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==Geography== Jacksboro is located in central Jack County. U.S. Route 281 runs through the city center, leading south {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] and northwest {{convert|58|mi}} to [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]. U.S. Route 380 joins US 281 in the center of Jacksboro, but heads west out of town on Belknap Street, leading {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Graham, Texas|Graham]]. US 380 leaves Jacksboro to the southeast with US 281, but then leads east {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Decatur, Texas|Decatur]]. [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] is {{convert|60|mi}} southeast of Jacksboro via US 281 and [[Texas State Highway 199]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Jacksboro has a total area of {{convert|20.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.86|sqmi|km2}} is covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The water area comprises [[Lake Jacksboro]], a reservoir on Lost Creek in the northeast part of the city. Jacksboro is part of the watershed of the West Fork of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]]. ===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Jacksboro has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=715414&cityname=Jacksboro%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Jacksboro, Texas]</ref> {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Jacksboro, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present) | Jan record high F = 92 | Feb record high F = 94 | Mar record high F = 99 | Apr record high F = 100 | May record high F = 104 | Jun record high F = 113 | Jul record high F = 113 | Aug record high F = 113 | Sep record high F = 111 | Oct record high F = 103 | Nov record high F = 92 | Dec record high F = 87 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 55.4 | Feb high F = 59.4 | Mar high F = 67.8 | Apr high F = 75.8 | May high F = 83.2 | Jun high F = 91.0 | Jul high F = 95.7 | Aug high F = 95.8 | Sep high F = 87.9 | Oct high F = 77.6 | Nov high F = 65.7 | Dec high F = 56.8 | year high F = 76.0 | Jan mean F = 42.5 | Feb mean F = 46.6 | Mar mean F = 54.8 | Apr mean F = 62.7 | May mean F = 71.4 | Jun mean F = 79.3 | Jul mean F = 83.6 | Aug mean F = 83.3 | Sep mean F = 75.4 | Oct mean F = 64.5 | Nov mean F = 53.1 | Dec mean F = 44.5 | year mean F = 63.5 | Jan low F = 29.5 | Feb low F = 33.9 | Mar low F = 41.9 | Apr low F = 49.7 | May low F = 59.6 | Jun low F = 67.7 | Jul low F = 71.5 | Aug low F = 70.8 | Sep low F = 63.0 | Oct low F = 51.4 | Nov low F = 40.4 | Dec low F = 32.1 | year low F = 51.0 | Jan record low F = -3 | Feb record low F = -11 | Mar record low F = 5 | Apr record low F = 27 | May record low F = 33 | Jun record low F = 49 | Jul record low F = 56 | Aug record low F = 54 | Sep record low F = 33 | Oct record low F = 22 | Nov record low F = 15 | Dec record low F = -8 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 1.49 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.26 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.95 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.84 | May precipitation inch = 4.29 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.01 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.85 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.18 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.14 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.85 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.86 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.94 | year precipitation inch = 32.66 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 5.0 | Feb precipitation days = 5.4 | Mar precipitation days = 6.9 | Apr precipitation days = 5.3 | May precipitation days = 8.3 | Jun precipitation days = 7.0 | Jul precipitation days = 4.2 | Aug precipitation days = 5.0 | Sep precipitation days = 6.3 | Oct precipitation days = 6.6 | Nov precipitation days = 5.2 | Dec precipitation days = 5.4 | year precipitation days = 70.6 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fwd |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00414517&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref> }}
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