Editing Sioux City, Iowa (section)

==Geography==
Sioux City borders two states, [[South Dakota]] to the west-northwest and [[Nebraska]] to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{cvt|59.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{cvt|58.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{cvt|1.165|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021" />

===City neighborhoods===
{{main|Neighborhoods of Sioux City, Iowa}}

===Climate===
As is typical of Iowa, Sioux City has a [[humid continental climate]], with very warm, humid summers, cold, dry winters, and wide temperature extremes; it is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 5a.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |language=en}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{cvt|20.0|°F|1}} in January to {{cvt|74.2|°F|1}} in July. On average, there are 25 days that reach {{cvt|90|°F|0}} or higher, 52 days that do not climb above freezing, and 17 days with a low of {{cvt|0|°F|0}} or below annually. The average window for freezing temperatures is October 1 through April 26, allowing a growing season of 157 days. Extreme temperatures officially range from {{cvt|−35|°F|0}} on 12 January 1912 up to {{cvt|111|°F|0}} on 4 July 1936 and 17 July 1936, as well as 11 July 1939; the record cold daily maximum is {{cvt|−22|°F|0}} on 8 February 1899, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{cvt|86|°F|0}} on 18 August 1936.

Precipitation is greatest in May and June and averages {{cvt|29.27|in|mm}} annually, but has ranged from {{cvt|14.33|in|mm}} in 1976 to {{cvt|41.10|in|mm}} in 1903. Snowfall averages {{cvt|36.0|in|cm}} per season, and has historically ranged from {{cvt|6.9|in|cm}} in 1895–1896 to {{cvt|65.9|in|cm}} in 1961–1962; the average window for measurable (≥{{cvt|0.1|in|cm|disp=or}}) snowfall is November 8 through April 7, although snow in October occurs several times per decade. On 14 May 2013, the high temperature reached {{cvt|106|°F|0}}, setting a new all-time May record high, along with a {{cvt|77|F-change}} rise from the morning of the 12th.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Jeff |date=2013-05-15 |title=Extreme Weather Whiplash: 106° in Iowa on the Heels of Record May Snows |url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/extreme-weather-whiplash-106-in-iowa-on-the-heels-of-record-may-sno.html |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329231448/https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/extreme-weather-whiplash-106-in-iowa-on-the-heels-of-record-may-sno.html |archive-date=2022-03-29  |access-date=2022-03-29 |publisher=[[Weather Underground (weather service)|Weather Underground]] |language=en }}</ref>
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