Editing Alexandria, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:AlexandriaNH HaynesLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|Haynes Library]]
Alexandria is in central [[New Hampshire]], along the southern border of Grafton County. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|112.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|111.8|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 0.47% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Alexandria is drained by the [[Fowler River]], an east-flowing tributary of [[Newfound Lake]]. The [[Smith River (New Hampshire)|Smith River]] forms part of the southern border of the town. All water bodies in the town eventually flow to the [[Pemigewasset River]], part of the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.|author3=Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> [[Mount Cardigan]], elevation {{convert|3121|ft|m}}, is on the western boundary of the town. The summit is in the town of [[Orange, New Hampshire|Orange]], while the highest point in Alexandria is on the Firescrew ridge to the north, where the elevation reaches {{convert|3040|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

===Climate===
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| location    = Alexandria, New Hampshire<small>(coordinates:{{coord|43.6333|N|71.8000|W}}, 1991-2020 precipitation normals)</small>

| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.69
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.35
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.35
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.18
| May precipitation inch  =4.26
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.40
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.40
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.77
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.53
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.90
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.74
| Dec precipitation inch  =5.15
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| Jan precipitation days  =12.0
| Feb precipitation days  =10.2
| Mar precipitation days  =12.6
| Apr precipitation days  =10.8
| May precipitation days  =13.7
| Jun precipitation days  =13.6
| Jul precipitation days  =12.2
| Aug precipitation days  =11.2
| Sep precipitation days  =10.5
| Oct precipitation days  =11.6
| Nov precipitation days  =11.3
| Dec precipitation days  =13.4
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|source = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00270045&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title=Station: ALEXANDRIA 4, NH US USC00270045 |work=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|access-date=4 August 2024 |publisher=[[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]] |page=1 |format=PDF}}</ref>
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