Editing Panhandle, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Panhandle is located slightly south of the center of Carson County.<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> [[U.S. Route 60 in Texas|U.S. Route 60]] passes through the city, leading northeast {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Pampa, Texas|Pampa]] and southwest the same distance to [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]]. [[Texas State Highway 207]] crosses US 60 in Panhandle and passes through the center of the city; it leads north {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Borger, Texas|Borger]] and south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 40 in Texas|Interstate 40]] at [[Conway, Texas|Conway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Panhandle has a total area of {{convert|5.5|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Panhandle town, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 23, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082758/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854960| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Panhandle has a borderline [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (''Cfa'')/[[cool semi-arid climate|cool semi-arid]] (''BSk'') climate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=587614&cityname=Panhandle%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Climate Summary for Panhandle, Texas|publisher=Weatherbase}}</ref> It features hot summers with moderate rainfall and cold, though extremely variable, and generally dry winters.

{{Weather box
|location = Panhandle, Texas (1981–2010)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan high F = 49.9
|Feb high F = 53.9
|Mar high F = 62.7
|Apr high F = 71.9
|May high F = 80.0
|Jun high F = 87.9
|Jul high F = 92.8
|Aug high F = 91.0
|Sep high F = 83.8
|Oct high F = 72.7
|Nov high F = 60.3
|Dec high F = 48.7
|year high F = 71.3

|Jan low F = 22.2
|Feb low F = 25.2
|Mar low F = 31.8
|Apr low F = 40.2
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 59.6
|Jul low F = 64.0
|Aug low F = 62.9
|Sep low F = 55.1
|Oct low F = 43.6
|Nov low F = 31.8
|Dec low F = 22.6
|year low F = 42.4

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.61
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.64
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.77
|May precipitation inch = 2.79
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.59
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.80
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.20
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.94
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.76
|year precipitation inch= 21.92

|Jan snow inch = 3.9
|Feb snow inch = 3.1
|Mar snow inch = 2.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.5
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 1.7
|Dec snow inch = 4.1
|year snow inch = 15.8
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ama |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 5, 2013}}</ref>
}}