Editing Haines, Alaska (section)

==Geography and climate==
Haines has a dry-summer [[humid continental climate]] with warm summers ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dsb''), although featuring nearly double the precipitation of nearby [[Skagway]].

[[File:Bosque junto al glaciar Davidson, Haines, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-18, DD 51.jpg|thumb|A forest next to [[Davidson Glacier]], near Haines.]]
The Haines CDP is located in the north-central part of Haines Borough at {{coord|59.233800|-135.447009|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The CDP is situated on the [[Chilkat Peninsula]] at a narrow spot called the Deshu Isthmus. The community is bounded by Portage Cove of [[Chilkoot Inlet]] to the east and by the [[Chilkat River]] at its mouth into the Chilkat Inlet to the west. To the south, down the Chilkat Peninsula, Haines is bordered by the CDP of [[Mud Bay, Alaska|Mud Bay]], and, to the north, it is bordered by the [[Lutak, Alaska|Lutak]] CDP. [[Alaska Route 7]], the Haines Highway, terminates at Haines and leads northwest {{convert|39|mi}} to the Canadian border near [[Pleasant Camp, British Columbia]]. The Haines Highway continues north to a junction with the [[Alaska Highway]] at [[Haines Junction]], [[Yukon]], {{convert|147|mi}} from Haines.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Haines CDP has a total area of {{convert|53.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|34.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|19.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 36.02%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010" /> Winters are mild by Alaskan standards, with an average January high temperature around {{convert|30|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}, and the average low around {{convert|20|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}. Summers are cool to mild, with an average July high temperature of {{convert|65|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}, and an average low of {{convert|51|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}. Various days in the summer surpass {{convert|77|°F|°C|disp=or}}, with highest recorded temperature being {{convert|98|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} on July 31, 1976, and the record low is {{convert|−18|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} on January 3, 1998.

During the 21st century, Haines has twice set a local record for snowfall: for the 2006−2007 season it received {{convert|309|in|m}} of snow, a record broken during the 2011−2012 season, when it received {{convert|360|in|m}}.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/08/us/alaska-record-snowfall/ | title= Anchorage breaks seasonal snowfall record | date= April 8, 2012| publisher= CNN | access-date=April 9, 2012| quote= Other record-setters in the state include Haines, a community about {{convert|92|mi}} north of Juneau that saw about {{convert|36|in}} of snow for the 2011-2012 season -- smashing the previous record of {{convert|309|in}} set five years ago, according to the weather service.}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Haines, Alaska ([[Haines Airport]]) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present){{efn|Snowfall and snow days from Haines #2}}
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 57
|Feb record high F = 53
|Mar record high F = 63
|Apr record high F = 75
|May record high F = 84
|Jun record high F = 92
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 86
|Oct record high F = 65
|Nov record high F = 65
|Dec record high F = 61
|year record high F = 98
| Jan avg record high F = 43.7
| Feb avg record high F = 44.9
| Mar avg record high F = 48.4
| Apr avg record high F = 61.4
| May avg record high F = 72.6
| Jun avg record high F = 79.6
| Jul avg record high F = 77.4
| Aug avg record high F = 77.8
| Sep avg record high F = 67.7
| Oct avg record high F = 56.5
| Nov avg record high F = 45.6
| Dec avg record high F = 44.0
|year avg record high F = 83.2

|Jan high F = 30.1
|Feb high F = 34.1
|Mar high F = 38.6
|Apr high F = 49.8
|May high F = 59.5
|Jun high F = 64.1
|Jul high F = 65.4
|Aug high F = 64.2
|Sep high F = 57.4
|Oct high F = 47.8
|Nov high F = 36.3
|Dec high F = 31.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 24.4
|Feb mean F = 28.0
|Mar mean F = 32.5
|Apr mean F = 42.1
|May mean F = 50.8
|Jun mean F = 56.6
|Jul mean F = 58.8
|Aug mean F = 57.6
|Sep mean F = 51.6
|Oct mean F = 42.6
|Nov mean F = 31.3
|Dec mean F = 26.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 18.6
|Feb low F = 22.0
|Mar low F = 26.4
|Apr low F = 34.4
|May low F = 42.2
|Jun low F = 49.0
|Jul low F = 52.1
|Aug low F = 50.9
|Sep low F = 45.8
|Oct low F = 37.5
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 21.8
|year low F =

