Editing Pullman, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Palouse hills northeast of Walla Walla.jpg|thumb|right|The hilly terrain of the [[Palouse]], which surrounds Pullman]]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Pullman has a total area of {{convert|11.12|sqmi|sqkm}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is in the eastern part of Whitman County in southeastern Washington, approximately {{convert|65|mi|km}} south of [[Spokane]] and {{convert|32|mi|km}} north of [[Lewiston, Idaho]].

The city is situated across several [[loess]] hills which characterize the Palouse Prairie, formed from windblown sediment over an estimated period of over one million years.<ref name=Busacca1989a>Busacca, A.J., 1989. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151122231216/https://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/gs407rivers/busacca_89.pdf ''Long Quaternary record in eastern Washington, U.S.A., interpreted from multiple buried paleosols in loess.''] Geoderma. 45:105-122.</ref> This prairie region, the [[Palouse]], is noteworthy for its fertile rolling hills where winter and spring wheat, [[barley]], [[canola]], [[lentil]]s, and [[peas]] are grown. These hills provide a variety of elevations across the city, from {{convert|2342|to|2575|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Downtown Pullman is situated in a valley between these hills. Within the Pullman city limits, the Missouri Flat Creek and Paradise Creek both join the South Fork of the [[Palouse River]]. Pullman sits in the watersheds of the [[Snake River]] and the [[Columbia River]].

Pullman is situated across four major hills which divide the city into nearly equal quarters. These are:

* Military Hill, north of the Palouse River and west of North Grand Avenue
* Pioneer Hill, south of Main Street and the downtown area, and east of South Grand Avenue
* Sunnyside Hill, south of Davis Way and west of South Grand Avenue
* College Hill, north of Main Street and east of North Grand Avenue

Military Hill is named for the Pullman Military College that opened its doors in 1891 and burned down in 1893.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=O'English |first1=Mark |date=Summer 2011 |title=Pullman's Military College |url=https://research.libraries.wsu.edu/xmlui/handle/2376/2769 |journal=Bunchgrass Historian |volume=37 |issue=2 |publisher=Whitman County Historical Society |access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Climate===
Pullman has a [[Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csb''). This climate is typified by hot, dry summers followed by cold, wet winters with short transitional seasons in between. Due to the rain shadow effect of the [[Cascade Range]] to its west, clear skies occur regularly throughout the year and rainfall is drastically less frequent in comparison to cities west of the mountains. Clouds of any variety are especially scant between June and September, which contributes to a [[diurnal temperature variation]] that is much higher during the summer compared to winter. Pullman has an annual average of {{convert|20.41|in|mm}}<!--16.89--> of precipitation.<ref name= NOAA />

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|location = [[Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport]], Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present{{efn|Official records for Pullman were maintained at two locations near the city from January 1893 to June 6, 1998, and, since June 7, 1998, have been kept at Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport. Data coverage at the two pre-airport locations was more sporadic.<ref>[http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]</ref>}})
|single line = Yes
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|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 66
|Mar record high F = 75
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 49.8
|Feb avg record high F = 53.5
|Mar avg record high F = 63.7
|Apr avg record high F = 73.6
|May avg record high F = 82.7
|Jun avg record high F = 88.4
|Jul avg record high F = 96.3
|Aug avg record high F = 98.0
|Sep avg record high F = 91.3
|Oct avg record high F = 77.5
|Nov avg record high F = 60.1
|Dec avg record high F = 49.7
|year avg record high F = 98.8

|Jan high F = 37.6
|Feb high F = 41.6
|Mar high F = 49.3
|Apr high F = 56.4
|May high F = 65.4
|Jun high F = 71.9
|Jul high F = 83.1
|Aug high F = 83.4
|Sep high F = 74.2
|Oct high F = 59.2
|Nov high F = 44.7
|Dec high F = 36.6
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 32.7
|Feb mean F = 35.4
|Mar mean F = 41.1
|Apr mean F = 46.8
|May mean F = 54.5
|Jun mean F = 59.8
|Jul mean F = 67.0
|Aug mean F = 66.9
|Sep mean F = 59.8
|Oct mean F = 48.4
|Nov mean F = 38.6
|Dec mean F = 31.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 27.8
|Feb low F = 29.2
|Mar low F = 32.9
|Apr low F = 37.2
|May low F = 43.7
|Jun low F = 47.7
|Jul low F = 50.9
|Aug low F = 50.4
|Sep low F = 45.4
|Oct low F = 37.6
|Nov low F = 32.5
|Dec low F = 26.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 7.4
|Feb avg record low F = 11.0
|Mar avg record low F = 19.0
|Apr avg record low F = 26.3
|May avg record low F = 30.8
|Jun avg record low F = 36.4
|Jul avg record low F = 40.5
|Aug avg record low F = 38.7
|Sep avg record low F = 31.3
|Oct avg record low F = 21.5
|Nov avg record low F = 15.0
|Dec avg record low F = 8.1
|year avg record low F = -2.3

|Jan record low F = -29
|Feb record low F = -24
|Mar record low F = -9
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -14
|Dec record low F = -32

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.67
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.94
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.05
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.96
|May precipitation inch = 1.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.22
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.44
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.48
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.65
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.80
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.62
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.77
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 9.6
|Feb snow inch = 4.8
|Mar snow inch = 2.5
|Apr snow inch = 0.7
|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 = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 4.6
|Dec snow inch = 10.3
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.0
|Feb precipitation days = 11.5
|Mar precipitation days = 12.3
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 9.6
|Jun precipitation days = 8.3
|Jul precipitation days = 3.8
|Aug precipitation days = 3.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.0
|Nov precipitation days = 13.6
|Dec precipitation days = 13.9

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.8
|Feb snow days = 3.4
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|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 = 2.6
|Dec snow days = 4.9

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00456789&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 |accessdate=September 22, 2022}}
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=otx |publisher=National Weather Service |title=NOAA Online Weather Data |accessdate=September 22, 2022}}
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