Editing Storm Lake, Iowa (section)

==Geography==
Storm Lake is located in the northwestern part of the state, along the north shore of its namesake Storm Lake, a [[glacial lake]].<ref>[https://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Where-to-Fish/Lakes-Ponds-Reservoirs/Lake-Details?lakeCode=STL11 Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake)]. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Accessed 2 September 2023.</ref><ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> It directly borders [[Lakeside, Iowa|Lakeside]], a smaller community located on the east shore of the lake.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

Due to its location, Storm Lake is a popular campaign trail stop during presidential elections, having drawn visits from [[George H. W. Bush]], [[Barack Obama]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Kamala Harris]], and [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Campaign Scrapbook: The Greening of Obama |url= https://archive.nytimes.com/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/campaign-scrapbook-the-greening-of-obama/ |work=The New York Times|date= November 3, 2008 |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= We Went All in: Inside Bernie Sanders' Plan to Win by Reaching Latino Voters |date= January 31, 2020 |url= https://time.com/5774967/bernie-sanders-iowa-latino-voters/ |publisher=Time|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Bill Clinton Campaigns For Hillary in Iowa |date= December 31, 2007 |url= https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/former-u-s-president-bill-clinton-speaks-at-a-campaign-news-photo/78678665 |publisher=Getty|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Harris Campaign Press Release - Kamala Harris' Iowa Campaign Announces Latinx Steering Committee |url= https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/harris-campaign-press-release-kamala-harris-iowa-campaign-announces-latinx-steering |publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= When George H.W. Bush came to Storm Lake |url= https://www.stormlake.com/aureliastar/stories/when-george-hw-bush-came-to-storm-lake,35223? |publisher=The Aurelia Star|date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA): Iowa Visits |url= https://p2008.org/ia08/iavromney.html |publisher=Democracy In Action|date=2008}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Storm Lake, Iowa, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893&ndash;present
| collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 66
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 66

|Jan avg record high F = 46.3
|Feb avg record high F = 51.2
|Mar avg record high F = 69.3
|Apr avg record high F = 80.9
|May avg record high F = 88.2
|Jun avg record high F = 91.8
|Jul avg record high F = 92.6
|Aug avg record high F = 90.9
|Sep avg record high F = 88.5
|Oct avg record high F = 82.7
|Nov avg record high F = 65.9
|Dec avg record high F = 50.4
|year avg record high F = 94.5

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =25.8
| Feb high F  =30.2
| Mar high F  =43.4
| Apr high F  =58.1
| May high F  =69.1
| Jun high F  =79.2
| Jul high F  =82.3
| Aug high F  =79.9
| Sep high F  =74.1
| Oct high F  =60.6
| Nov high F  =44.3
| Dec high F  =31.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =17.3
| Feb mean F  =21.7
| Mar mean F  =34.2
| Apr mean F  =47.5
| May mean F  =59.3
| Jun mean F  =69.7
| Jul mean F  =73.0
| Aug mean F  =70.6
| Sep mean F  =63.3
| Oct mean F  =50.1
| Nov mean F  =35.5
| Dec mean F  =23.2
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =8.8
| Feb low F  =13.3
| Mar low F  =25.1
| Apr low F  =36.9
| May low F  =49.4
| Jun low F  =60.2
| Jul low F  =63.7
| Aug low F  =61.4
| Sep low F  =52.6
| Oct low F  =39.6
| Nov low F  =26.6
| Dec low F  =15.3

|Jan avg record low F = -12.4
|Feb avg record low F = -7.9
|Mar avg record low F = 2.8
|Apr avg record low F = 20.6
|May avg record low F = 34.1
|Jun avg record low F = 47.4
|Jul avg record low F = 52.0
|Aug avg record low F = 50.3
|Sep avg record low F = 36.9
|Oct avg record low F = 23.5
|Nov avg record low F = 8.5
|Dec avg record low F = -6.0
|year avg record low F = -14.9

|Jan record low F = -31
|Feb record low F = -34
|Mar record low F = -24
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 2
|Nov record low F = -11
|Dec record low F = -29

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.77
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.01
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.74
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.53
| May precipitation inch  =4.87
| Jun precipitation inch  =5.33
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.83
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.43
| Sep precipitation inch  =2.96
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.42
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.75
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.11

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.0
|Feb precipitation days = 3.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.2
|May precipitation days = 10.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.8
|Jul precipitation days = 8.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.6
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 5.6
|Dec precipitation days = 4.0

|Jan snow inch = 6.7
|Feb snow inch = 6.7
|Mar snow inch = 6.4
|Apr snow inch = 2.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = trace
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 4.7
|Dec snow inch = 8.8
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.0
|Feb snow days = 3.4
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 1.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 4.0

<!-- Snowfall -->
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA (precip days, snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00137979 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2022-11-30 }}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00137979&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Storm Lake 2E, IA
|access-date = February 18, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=fsd
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Sioux Falls
|access-date = February 18, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->