 70]]. [[Utah State Route 10]] leads southwest from Price {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Huntington, Utah|Huntington]].

Price was one of the communities that was served by the ''[[Rio Grande Zephyr]]'' passenger train. Today Amtrak's ''[[California Zephyr]]'' passes once a day each direction with a station about seven miles away in [[Helper, Utah|Helper]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Price has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]], abbreviated ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=13437&cityname=Price%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Price, Utah |access-date=2014-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803232313/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=13437&cityname=Price%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |archive-date=2014-08-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> It features cold winters and relatively moderate summers. The average high in January is {{convert|37|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} and it rises to {{convert|90|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} in July. The low in January averages just {{convert|13|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}, and even in summer the dry climate keeps the nights cool, with an average of just {{convert|58|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}. The all-time record high is {{convert|110|°F|°C|1}}, which was set on August 3, 1918, while the all-time low is {{convert|-31|°F|°C}}, set on December 26, 1924. Price lies in the rain shadow of central Utah's Wasatch Mountains so that precipitation averages only {{convert|9,13|in|mm|1|disp=or}} annually. Late summer and early fall are the wettest times of year due to the [[Gulf of California]] [[monsoon]] that brings scattered thunderstorms to the region. The city also sees frequent snow during winter and early spring.<ref name="Warehouses">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut7026 |title=Utah Climate Summaries – Price Warehouses |access-date=2009-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307091352/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut7026 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut7015 |title=Utah Climate Summaries – Price Game Farm |access-date=2009-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307091345/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ut7015 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| Feb record high F = 68
| Mar record high F = 75
| Apr record high F = 84
| May record high F = 91
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 100
| Sep record high F = 95
| Oct record high F = 86
| Nov record high F = 69
| Dec record high F = 59
| Jan high F = 36.9
| Feb high F = 42.8
| Mar high F = 52.5
| Apr high F = 63.2
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| May mean F = 57.7
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| Sep mean F = 63.9
| Oct mean F = 51.0
| Nov mean F = 37.3
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| Jan low F = 13.4
| Feb low F = 19.7
| Mar low F = 27.6 
| Apr low F = 34.6
| May low F = 42.9
| Jun low F = 52.1
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| Aug low F = 57.0
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| Oct low F = 37.5
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| Aug precipitation inch = 0.99
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| Oct precipitation inch = 1.30
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| Dec precipitation inch = 0.59
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| Sep precipitation days = 5
| Oct precipitation days = 5
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| Dec precipitation days = 4
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