Editing Russell, Kansas (section)

==Geography==
Russell is located in north-central Kansas at the intersection of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 281 in Kansas|U.S. Route 281]], Russell is approximately {{convert|113|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], {{convert|231|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], and {{convert|336|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Denver]].<ref name=KDOT/><ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-03-23}}</ref>

The city lies in the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]] approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of the [[Saline River (Kansas)|Saline River]] and {{convert|8|mi|km}} north of the [[Smoky Hill River]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2010-11-16}}</ref><ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = 2010-10-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/russell.PDF | access-date = 2010-11-16}}</ref> Fossil Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, passes immediately south of the city where it has been dammed to form a small [[reservoir]], Fossil Lake.<ref name=CountyMap/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Russell has a [[humid continental climate|humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'')]], with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Peel | first1 = M. C. | last2 = Finlayson | first2 = B. L. | last3 = McMahon | first3 = T. A. | date = 2007-03-01 | title = Updated Köppen-Geiger climate classification map | journal = Hydrology and Earth System Sciences | issue = 4 | pages = 439–473 | url = http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/4/439/2007/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf | access-date = 2012-01-25}}</ref> On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month.<ref name=NOAA/>

The high temperature reaches or exceeds {{convert|90|°F}} an average of 63.2 days a year and reaches or exceeds {{convert|100|°F}} an average of 12.5 days a year. The minimum temperature falls below the freezing point {{convert|32|°F}} an average of 129.7 days a year.<ref name=NOAA/> The hottest temperature recorded in Russell was {{convert|114|F|C|1}} on June 30, 1980, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-24|F|C|1}} on December 22, 1989.<ref name = NOWData/>

{{Weather box
|location = Russell, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 101
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 79

|Jan avg record high F = 66.3
|Feb avg record high F = 72.1
|Mar avg record high F = 80.9
|Apr avg record high F = 88.0
|May avg record high F = 94.0
|Jun avg record high F = 101.1
|Jul avg record high F = 104.3
|Aug avg record high F = 102.2
|Sep avg record high F = 98.5
|Oct avg record high F = 90.0
|Nov avg record high F = 76.4
|Dec avg record high F = 65.1
|year avg record high F = 105.7

|Jan high F = 42.1
|Feb high F = 46.2
|Mar high F = 57.2
|Apr high F = 66.6
|May high F = 76.3
|Jun high F = 87.7
|Jul high F = 92.6
|Aug high F = 89.7
|Sep high F = 81.9
|Oct high F = 69.1
|Nov high F = 55.2
|Dec high F = 43.3
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 30.5
|Feb mean F = 33.9
|Mar mean F = 44.1
|Apr mean F = 53.4
|May mean F = 63.9
|Jun mean F = 75.1
|Jul mean F = 79.9
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 69.2
|Oct mean F = 55.9
|Nov mean F = 42.5
|Dec mean F = 32.1
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 18.8
|Feb low F = 21.6
|Mar low F = 31.0
|Apr low F = 40.2
|May low F = 51.5
|Jun low F = 62.4
|Jul low F = 67.3
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Sep low F = 56.6
|Oct low F = 42.8
|Nov low F = 29.8
|Dec low F = 20.9
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = 0.6
|Feb avg record low F = 2.9
|Mar avg record low F = 12.4
|Apr avg record low F = 22.8
|May avg record low F = 35.9
|Jun avg record low F = 49.6
|Jul avg record low F = 56.5
|Aug avg record low F = 54.5
|Sep avg record low F = 39.9
|Oct avg record low F = 24.7
|Nov avg record low F = 12.1
|Dec avg record low F = 2.8
|year avg record low F = -4.9

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = -20
|Mar record low F = -16
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = -5
|Dec record low F = -24

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.30
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.17
|May precipitation inch = 3.98
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.31
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.97
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.28
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.72
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.96
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.74
|year precipitation inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.1
|Feb precipitation days = 4.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.4
|Apr precipitation days = 8.4
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 6.6
|Oct precipitation days = 6.3
|Nov precipitation days = 4.3
|Dec precipitation days = 4.1

|Jan snow inch = 5.7
|Feb snow inch = 3.7
|Mar snow inch = 3.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.6
|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 = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 1.9
|Dec snow inch = 4.1
|year snow inch = 

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.4
|Feb snow days = 2.4
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|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 = 1.3
|Dec snow days = 2.5

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|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093997&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 – Station: Russell MUNI AP, KS (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = November 27, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USW00093997&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 – Station: Russell Municipal Airport, KS (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = November 27, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ict
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Wichita
|access-date = November 27, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}