Editing Vincennes, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Vincennes is located on the banks of the Wabash River at the western edge of Knox County. This is also the western edge of the state of Indiana, and Illinois is across the river to the west.  The city lies about {{convert|100|mi}} southwest of [[Indianapolis]]. [[U.S. Route 41 in Indiana|U.S. Route 41]] passes through the city from north to south, and [[U.S. Route 50 in Indiana|U.S. Route 50]] passes just to the north of the city from east to west.

According to the 2010 census, Vincennes has a total area of {{convert|7.478|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.09%) is land and {{convert|0.068|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.91%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1879208
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 29, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082731/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1879208
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  
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===Climate===
Vincennes has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters with heavy rainfall at times throughout much of the year. There are an average of 53.1 days with highs of {{convert|90|F|C}} or higher and an average of 101.5 days with lows of {{convert|32|F|C}} or lower.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qwikcast.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=15357&refer= | title=VINCENNES, INDIANA Travel Weather | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719120205/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=15357&refer= | archive-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> Average January temperatures are a high of {{convert|36.3|F|C}} and a low of {{convert|18.3|F|C}}. Average July temperatures are a high of {{convert|87.7|F|C}} and a low of {{convert|64.8|F|C}}. The record high temperature was {{convert|104|F|C}} on June 26, 1988. The record low temperature was {{convert|-26|F|C}} on January 19, 1994.

Average annual precipitation is {{convert|44.43|in|cm}}. Measurable precipitation occurs on an average of 105.6 days each year. The wettest year was 1990 with {{convert|60.08|in|cm}} and the dryest year was 1988 with {{convert|36.02|in|cm}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|11.18|in|cm}} in November 1985. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|5.07|in|cm}}.

Average annual snowfall is {{convert|5.8|in|cm}}. Measurable snowfall occurs on only 2.6 days. The snowiest season was 1989–90 when {{convert|16.4|in|cm}} fell. The most snow in one month was {{convert|8.5|in|cm}} in December 1990. The most snow in 24 hours was {{convert|8.0|in|cm}} on March 24, 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/climate_midwest/historical/temp/in/129113_tsum.html |title=Temperature Summary - 129113 VINCENNES 5 NE, IN |access-date=October 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719211745/http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/climate_midwest/historical/temp/in/129113_tsum.html |archive-date=July 19, 2011  }}</ref>