Editing Plant City, Florida (section)

==Geography==

[[Image:Map of Florida highlighting Plant City.svg|thumb|left|300px|Location of Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida]]

The approximate coordinates for Plant City is located in northeastern Hillsborough County at {{Coord|28|1|N|82|8|W|type:city}} (28.0142, –82.1289).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

[[Interstate 4]] runs through the northern part of the city, with access from Exits 17 through 25. I-4 leads east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]] and west {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. [[U.S. Route 92]] is the main highway through the center of Plant City, running generally parallel to I-4. [[Florida State Road 39]] crosses US 92 in the center of Plant City and leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Zephyrhills, Florida|Zephyrhills]] and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Hopewell, Hillsborough County, Florida|Hopewell]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Plant City has a total area of {{convert|72.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|70.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 3.31%, are water.

Plant City and its surrounding area are in the Southern Flatwoods ecological community as defined by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|US Department of Agriculture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |title=MLRAs in Florida &#124; NRCS MO15 |access-date=2007-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008050915/http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |archive-date=2010-10-08 }}</ref> The region as a whole is noted for its sandy, infertile, and poorly drained soils. In and around the city, high organic matter content and scattered [[phosphate nodule]]s make much of the soil more fertile than typical for the flatwoods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx|title=Web Soil Survey}}</ref>

===Climate===

Plant City, as does most of Florida, has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa''), with humid and hot summers and warm, drier winters. It is close to having a [[tropical climate]] zone, since only one month (January) does not have a mean temperature over {{convert|64.4|F}}.
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|location = Plant City, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 93
|Mar record high F = 99
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 91
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 83.3
|Feb avg record high F = 84.8
|Mar avg record high F = 87.3
|Apr avg record high F = 90.6
|May avg record high F = 94.4
|Jun avg record high F = 95.6
|Jul avg record high F = 96.3
|Aug avg record high F = 95.5
|Sep avg record high F = 93.7
|Oct avg record high F = 91.3
|Nov avg record high F = 86.5
|Dec avg record high F = 83.9
|year avg record high F = 97.1

|Jan high F = 74.8
|Feb high F = 77.8
|Mar high F = 81.4
|Apr high F = 86.2
|May high F = 90.8
|Jun high F = 92.9
|Jul high F = 93.8
|Aug high F = 93.5
|Sep high F = 92.1
|Oct high F = 87.3
|Nov high F = 80.9
|Dec high F = 76.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 62.4
|Feb mean F = 65.3
|Mar mean F = 68.7
|Apr mean F = 73.5
|May mean F = 78.7
|Jun mean F = 82.4
|Jul mean F = 83.6
|Aug mean F = 83.6
|Sep mean F = 82.2
|Oct mean F = 76.7
|Nov mean F = 69.4
|Dec mean F = 65.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 50.0
|Feb low F = 52.8
|Mar low F = 55.9
|Apr low F = 60.9
|May low F = 66.6
|Jun low F = 71.9
|Jul low F = 73.4
|Aug low F = 73.7
|Sep low F = 72.4
|Oct low F = 66.1
|Nov low F = 57.9
|Dec low F = 53.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 30.3
|Feb avg record low F = 34.5
|Mar avg record low F = 38.2
|Apr avg record low F = 46.0
|May avg record low F = 55.9
|Jun avg record low F = 66.3
|Jul avg record low F = 69.4
|Aug avg record low F = 69.7
|Sep avg record low F = 66.0
|Oct avg record low F = 50.9
|Nov avg record low F = 41.1
|Dec avg record low F = 34.9
|year avg record low F = 28.5

|Jan record low F = 15
|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 24
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 41
|Jun record low F = 49
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 55
|Oct record low F = 38
|Nov record low F = 21
|Dec record low F = 18
|year record low F =

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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.00
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.33
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.78
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.88
|May precipitation inch = 4.04
|Jun precipitation inch = 9.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 8.65
|Aug precipitation inch = 8.85
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.99
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.58
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.76
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.54
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.5
|Mar precipitation days = 6.2
|Apr precipitation days = 5.9
|May precipitation days = 7.5
|Jun precipitation days = 15.3
|Jul precipitation days = 17.9
|Aug precipitation days = 17.8
|Sep precipitation days = 14.5
|Oct precipitation days = 8.1
|Nov precipitation days = 6.0
|Dec precipitation days = 8.1
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=tbw
| title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = May 23, 2021
}}</ref><ref>{{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=USC00087205&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = May 23, 2021
}}</ref> }}