Editing Grafton, New Hampshire (section)

== Geography ==
The town is in western New Hampshire, on the southern edge of Grafton County. It is bordered to the south by [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]] and to the southeast by [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]]. [[U.S. Route 4]] is the main road through the town, leading southeast to [[Andover, New Hampshire|Andover]] and [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]] and northwest to [[Canaan, New Hampshire|Canaan]] and [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]]. [[New Hampshire Route 4A]] crosses the southwest corner of the town.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|109.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|107.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 2.20% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The majority of the town is drained to the east by the [[Smith River (Pemigewasset River tributary)|Smith River]], a tributary of the [[Pemigewasset River]] and part of the [[Merrimack River]] watershed, while the western side of the town drains by several brooks toward the [[Mascoma River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River|Connecticut]].<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> The highest point in Grafton is the summit of Melvin Mountain, at {{convert|2177|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] in the northeastern part of town. [[Grafton Pond]] is in the western part of town.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Grafton, 1991–2020 normals, 1893-2020 extremes: 830ft (253m)
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 60
|Feb record high F = 64 
|Mar record high F = 80 
|Apr record high F = 92 
|May record high F = 95 
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 86
|Nov record high F = 74
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 48.5
|Feb avg record high F = 51.8
|Mar avg record high F = 63.5
|Apr avg record high F = 77.3
|May avg record high F = 84.8
|Jun avg record high F = 88.8
|Jul avg record high F = 90.7
|Aug avg record high F = 88.4
|Sep avg record high F = 83.8
|Oct avg record high F = 75.8
|Nov avg record high F = 66.3
|Dec avg record high F = 51.5
|year avg record high F = 92.0

|Jan high F = 29.1
|Feb high F = 31.9
|Mar high F = 40.2
|Apr high F = 54.3
|May high F = 65.7
|Jun high F = 75.2
|Jul high F = 79.5
|Aug high F = 77.8
|Sep high F = 70.8
|Oct high F = 58.0
|Nov high F = 45.4
|Dec high F = 34.0
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 18.2
|Feb mean F = 19.6
|Mar mean F = 28.6
|Apr mean F = 41.3
|May mean F = 52.8
|Jun mean F = 62.4
|Jul mean F = 66.8
|Aug mean F = 65.5
|Sep mean F = 57.7
|Oct mean F = 45.4
|Nov mean F = 35.3
|Dec mean F = 24.5
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 7.2
|Feb low F = 7.2
|Mar low F = 17.1
|Apr low F = 28.3
|May low F = 39.9
|Jun low F = 49.5
|Jul low F = 54.1
|Aug low F = 53.2
|Sep low F = 44.7
|Oct low F = 32.8
|Nov low F = 25.3
|Dec low F = 15.0
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = -18.7
|Feb avg record low F = -17.7
|Mar avg record low F = -8.2
|Apr avg record low F = 15.2
|May avg record low F = 24.2
|Jun avg record low F = 32.2
|Jul avg record low F = 39.2
|Aug avg record low F = 36.1
|Sep avg record low F = 27.3
|Oct avg record low F = 17.2
|Nov avg record low F = 7.5
|Dec avg record low F = -8.0
|year avg record low F = -20.9

|Jan record low F = -40
|Feb record low F = -36
|Mar record low F = -25
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 26
|Sep record low F = 16
|Oct record low F = 9
|Nov record low F = -6  
|Dec record low F = -30  
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.93
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.55
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.05
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.20
|May precipitation inch = 3.18
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.21
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.89
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.32
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.23
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.51
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.11
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.98
|year precipitation inch = 

|Jan snow inch = 22.1
|Feb snow inch = 15.3
|Mar snow inch = 15.5
|Apr snow inch = 5.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 4.8
|Dec snow inch = 15.6
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = NOAA(1981-2010 Snowfall)<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00273530&format=pdf
|title = Grafton, New Hampshire 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 15, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00273530&format=pdf
|title = Grafton, New Hampshire 1981-2010 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 15, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 15, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}