Editing Soldotna, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
Soldotna is located at {{Coord|60|29|12|N|151|4|31|W|type:city}} (60.486617, −151.075373),<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the banks of the [[Kenai River]] on the [[Kenai Peninsula]] of Alaska. It is named after nearby Soldotna Creek. There are multiple theories explaining the origin of the word "Soldotna"; these include the variant "Soldatna", which was the prevalent spelling of the community's name during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Fair|first1=Clark|title=What's in a name? Often, a heck of a lot.|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2016/11/13/whats-in-a-name-often-a-heck-of-a-lot|access-date=November 14, 2016|work=[[Alaska Dispatch News]]|date=November 13, 2016}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} of it (6.34%) is water.

===Climate===
As with much of [[Southcentral Alaska]], Soldotna has a moderate dry-summer [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Dsc''') due to the cool summers, though the [[diurnal temperature variation]] is larger than most locations in the region. Winters are snowy, long but not particularly cold, especially considering the latitude, with January featuring a daily average temperature of {{convert|13.4|°F|1}}. There are 46 nights of sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually, and the area lies in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 4,<ref>[http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=99669&submit=Look+it+up The Arbor Day Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> indicating an average annual minimum in the {{convert|-20|to|-30|F|C}} range. Summers are cool due to the marine influence, with 12 days of {{convert|70|°F|0}}+ highs annually.
{{Weather box
|single line = yes
|location = Soldotna 5SSW, Alaska, 1991-2020 normals, 2004-2023 extremes: {{convert|180|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Jan record high F = 50
|Feb record high F = 46
|Mar record high F = 62
|Apr record high F = 71
|May record high F = 77
|Jun record high F = 86
|Jul record high F = 87
|Aug record high F = 84
|Sep record high F = 69
|Oct record high F = 60
|Nov record high F = 49
|Dec record high F = 44
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 39.2
|Feb avg record high F = 40.7
|Mar avg record high F = 45.5
|Apr avg record high F = 57.3
|May avg record high F = 70.3
|Jun avg record high F = 73.3
|Jul avg record high F = 76.1
|Aug avg record high F = 72.6
|Sep avg record high F = 64.2
|Oct avg record high F = 54.3
|Nov avg record high F = 40.6
|Dec avg record high F = 38.7
|year avg record high F = 78.1

|Jan high F = 21.2
|Feb high F = 28.3
|Mar high F = 34.6
|Apr high F = 45.9
|May high F = 56.1
|Jun high F = 62.3
|Jul high F = 65.5
|Aug high F = 63.7
|Sep high F = 55.2
|Oct high F = 42.4
|Nov high F = 28.1
|Dec high F = 23.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 13.0
|Feb mean F = 18.8
|Mar mean F = 23.1
|Apr mean F = 35.2
|May mean F = 44.2
|Jun mean F = 51.3
|Jul mean F = 55.3
|Aug mean F = 53.2
|Sep mean F = 45.9
|Oct mean F = 34.0
|Nov mean F = 20.1
|Dec mean F = 15.7
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 4.8
|Feb low F = 9.4
|Mar low F = 11.5
|Apr low F = 24.4
|May low F = 32.3
|Jun low F = 40.3
|Jul low F = 45.0
|Aug low F = 42.6
|Sep low F = 36.6
|Oct low F = 25.5
|Nov low F = 12.0
|Dec low F = 8.1
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -20.7
|Feb avg record low F = -16.2
|Mar avg record low F = -13.9
|Apr avg record low F = 7.8
|May avg record low F = 23.0
|Jun avg record low F = 29.3
|Jul avg record low F = 34.0
|Aug avg record low F = 30.3
|Sep avg record low F = 21.7
|Oct avg record low F = 7.7
|Nov avg record low F = -12.7
|Dec avg record low F = -16.9
|year avg record low F = -25.5

|Jan record low F = −34
|Feb record low F = −31
|Mar record low F = −28
|Apr record low F = −7
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 27
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = -4
|Nov record low F = −22
|Dec record low F = −38
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.42
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.30
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.74
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.83
|May precipitation inch = 0.85
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.32
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.03
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.99
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.95
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.74
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.76
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.65
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 11.2
|Feb snow inch = 14.1
|Mar snow inch = 6.5
|Apr snow inch = 1.2
|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 = 2.2
|Nov snow inch = 10.6
|Dec snow inch = 15.5
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.7
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 8.9
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 14.4
|Aug precipitation days = 17.2
|Sep precipitation days = 20.8
|Oct precipitation days = 17.0
|Nov precipitation days = 11.5
|Dec precipitation days = 12.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8
|Feb snow days = 8
|Mar snow days = 4
|Apr snow days = 1
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 1
|Nov snow days = 7
|Dec snow days = 9

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{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=USC00508615&format=pdf
|title = Soldotna 5SSW, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = February 8, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 2004-2023 snowfall/days)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = February 8, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}