Editing Savannah, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Savannah lies on the Savannah River, approximately {{convert|20|mi|abbr=on}} upriver from the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/jeo300/savanna1.htm |title=Part 1: Visit to Savannah |publisher=Georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu |date=1996-04-29 |access-date=2012-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121215045217/http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/jeo300/savanna1.htm |archive-date=December 15, 2012 }}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] (2011), the city has a total area of {{convert|108.7|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which {{convert|103.1|sqmi|km2|1}} is land and {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}} is water (5.15%). Savannah is the primary port on the Savannah River and the largest port in Georgia. It is also near the [[Intracoastal Waterway|U.S. Intracoastal Waterway]]. Georgia's [[Ogeechee River]] flows toward the Atlantic Ocean some {{convert|16|mi|km}} south of downtown Savannah and forms the southern city limit.

Savannah is prone to flooding due to abundant rainfall, an elevation just above sea level, and the shape of the coastline, which poses a greater surge risk during hurricanes. The city currently uses five canals. In addition, several pumping stations have been built to help reduce the effects of flash flooding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahga.gov/508/Stormwater-Management|title=Stormwater Management {{!}} Savannah, GA – Official Website|website=www.savannahga.gov|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053747/https://www.savannahga.gov/508/Stormwater-Management|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
Savannah's climate is classified as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Throughout the Deep South, this is characterized by long and almost tropical summers and short, mild winters. Savannah records only a few days of freezing temperatures each year, and snowfall is rare. Due to its proximity to the Atlantic coast, Savannah rarely experiences temperatures as extreme as those in Georgia's interior. Nevertheless, the extreme temperatures have officially ranged from {{convert|105|°F|0}}, on July 20, 1986, and July 12, 1879, down to {{convert|3|°F|0}} during the [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak]].<ref name="NWS Charleston, SC (CHS)"/><ref name= TWC >{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0506?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared|title=Average Weather for Savannah, GA – Temperature and Precipitation|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=December 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424025443/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0506?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared|archive-date=April 24, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seasonally, Savannah tends to have hot and humid summers with frequent (but brief) thunderstorms that develop in the warm and tropical air masses, which are common. Although summers in Savannah are frequently sunny, half of Savannah's annual precipitation falls from June through September. Average dewpoints in summer range from {{convert|67.8|to|71.6|F|0}}. Winters in Savannah are mild and sunny with average daily high temperatures of {{convert|61.4|°F|0}} in January. November and December are the driest months recorded at Savannah–Hilton Head International Airport. Each year, Savannah reports 21 days on average with low temperatures below freezing, though in some years, fewer than 10 nights will fall below freezing, and the city has even gone an entire winter season (1879–80) without recording a freeze.<ref name="NOAA">{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=chs |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = June 11, 2022}}</ref> Although decades might pass between snowfall events, Savannah has experienced snow on rare occasions, most notably [[December 1989 United States cold wave|in December 1989]], when up to {{convert|3.9|in|cm}} was recorded in one day in parts of the city.<ref name="NWS Charleston, SC (CHS)"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712002910/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMweb/|archive-date=July 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Savannah is at risk for [[hurricanes]], particularly of the [[Cape Verde hurricane|Cape Verde]] type of storms that take place during the peak of the season. Because of its location in the [[Georgia Bight]] (the arc of the Atlantic coastline in Georgia and northern Florida) as well as the tendency for hurricanes to re-curve up the coast, Savannah has a lower risk of hurricanes than some other coastal cities such as [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. Savannah was seldom affected by hurricanes during the 20th century. [[Hurricane David]], in August 1979, is a notable exception.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20090904/NEWS/309049815|title=Hurricane David, 30 years after the storm|last=Mobley|first=Chuck|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130055411/https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20090904/NEWS/309049815|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the historical record shows that the city was frequently affected during the second half of the 19th century. The most prominent of these storms was the [[1893 Sea Islands hurricane]], which killed at least 2,000 people. (This estimate may be low, as deaths among the many impoverished rural [[African Americans]] living on Georgia's barrier islands may not have been reported.)

