Editing Yakima, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|28.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|27.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.84% is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Yakima is 1,095 feet above mean sea level.

The city of Yakima is located in the Upper Valley of Yakima County. The county is geographically divided by [[Ahtanum Ridge]] and Rattlesnake Ridge into two regions: the Upper (northern) and Lower (southern) valleys. Yakima is located in the more urbanized Upper Valley, and is the central city of the Yakima Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima. Other nearby cities include Moxee, [[Tieton, Washington|Tieton]], Cowiche, Wiley City, [[Tampico, Washington|Tampico]], Gleed, and Naches in the Upper Valley, as well as [[Wapato, Washington|Wapato]], [[Toppenish, Washington|Toppenish]], [[Zillah, Washington|Zillah]], Harrah, [[White Swan, Washington|White Swan]], Parker, Buena, Outlook, [[Granger, Washington|Granger]], Mabton, [[Sunnyside, Washington|Sunnyside]], and [[Grandview, Washington|Grandview]] in the Lower Valley.

===Bodies of water===
The [[Yakima River]] runs through the city from its source at [[Lake Keechelus]] in the [[Cascade Range]] to the [[Columbia River]] at [[Richland, Washington|Richland]]. It is the primary irrigation source for the Yakima Valley and also used for both fishing and recreation. The [[Naches River]], a tributary of the Yakima River, forms the northern border of the city. 

The Yakima Greenway is a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=mid}} system of parks, paved pathways, and nature reserves along the Yakima and Naches rivers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sundeen |first=Jasper Kenzo |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Upgrades planned to Yakima Greenway at 16th Avenue |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/upgrades-planned-to-yakima-greenway-at-16th-avenue/article_24b1b228-9ab0-11ee-a54f-2f12517ca815.html |work=Yakima Herald-Republic |accessdate=April 24, 2024}}</ref> The community project was formed in 1983 with work to reclaim a former city [[landfill]] into a park, which opened in 1990 as Sarg Hubbard Park.<ref name="YHR 2019-06-23">{{Cite news |last=Meyers |first=Donald W. |date=June 23, 2019 |title=It Happened Here: Greenway Park named for businessman, civic fixture Sarg Hubbard |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/happened/it-happened-here-greenway-park-named-for-businessman-civic-fixture-sarg-hubbard/article_8cc12f63-5cfd-5094-bc13-d1feb989bcb7.html |work=Yakima Herald-Republic |accessdate=April 23, 2024}}</ref>

Several small lakes flank the northern edge of the city, including Myron Lake, Lake Aspen, Bergland Lake (private) and Rotary Lake (also known as Freeway Lake). These lakes are popular with fishermen and swimmers during the summer.

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Yakima Area, WA(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|left|Climate chart for Yakima]]
Yakima has a [[Semi-arid climate|cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with a [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] precipitation pattern. Winters are cold, with December the coolest month, with a mean temperature of {{cvt|28.5|°F|1}}.<ref name = NOAA/> Annual average snowfall is {{cvt|21.6|in|cm|0}},<ref name= NOAA/> with most occurring in December and January, when the snow depth averages {{cvt|2|to|3|in|cm}}. There are 18.9 days per year in which the high does not surpass freezing, and 1.6 mornings where the low is {{cvt|0|F|0}} or lower.<ref name= NOAA/> Springtime warming is very gradual, with the average last freeze of the season May 13. Summer days are hot, but the [[diurnal temperature variation]] is large, averaging {{cvt|34.9|F-change|1}} in July, sometimes reaching as high as {{cvt|50|F-change|1}} during that season; there are 40.2 afternoons of maxima reaching {{cvt|90|°F|0}} or greater annually and 5.7 afternoons of {{cvt|100|°F|0}} maxima. Autumn cooling is very rapid, with the average first freeze of the season occurring on September 30. Due to the city's location in a [[rain shadow]], precipitation, at an average of {{cvt|8.01|in|mm|0}} annually, is low year-round,<ref name= NOAA/> but especially during summer. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{cvt|−25|F|0}} on February 1, 1950,{{efn|Low temperature record from February 1, 1950 has been hidden by [[NOAA]]<ref name=1950Februarylowesttemperature>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/CCD-2018.pdf|title=Comparative Climatic Data For the United States Through 2018|publisher=[[NOAA]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016180505/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/CCD-2018.pdf|archive-date=2020-10-16}}</ref>}} to {{cvt|113|F|0}} on [[2021 Western North America heat wave|June 29, 2021]].<ref name= NOWData/>

