Editing Mankato, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.229|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|19.879|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.350|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The [[Minnesota River|Minnesota]], [[Blue Earth River|Blue Earth]], and [[Le Sueur River|Le Sueur]] rivers all flow through or near the city.
{{wide image|Mankato, Minnesota.jpg|350px||100%|center
|alt=Mankato, Minnesota}}

===Climate===
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Mankato has a [[humid continental climate]], type ''Dfa'' (hot summer subtype).<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Mankato, Minnesota Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=700612&cityname=North+Mankato,+Minnesota,+United+States+of+America&units= |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Weatherbase }}</ref> Winters are cold, with snow cover (continuous most winter seasons) beginning typically between mid-November and mid-December, ending in March most years. However, Mankato often receives less snow than areas to its north and east. For example, [[Minneapolis]], {{convert|75|mi|km}} northeast of Mankato, averages over {{convert|54|in|cm}} of snow per winter season, compared to Mankato's seasonal average of {{convert|35|in|cm}}. The coldest month, January, has an average monthly temperature around {{convert|14|F|C|sigfig=2}}. Dangerously low wind-chill temperatures are a significant hazard during the winter months, as Arctic air outbreaks rush into the area from Canada, borne on high winds; this can bring about ground blizzard conditions, especially in nearby rural areas.

Summers are warm, with occasional but usually brief hot, humid periods, often interspersed with pushes of cooler air from Canada, often preceded by showers and thunderstorms. The hottest month, July, has an average monthly temperature around {{convert|73|F|C|1}}. Precipitation falls year round, but falls mostly as snow from December to February, sometimes March, and as showers and thunderstorms during the warmer season, from May to September. Mankato's average wettest months are from June to August, with frequent thunderstorm activity. Mankato lies on the northern fringe of the central United States’ main tornado belt, with lower risk than in Iowa and Missouri to the south. The highest-risk months for severe thunderstorms and (rarely) tornadoes, are May through July. However, a very unusual early tornado outbreak affected areas within {{convert|20|mi|km}} of Mankato on March 29, 1998, when an [[1998 Comfrey–St. Peter tornado outbreak|F3 tornado hit St. Peter]], {{convert|13|mi|km}} to Mankato's north. On August 17, 1946, tornadoes struck southwestern areas of Mankato and the town of Wells to the southeast, killing 11 people.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/memories-of-tornado-remain-vivid/article_1a50111b-5a55-510a-b44d-8240a64eb286.html |title=Memories of 1946 tornado remain vivid |last=Nienaber |first=Dan |date=May 31, 2006 |work=[[Mankato Free Press]] |access-date=November 21, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205032121/https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/memories-of-tornado-remain-vivid/article_1a50111b-5a55-510a-b44d-8240a64eb286.html |archive-date=December 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Mankato, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 61
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 69

|Jan avg record high F = 43.4
|Feb avg record high F = 47.3
|Mar avg record high F = 65.7
|Apr avg record high F = 81.4
|May avg record high F = 89.3
|Jun avg record high F = 93.3
|Jul avg record high F = 92.3
|Aug avg record high F = 89.9
|Sep avg record high F = 88.5
|Oct avg record high F = 82.5
|Nov avg record high F = 66.0
|Dec avg record high F = 47.3
|year avg record high F = 95.6

|Jan high F = 23.7
|Feb high F = 28.6
|Mar high F = 40.9
|Apr high F = 56.5
|May high F = 69.2
|Jun high F = 78.8
|Jul high F = 81.9
|Aug high F = 79.5
|Sep high F = 73.6
|Oct high F = 59.8
|Nov high F = 43.4
|Dec high F = 28.6
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 14.7
|Feb mean F = 19.0
|Mar mean F = 31.4
|Apr mean F = 45.2
|May mean F = 58.1
|Jun mean F = 68.2
|Jul mean F = 71.8
|Aug mean F = 69.5
|Sep mean F = 61.9
|Oct mean F = 48.6
|Nov mean F = 34.1
|Dec mean F = 20.6
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 5.7
|Feb low F = 9.4
|Mar low F = 21.9
|Apr low F = 33.9
|May low F = 47.0
|Jun low F = 57.7
|Jul low F = 61.7
|Aug low F = 59.4
|Sep low F = 50.1
|Oct low F = 37.4
|Nov low F = 24.7
|Dec low F = 12.7
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = -17.1
|Feb avg record low F = -11.0
|Mar avg record low F = -0.5
|Apr avg record low F = 20.3
|May avg record low F = 33.6
|Jun avg record low F = 45.9
|Jul avg record low F = 52.5
|Aug avg record low F = 49.6
|Sep avg record low F = 35.5
|Oct avg record low F = 22.7
|Nov avg record low F = 6.7
|Dec avg record low F = -9.4
|year avg record low F = -19.4

|Jan record low F = -34
|Feb record low F = -35
|Mar record low F = -24
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 22
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = -15
|Dec record low F = -32

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.99
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.31
|May precipitation inch = 4.20
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.64
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.26
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.31
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.30
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.37
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.13
|year precipitation inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.6
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.7
|Nov precipitation days = 6.2
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9

|Jan snow inch = 8.2
|Feb snow inch = 6.9
|Mar snow inch = 7.4
|Apr snow inch = 1.6
|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 = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.9
|Dec snow inch = 8.6
|year snow inch = 

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.1
|Feb snow days = 4.2
|Mar snow days = 4.1
|Apr snow days = 0.7
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.7
|Dec snow days = 5.6

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00215073&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Mankato, MN
|access-date = November 23, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = November 23, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}