Savannah was most recently affected by an active [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016 hurricane season]], including [[Hurricane Matthew]] (which made a partial eyewall landfall),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahpat.name/matthew/history.php|title=Hurricane Matthew Review from Savannahpat.name ... Observations from Patrick Prokop|website=www.savannahpat.name|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053815/https://www.savannahpat.name/matthew/history.php|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was brushed by [[Hurricane Irma]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.savannahnow.com/news/hurricane-guide/2017-10-08/hurricane-matthew-one-year-later-storm-anxiety-has-residents-asking|title=Hurricane Matthew One Year Later: Storm anxiety has residents asking 'Is it all worth it?'|last=Ray|first=Brittini|work=Savannah Morning News|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518060421/http://www.savannahnow.com/news/hurricane-guide/2017-10-08/hurricane-matthew-one-year-later-storm-anxiety-has-residents-asking|archive-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/savannah-walloped-tybee-island-swamped-irma/YvLcqdKyIhAwqaSTACnw2O/|title=Savannah walloped, Tybee Island swamped by Irma|work=ajc|access-date=2018-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055353/https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/savannah-walloped-tybee-island-swamped-irma/YvLcqdKyIhAwqaSTACnw2O/|archive-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtoc.com/story/37561491/chatham-county-receives-millions-in-hurricane-matthew-reimbursement|title=Chatham County receives millions in Hurricane Matthew reimbursement|last=LaBrot|first=Amanda|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130000/http://www.wtoc.com/story/37561491/chatham-county-receives-millions-in-hurricane-matthew-reimbursement|archive-date=May 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2024 season saw impacts from [[Hurricane Debby (2024)|Hurricane Debby]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deem |first=John |title=UPDATE: Rain from Debby reaches Savannah; 10-20 inches still possible, forecasters say |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/weather/severe/2024/08/05/hurricane-debby-reaches-savannah-with-rain-strong-winds-to-follow/74675289007/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Savannah Morning News |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Hurricane Helene]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez-Misserian |first=Gabriela |date=2024-09-30 |title=Sound and Fury: Helene Surprises Savannah |url=https://gardenandgun.com/articles/sound-and-fury-helene-surprises-savannah/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Garden & Gun |language=en-US}}</ref>
<section begin="weather box" />{{Weather box|location = Savannah, Georgia ([[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah/Hilton Head Int'l]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1871–present{{efn|Official records for Savannah were kept at downtown from January 1871 to April 1945, [[Hunter Field]] from May 1945 to September 1950, and at Savannah/Hilton Head Int'l since October 1950. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org ThreadEx].}}
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F = 105
|Jan avg record high F = 77.5
|Feb avg record high F = 80.9
|Mar avg record high F = 84.9
|Apr avg record high F = 89.1
|May avg record high F = 94.0
|Jun avg record high F = 97.5
|Jul avg record high F = 98.8
|Aug avg record high F = 97.6
|Sep avg record high F = 94.0
|Oct avg record high F = 88.6
|Nov avg record high F = 83.3
|Dec avg record high F = 78.2
|year avg record high F = 99.7
|Jan high F = 61.4
|Feb high F = 65.1
|Mar high F = 71.4
|Apr high F = 78.2
|May high F = 84.7
|Jun high F = 89.6
|Jul high F = 92.3
|Aug high F = 90.8
|Sep high F = 86.4
|Oct high F = 79.0
|Nov high F = 70.2
|Dec high F = 63.7
|year high F = 77.7
|Jan mean F = 50.7
|Feb mean F = 54.0
|Mar mean F = 60.0
|Apr mean F = 66.7
|May mean F = 74.1
|Jun mean F = 80.1
|Jul mean F = 83.0
|Aug mean F = 82.1
|Sep mean F = 77.7
|Oct mean F = 68.8
|Nov mean F = 59.1
|Dec mean F = 53.2
|year mean F = 67.5
|Jan low F = 40.0
|Feb low F = 42.9
|Mar low F = 48.6
|Apr low F = 55.2
|May low F = 63.4
|Jun low F = 70.7
|Jul low F = 73.7
|Aug low F = 73.3
|Sep low F = 69.0
|Oct low F = 58.6
|Nov low F = 48.0
|Dec low F = 42.6
|year low F = 57.2
|Jan avg record low F = 23.3
|Feb avg record low F = 26.5
|Mar avg record low F = 31.2
|Apr avg record low F = 39.4
|May avg record low F = 49.8
|Jun avg record low F = 62.7
|Jul avg record low F = 68.6
|Aug avg record low F = 67.2
|Sep avg record low F = 57.1
|Oct avg record low F = 42.1
|Nov avg record low F = 31.4
|Dec avg record low F = 26.9
|year avg record low F = 21.6
|Jan record low F = 3
|Feb record low F = 8
|Mar record low F = 20
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 49
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 57
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 9
|year record low F = 3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.28
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.80
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.39
|May precipitation inch = 3.62
|Jun precipitation inch = 6.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.75
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.72
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.39
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.21
|year precipitation inch = 48.12
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 6.7
|May precipitation days = 7.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.8
|Nov precipitation days = 6.8
|Dec precipitation days = 8.4
|year precipitation days = 107.6
|Jan humidity = 69.6
|Feb humidity = 67.0
|Mar humidity = 66.8
|Apr humidity = 65.4
|May humidity = 70.1
|Jun humidity = 73.6
|Jul humidity = 76.0
|Aug humidity = 78.6
|Sep humidity = 77.7
|Oct humidity = 72.9
|Nov humidity = 72.3
|Dec humidity = 70.8
|Jan sun = 175.5
|Feb sun = 181.0
|Mar sun = 232.0
|Apr sun = 275.6
|May sun = 288.9
|Jun sun = 276.0
|Jul sun = 271.3
|Aug sun = 245.8
|Sep sun = 214.3
|Oct sun = 228.6
|Nov sun = 193.5
|Dec sun = 174.2
|Jan percentsun = 55
|Feb percentsun = 59
|Mar percentsun = 62
|Apr percentsun = 71
|May percentsun = 67
|Jun percentsun = 65
|Jul percentsun = 62
|Aug percentsun = 60 
|Sep percentsun = 58 
|Oct percentsun = 65
|Nov percentsun = 61 
|Dec percentsun = 56
|year percentsun = 62
| Jan dew point C = 2.8
| Feb dew point C = 3.8
| Mar dew point C = 7.6
| Apr dew point C = 10.9
| May dew point C = 16.0
| Jun dew point C = 19.9
| Jul dew point C = 21.8
| Aug dew point C = 22.0
| Sep dew point C = 19.7
| Oct dew point C = 13.6
| Nov dew point C = 8.9
| Dec dew point C = 4.7
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961–1990)<ref name="NWS Charleston, SC (CHS)">{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=chs |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = May 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NCDC txt SAV">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505232516/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003822&format=pdf |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003822&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WMO 1961–90 KSAV">{{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72207.TXT |title = WMO Climate Normals for SAVANNAH/MUNICIPAL, GA 1961–1990 |access-date = August 31, 2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}</ref>
}}<section end="weather box" />

