Editing Whitesburg, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
Whitesburg is located in central Letcher County at {{Coord|37|7|4|N|82|49|16|W|type:city}} (37.117867, -82.821068)<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of the North Fork of the [[Kentucky River]], {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} west of the border of Kentucky and [[Virginia]].

[[Kentucky Route 15]] passes through the city, leading northwest {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]]. It has its eastern terminus in the east part of Whitesburg at [[U.S. Route 119]]. US 119 leads northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 23]] at [[Jenkins, Kentucky|Jenkins]] and southwest over [[Pine Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)|Pine Mountain]] {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Cumberland, Kentucky|Cumberland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Whitesburg has a total area of {{convert|8.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.1|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 2.23%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_21.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kentucky| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>

===Climate===
Whitesburg is located within a climatic transition zone between the [[humid subtropical climate]] and the [[humid continental climate]] zones. Summers are hot, humid and wet. July is the warmest month, with an average high of {{convert|86|F}} and an average low of {{convert|63|F}}. Winters are generally cool to cold, with occasional snowfall. January is the coldest month, with an average high of {{convert|44|F}} and an average low of {{convert|21|F}}. May receives the most precipitation with an average of {{convert|5.83|in}}. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|97|F}} in 1998, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-15|F}} in 1996.<ref name=climate/>

{{Weather box
|location = Whitesburg, Kentucky
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 97
|Jan high F = 44
|Feb high F = 49
|Mar high F = 58
|Apr high F = 67
|May high F = 75
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 85
|Aug high F = 85
|Sep high F = 80
|Oct high F = 69
|Nov high F = 59
|Dec high F = 47
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 24
|Feb low F = 27
|Mar low F = 33
|Apr low F = 41
|May low F = 51
|Jun low F = 60
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 63
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 43
|Nov low F = 34
|Dec low F = 27
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = −12
|Feb record low F = −15
|Mar record low F =  −2
|Apr record low F =  19
|May record low F =  30
|Jun record low F =  42
|Jul record low F =  51
|Aug record low F =  48
|Sep record low F =  36
|Oct record low F =  24
|Nov record low F =  11
|Dec record low F =   1
|year record low F= −15
|Jan rain inch = 4.61
|Feb rain inch = 4.34
|Mar rain inch = 4.95
|Apr rain inch = 4.65
|May rain inch = 5.83
|Jun rain inch = 3.86
|Jul rain inch = 4.31
|Aug rain inch = 3.89
|Sep rain inch = 3.95
|Oct rain inch = 3.45
|Nov rain inch = 4.00
|Dec rain inch = 4.52
|year rain inch=52.36
|source 1 = [[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]].<ref name=climate>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USKY1458
|title=MONTHLY AVERAGES for Whitesburg, KY|publisher=[[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]]|access-date=2010-04-23}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}