Editing Statesville, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Statesville is in central Iredell County, in the western part of the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of North Carolina.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Statesville has a total area of {{convert|63.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|62.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.48%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Statesville city, North Carolina |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3764740 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213102843/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3764740 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The north side of Statesville is drained by Fourth Creek, while the south side is drained by Third Creek. Both creeks flow east, joining just before reaching the [[South Yadkin River]] near [[Cooleemee, North Carolina|Cooleemee]].

===Climate===
Statesville has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfa]]) like most of the state of North Carolina, although its higher elevation leads to cooler temperatures than much of the Piedmont. Summers are generally hot and humid, with mild nights, while winters are usually cool with chilly nights and sporadic snowfall. Severe thunderstorms can be an issue during summer, with wind speeds of 60&nbsp;mph and even gusts of 95&nbsp;mph being recorded during these storms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trees down, storm damage in Statesville after severe weather|url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/extensive-tree-damage-in-statesville-after-severe-weather/275-dbe19e40-3bdb-4e5d-87fc-43e512d5d9f6|access-date=2020-08-17|website=wcnc.com|date=August 21, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Weather box
| location = Statesville
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 81
| Feb record high F = 83
| Mar record high F = 93
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 106
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 85
| Dec record high F = 80
| Jan record low F = -8
| Feb record low F = -7
| Mar record low F = 5
| Apr record low F = 17
| May record low F = 28
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 44
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 16
| Nov record low F = 6
| Dec record low F = -3
| Jan high F = 48.8
| Feb high F = 52.9
| Mar high F = 60.5
| Apr high F = 70.1
| May high F = 77.4
| Jun high F = 84.1
| Jul high F = 87.3
| Aug high F = 85.5
| Sep high F = 79.7
| Oct high F = 70.8
| Nov high F = 60
| Dec high F = 51.6
| Jan mean F = 37.6
| Feb mean F = 40.6
| Mar mean F = 47.6
| Apr mean F = 56.9
| May mean F = 65.5
| Jun mean F = 73.3
| Jul mean F = 77.0
| Aug mean F = 75.4
| Sep mean F = 69.2
| Oct mean F = 56.3
| Nov mean F = 47.1
| Dec mean F = 37.9
| Jan low F = 26.4
| Feb low F = 28.4
| Mar low F = 34.7
| Apr low F = 43.7
| May low F = 53.6
| Jun low F = 62.5
| Jul low F = 66.8
| Aug low F = 65.2
| Sep low F = 58.8
| Oct low F = 45.8
| Nov low F = 34.3
| Dec low F = 28.9
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.71
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.18
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.99
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.05
| May precipitation inch = 3.70
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.27
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.42
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.91
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.87
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.23
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.38
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.94
| Jan snow inch = 2.4
| Feb snow inch = 0.8
| Mar snow inch = 0.4
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0
| Dec snow inch = 1.3
| source = NOAA <ref>{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=gsp|title=Statesville Climate Info|publisher=NOAA|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
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