Editing Springfield, Colorado (section)

==Geography and climate==
Springfield is located in north-central Baca County, approximately 30 miles north of the [[Oklahoma]] state line.

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 287|287]] and [[U.S. Route 385|385]] pass through the center of the town, leading north {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Lamar, Colorado]], and south {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Boise City, Oklahoma]]. [[U.S. Route 160]] passes just to the south of the town, leading west {{convert|120|mi}} to [[Trinidad, Colorado]], and east {{convert|50|mi}} to [[Johnson City, Kansas]].

[[Springfield Municipal Airport (Colorado)|Springfield Municipal Airport]] (FAA ID: 8V7) is four miles north.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/8V7 |title=Springfield Municipal Airport|publisher=AirNav.com|accessdate=December 16, 2020}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Springfield town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 26, 2013}}</ref>

Springfield has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climate|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with hot summers featuring mild mornings and occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and highly variable winters that range from very warm and windy to frigid and relatively still.
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{{Weather box
|location = Springfield 7 WSW, Colorado (1971 to 2000; extremes 1956 to 2001)
|width = auto
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 111
|Jan high F = 44.9
|Feb high F = 50.1
|Mar high F = 57.8
|Apr high F = 66.3
|May high F = 75.0
|Jun high F = 86.3
|Jul high F = 91.3
|Aug high F = 88.8
|Sep high F = 80.2
|Oct high F = 69.7
|Nov high F = 54.4
|Dec high F = 45.3
|year high F = 67.5
|Jan low F = 14.9
|Feb low F = 18.4
|Mar low F = 24.1
|Apr low F = 32.7
|May low F = 43.2
|Jun low F = 54.2
|Jul low F = 58.4
|Aug low F = 57.4
|Sep low F = 48.4
|Oct low F = 36.8
|Nov low F = 24.1
|Dec low F = 16.7
|year low F = 35.8
|Jan record low F = &minus;23
|Feb record low F = &minus;22
|Mar record low F = &minus;10
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = &minus;11
|Dec record low F = &minus;18
|year record low F = &minus;23
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.47
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.48
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.16
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.64
|May precipitation inch = 2.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.00
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.49
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.37
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.96
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.73
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.42
|Jan precipitation days = 3.8
|Feb precipitation days = 3.5
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 5.6
|May precipitation days = 9.0
|Jun precipitation days = 6.8
|Jul precipitation days = 8.1
|Aug precipitation days = 7.4
|Sep precipitation days = 5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.0
|Nov precipitation days = 3.7
|Dec precipitation days = 3.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan snow inch = 5.4
|Feb snow inch = 4.4
|Mar snow inch = 7.7
|Apr snow inch = 3.3
|May snow inch = 1.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.4
|Oct snow inch = 1.8
|Nov snow inch = 4.4
|Dec snow inch = 5.1
|Jan snow days = 3.8
|Feb snow days = 3.2
|Mar snow days = 3.5
|Apr snow days = 1.4
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 0.7
|Nov snow days = 2.7
|Dec snow days = 3.4
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>
{{cite web
  | url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/co/057866.pdf
  | title = Climatography of the United States No. 20: 1971-2000
  | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  | accessdate = April 6, 2017
}}</ref>
|date=June 2016
}}
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