Editing Morris, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
Morris is located in northeast Grundy County along [[U.S. Route 6]] and [[Illinois Route 47]] and on the north side of the [[Illinois River]]<ref>''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 6th ed. 2010, p.35 {{isbn|0899333214}}</ref><ref>''Morris, IL,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1981 rev)</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|515|ft}}.<ref name="gnis"/>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Morris has a total area of {{convert|11.64|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|11.28|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 96.92%) is land and {{convert|0.36|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 3.08%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

===Climate===
The annual precipitation for Morris is about 40 inches. The record high for Morris is 109&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C) on July 14, 1936. The record low for Morris is -26&nbsp;°F (−32&nbsp;°C) in December 1924. The average high temperature for Morris in July is 84.5&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C), while the average January low is 15.4&nbsp;°F (-9.2&nbsp;°C).

Morris has not been struck by any major tornadoes in recent history, although they occur in Northern Illinois annually. Morris was the first town hit by the [[1974 Super Outbreak|Super Outbreak of April 3–4, 1974]]. However, the damage within the city was relatively minor, and nobody was injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revisiting the 3–4 April 1974 Super Outbreak of Tornadoes|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/corfidi/74superoutbreak.PDF|website=[[Storm Prediction Center]]|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>

The city can receive heavy snowfall and experience blizzards periodically.

{{Weather box
| location = Morris, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1912–present)
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 68
| Feb record high F = 74
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 103
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 95
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 72
| year record high F = 109
| Jan high F = 31.2
| Feb high F = 35.6
| Mar high F = 47.7
| Apr high F = 60.9
| May high F = 72.1
| Jun high F = 81.7
| Jul high F = 84.9
| Aug high F = 82.7
| Sep high F = 77.4
| Oct high F = 64.4
| Nov high F = 49.0
| Dec high F = 36.7
| year high F = 60.4
| Jan mean F = 23.4
| Feb mean F = 27.4
| Mar mean F = 38.3
| Apr mean F = 50.3
| May mean F = 61.6
| Jun mean F = 71.4
| Jul mean F = 75.0
| Aug mean F = 72.8
| Sep mean F = 66.1
| Oct mean F = 53.6
| Nov mean F = 40.3
| Dec mean F = 29.1
| year mean F = 50.8
| Jan low F = 15.7
| Feb low F = 19.3
| Mar low F = 28.9
| Apr low F = 39.6
| May low F = 51.0
| Jun low F = 61.2
| Jul low F = 65.0
| Aug low F = 63.0
| Sep low F = 54.8
| Oct low F = 42.8
| Nov low F = 31.6
| Dec low F = 21.5
| year low F = 41.2
| Jan record low F = −23
| Feb record low F = −22
| Mar record low F = −19
| Apr record low F = 12
| May record low F = 24
| Jun record low F = 34
| Jul record low F = 41
| Aug record low F = 34
| Sep record low F = 26
| Oct record low F = 12
| Nov record low F = -9
| Dec record low F = −56
| year record low F = -26
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.09
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.79
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.23
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.34
| May precipitation inch = 4.39
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.72
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.92
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.01
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.55
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.23
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.50
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.02
| year precipitation inch = 38.79
| Jan snow inch = 7.4
| Feb snow inch = 7.5
| Mar snow inch = 2.9
| Apr snow inch = 0.5
| 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 = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 1.1
| Dec snow inch = 5.3
| year snow inch = 24.7
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.0
| Feb precipitation days = 8.2
| Mar precipitation days = 9.2
| Apr precipitation days = 10.8
| May precipitation days = 13.4
| Jun precipitation days = 11.2
| Jul precipitation days = 9.3
| Aug precipitation days = 9.5
| Sep precipitation days = 8.1
| Oct precipitation days = 10.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.1
| Dec precipitation days = 9.4
| year precipitation days = 117.4
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 5.9
| Feb snow days = 4.3
| Mar snow days = 1.8
| Apr snow days = 0.5
| 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 = 1.0
| Dec snow days = 4.0
| year snow days = 17.6
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lot
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{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=USC00115825&format=pdf
| title = Station: Morris 1 NW, IL
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 11, 2021}}</ref>
}}