The first meteorological observations in Savannah probably occurred at [[Oglethorpe Barracks]] circa 1827, continuing intermittently until 1850 and resuming in 1866. The Signal Service began observations in 1874, and the [[National Weather Service]] has kept records of most data continually since then; since 1948, [[Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport]] has served as Savannah's official meteorological station. Annual records (dating back to 1950) from the airport's weather station are available on the web.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_SavannahIntlArpt_Savannah_GA_January.html|title=Weather History for Savannah, GA [Georgia] for January|publisher=Weather-warehouse.com|access-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305164101/http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_SavannahIntlArpt_Savannah_GA_January.html|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cityscape===
{{Wide image|Savannah_ga_night.jpg|1100px|Panorama of the River Street district at night}}

====Neighborhoods====
[[File:Savannah Neighborhoods.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A map showing the existing City of Savannah neighborhoods.|Map of Savannah neighborhoods]]
Savannah is a city of diverse neighborhoods. More than 100 distinct neighborhoods can be identified in six principal areas of the city: Downtown (Landmark Historic District and Victorian District), Midtown, Southside, Eastside, Westside, and Southwest/West Chatham (recently annexed suburban neighborhoods).

====Historic districts====
Besides the [[Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia)|Savannah Historic District]], one of the nation's largest, five other historic districts have been formally demarcated:<ref>{{cite web |author=Roger Beall |url=http://www.thempc.org/historicpreservation.htm |title=Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission |publisher=Thempc.org |access-date=2012-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426020152/http://www.thempc.org/historicpreservation.htm |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref>
* [[Savannah Victorian Historic District]]
* Cuyler–Brownsville District
* Thomas Square Historic District
* Pin Point Historic District
* [[Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District]]