Editing Nowata, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Nowata is {{convert|51|mi|km}} north of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] and {{convert|21|mi|km}} south of the [[Kansas]] state line.<ref name = "EOHC-Nowata" />  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Yet the [[Verdigris River]] runs through it.

===Climate===
Nowata is the home of the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Oklahoma. A thermometer at an [[Oklahoma Mesonet]] site in Nowata recorded a low temperature of {{convert|-31|F|C}} on the morning of February 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-weather-idUSTRE7196PU20110210 | work=Reuters| title=Record low temperatures in Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas | date=February 10, 2011}}</ref>  A week later, the high temperature was {{convert|79|F|C}}, which is {{convert|110|°F-change}} higher.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110218/us_yblog_thelookout/temperature-swings-100-degrees-in-one-week-in-okla-town |title=Temperature swings 100 degrees in one week in Okla. town – Yahoo! News |website=news.yahoo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221234521/http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110218/us_yblog_thelookout/temperature-swings-100-degrees-in-one-week-in-okla-town |archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> The city falls within USDA [[Hardiness zone|plant hardiness zone]] 7a ({{convert|0|to|5|F|C|disp=semicolon}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map {{!}} USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ZIP Code 74048 – Nowata, Oklahoma Hardiness Zones |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/74048 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=plantmaps.com}}</ref>