| Jan avg record low F = 0.4
| Feb avg record low F = 6.2
| Mar avg record low F = 11.3
| Apr avg record low F = 24.3
| May avg record low F = 34.4
| Jun avg record low F = 41.9
| Jul avg record low F = 46.9
| Aug avg record low F = 45.0
| Sep avg record low F = 35.6
| Oct avg record low F = 26.9
| Nov avg record low F = 12.3
| Dec avg record low F = 5.7
|year avg record low F = -4.2
|Jan record low F = -18
|Feb record low F = -16
|Mar record low F = -7
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = -11
|Dec record low F = -14
|year record low F= -18

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.86
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.36
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.04
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.35
|May precipitation inch = 1.88
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.55
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.74
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.21
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.91
|Oct precipitation inch = 6.79
|Nov precipitation inch = 5.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.06
|year precipitation inch = 47.40

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 19.7
|Feb precipitation days = 14.9
|Mar precipitation days = 14.5
|Apr precipitation days = 12.6
|May precipitation days = 10.0
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 14.8
|Sep precipitation days = 18.5
|Oct precipitation days = 19.5
|Nov precipitation days = 18.4
|Dec precipitation days = 20.2

|Jan snow inch = 45.0
|Feb snow inch = 25.0
|Mar snow inch = 23.9
|Apr snow inch = 2.5
|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 = 1.8
|Nov snow inch = 25.7
|Dec snow inch = 40.0
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 12.3
|Feb snow days = 9.7
|Mar snow days = 7.7
|Apr snow days = 1.6
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.0
|Nov snow days = 8.1
|Dec snow days = 13.6
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{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=USW00025323&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 15, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{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=USC00503502&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 15, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 15, 2023
}}</ref> }}

{{Weather box
|location = Haines 40NW, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals: 820ft (250m)
|single line = Yes


|Jan high F = 23.0
|Feb high F = 29.0
|Mar high F = 34.6
|Apr high F = 45.6
|May high F = 57.6
|Jun high F = 65.7
|Jul high F = 68.2
|Aug high F = 66.2
|Sep high F = 56.2
|Oct high F = 43.5
|Nov high F = 29.8
|Dec high F = 24.4
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 17.4
|Feb mean F = 21.5
|Mar mean F = 26.0
|Apr mean F = 36.3
|May mean F = 46.3
|Jun mean F = 54.4
|Jul mean F = 58.1
|Aug mean F = 56.2
|Sep mean F = 47.9
|Oct mean F = 37.3
|Nov mean F = 24.6
|Dec mean F = 19.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 11.7
|Feb low F = 14.1
|Mar low F = 17.3
|Apr low F = 27.0
|May low F = 35.0
|Jun low F = 43.2
|Jul low F = 48.0
|Aug low F = 46.1
|Sep low F = 39.5
|Oct low F = 31.2
|Nov low F = 19.4
|Dec low F = 14.6
|year low F =


|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.50
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.68
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.19
|May precipitation inch = 1.72
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.30
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.40
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.67
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.43
|Oct precipitation inch = 6.87
|Nov precipitation inch = 5.74
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.75
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 53.10
|Feb snow inch = 38.90
|Mar snow inch = 33.60
|Apr snow inch = 5.60
|May snow inch = 0.20
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.20
|Oct snow inch = 7.60
|Nov snow inch = 44.40
|Dec snow inch = 61.50
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA2>
{{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=USC00503504&format=pdf
|title = Haines 40NW, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = August 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}