{{Weather box
| location= [[Yakima Airport]], Washington (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1946–present{{efn|For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]}})
|collapsed = 
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 72
|Jan avg record high F = 56.3
|Feb avg record high F = 59.1
|Mar avg record high F = 70.0
|Apr avg record high F = 79.7
|May avg record high F = 89.9
|Jun avg record high F = 95.8
|Jul avg record high F = 101.5
|Aug avg record high F = 100.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.1
|Oct avg record high F = 78.3
|Nov avg record high F = 64.9
|Dec avg record high F = 54.4
|year avg record high F = 102.9
|Jan high F = 39.5
|Feb high F = 47.2
|Mar high F = 56.6
|Apr high F = 64.7
|May high F = 74.1
|Jun high F = 80.7
|Jul high F = 89.9
|Aug high F = 88.5
|Sep high F = 79.4
|Oct high F = 64.4
|Nov high F = 48.9
|Dec high F = 38.2
|year high F = 64.3
|Jan mean F = 31.7
|Feb mean F = 36.6
|Mar mean F = 43.4
|Apr mean F = 49.9
|May mean F = 58.8
|Jun mean F = 65.1
|Jul mean F = 72.4
|Aug mean F = 70.9
|Sep mean F = 62.2
|Oct mean F = 49.8
|Nov mean F = 38.0
|Dec mean F = 30.6
|year mean F = 50.8
|Jan low F = 24.0
|Feb low F = 26.1
|Mar low F = 30.2
|Apr low F = 35.2
|May low F = 43.5
|Jun low F = 49.5
|Jul low F = 55.0
|Aug low F = 53.3
|Sep low F = 44.9
|Oct low F = 35.3
|Nov low F = 27.2
|Dec low F = 23.1
|year low F = 37.3
|Jan avg record low F = 7.4
|Feb avg record low F = 11.4
|Mar avg record low F = 19.7
|Apr avg record low F = 23.9
|May avg record low F = 30.2
|Jun avg record low F = 36.8
|Jul avg record low F = 43.8
|Aug avg record low F = 42.3
|Sep avg record low F = 33.8
|Oct avg record low F = 21.3
|Nov avg record low F = 13.2
|Dec avg record low F = 8.1
|year avg record low F = 0.5
|Jan record low F = −21
|Feb record low F = −25
|Mar record low F = −1
|Apr record low F = 18
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = −13
|Dec record low F = −17
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.81
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.55
|May precipitation inch = 0.74
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.50
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.20
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.21
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.23
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.64
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.86
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.44
|year precipitation inch = 8.01
|precipitation colour= green
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 3.0
|Dec snow inch = 7.7
|Jan snow inch = 6.2
|Feb snow inch = 2.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch = 20.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 5.6
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 4.6
|Jul precipitation days = 2.2
|Aug precipitation days = 2.2
|Sep precipitation days = 3.0
|Oct precipitation days = 5.9
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 10.3
|year precipitation days = 71.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.5
|Dec snow days = 5.5
|Jan snow days = 4.4
|Feb snow days = 2.0
|Mar snow days = 0.7
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 14.3
|Jan sun = 64
|Feb sun = 113
|Mar sun = 186
|Apr sun = 210
|May sun = 279
|Jun sun = 300
|Jul sun = 341
|Aug sun = 310
|Sep sun = 240
|Oct sun = 186
|Nov sun = 60
|Dec sun = 62
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 2
|Febd sun = 4
|Mard sun = 6
|Aprd sun = 7
|Mayd sun = 9
|Jund sun = 10
|Juld sun = 11
|Augd sun = 10
|Sepd sun = 8
|Octd sun = 6
|Novd sun = 2
|Decd sun = 2
|yeard sun = 
|Jan percentsun = 22
|Feb percentsun = 38
|Mar percentsun = 50
|Apr percentsun = 51
|May percentsun = 60
|Jun percentsun = 63
|Jul percentsun = 71
|Aug percentsun = 71
|Sep percentsun = 64
|Oct percentsun = 55
|Nov percentsun = 21
|Dec percentsun = 23
|year percentsun = 
|Jan uv = 1
|Feb uv = 2
|Mar uv = 3
|Apr uv = 5
|May uv = 6
|Jun uv = 7
|Jul uv = 8
|Aug uv = 7
|Sep uv = 5
|Oct uv = 3
|Nov uv = 1
|Dec uv = 1
|year uv = 
|Jan humidity = 77.7
|Feb humidity = 72.7
|Mar humidity = 60.6
|Apr humidity = 51.6
|May humidity = 48.2
|Jun humidity = 46.8
|Jul humidity = 44.3
|Aug humidity = 48.2
|Sep humidity = 55.6
|Oct humidity = 63.4
|Nov humidity = 74.5
|Dec humidity = 79.8
|year humidity = 60.3
|Jan dew point C = -5.1
|Feb dew point C = -2.6
|Mar dew point C = -1.8
|Apr dew point C = -0.6
|May dew point C = 2.6
|Jun dew point C = 5.9
|Jul dew point C = 7.8
|Aug dew point C = 8.3
|Sep dew point C = 5.7
|Oct dew point C = 1.7
|Nov dew point C = -1.1
|Dec dew point C = -4.5
|Dec dew point F = 
|source 1= NOAA (relative humidity, and dew point 1961–1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web 
|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USW00024243 
|title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access 
|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date=August 6, 2021 
|archive-date=May 5, 2021 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505115421/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USW00024243 
|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pdt
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pendleton
|access-date = April 14, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA61-90>{{cite web 
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72781.TXT 
|title = WMO Climate Normals for YAKIMA/YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL, WA 1961–1990 
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|access-date = June 27, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230627105037/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72781.TXT
|archive-date = June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name=1950Februarylowesttemperature/>
|source 2= Weather Atlas (sun and uv)<ref name= "Weather Atlas">{{cite web 
|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/yakima-climate 
|title=Monthly weather forecast and climate - Yakima, WA 
|access-date=March 28, 2020 
|archive-date=March 28, 2020 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328172024/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/yakima-climate 
|url-status=live }}</ref>
|date= March 28, 2020
|source= 
}}
{{Graph:Weather monthly history
| table=Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Yakima.tab
| title=Yakima monthly weather statistics
}}