Editing Richland, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|39.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|35.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|3.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> Elevation at the airport is {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

In the late 1970s, Richland sought to annex {{convert|5|sqmi|sqkm}} of unincorporated land in Franklin County on the east side of the Columbia River, anticipating development following the construction of [[Interstate 182]]. The move was blocked by Pasco, who had planned to annex much of the area themselves.<ref>{{cite news |last=Metcalf |first=Gale |date=August 13, 1980 |title=Pasco, Richland tangle on Franklin annexation |page=1 |work=Tri-City Herald }}</ref> The Richland city government filed an appeal against the Franklin County Boundary Review Board in 1983 following their approval of Pasco's claim; the [[Washington Supreme Court]] affirmed the Franklin County decision.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 26, 1984 |title=Court upholds Pasco in annexation battle with Richland |page=B1 |work=Tri-City Herald |agency=Associated Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite court |litigants=Richland v. Boundary Review Board |vol=100 Wn.2d 864 |reporter= |court=[[Washington Supreme Court]] |date=January 26, 1984 |url=http://courts.mrsc.org/supreme/100wn2d/100wn2d0864.htm |access-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208200251/http://courts.mrsc.org/supreme/100wn2d/100wn2d0864.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Richland Wye===
[[File:Richland Y - looking west from park commemorating Sacajawea toward Badger Mountain through business zone..JPG|thumb|right|Looking west from park commemorating Sacajawea toward Badger Mountain through business zone]]
'''Richland Wye''' ({{coord|46|14|17|N|119|14|2|W|region:US-WA|display=inline}}) is a community within the eastern city limits of Richland. It is also the location of the sole access bridge to [[Bateman Island]] over the Columbia River.

===Climate===
Richland receives about {{convert|7|in|mm}} of precipitation per year, giving it a semi-arid desert climate and resulting in a shrub-steppe environment. Summers are hot with infrequent thunderstorms, while winters are milder than all of Eastern Washington with snow falling only occasionally.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} During the [[2021 Western North America heat wave]], the maximum temperature of {{convert|118|°F}} was recorded in Richland which tied the previous all-time record high temperature in the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cary |first=Annette |date=July 9, 2021 |title=Hottest day ever near Tri-Cities. It's just one of many records smashed in heat wave |work=Tri-City Herald |url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article252669228.html |access-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910044613/https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article252669228.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nearby, the Hanford Site recorded a high of {{convert|120|F|C}}, the new state record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Records |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/scec/records/wa/all |access-date=April 15, 2023 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information }}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Richland, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = y
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 118
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 113
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 69

|Jan avg record high F = 57.6
|Feb avg record high F = 60.4
|Mar avg record high F = 70.0
|Apr avg record high F = 79.9
|May avg record high F = 89.3
|Jun avg record high F = 95.2
|Jul avg record high F = 101.5
|Aug avg record high F = 99.9
|Sep avg record high F = 91.5
|Oct avg record high F = 78.6
|Nov avg record high F = 66.0
|Dec avg record high F = 58.2
|year avg record high F = 102.4

|Jan high F = 40.6
|Feb high F = 47.5
|Mar high F = 57.1
|Apr high F = 65.1
|May high F = 73.9
|Jun high F = 80.2
|Jul high F = 89.3
|Aug high F = 88.1
|Sep high F = 78.9
|Oct high F = 64.3
|Nov high F = 49.0
|Dec high F = 39.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 34.7
|Feb mean F = 38.8
|Mar mean F = 46.1
|Apr mean F = 53.0
|May mean F = 61.1
|Jun mean F = 67.3
|Jul mean F = 74.7
|Aug mean F = 73.6
|Sep mean F = 65.2
|Oct mean F = 53.0
|Nov mean F = 41.3
|Dec mean F = 34.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 28.8
|Feb low F = 30.1
|Mar low F = 35.1
|Apr low F = 41.0
|May low F = 48.3
|Jun low F = 54.4
|Jul low F = 60.0
|Aug low F = 59.0
|Sep low F = 51.4
|Oct low F = 41.7
|Nov low F = 33.6
|Dec low F = 28.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 13.0
|Feb avg record low F = 16.8
|Mar avg record low F = 24.3
|Apr avg record low F = 30.7
|May avg record low F = 37.5
|Jun avg record low F = 46.1
|Jul avg record low F = 52.0
|Aug avg record low F = 50.7
|Sep avg record low F = 40.9
|Oct avg record low F = 28.3
|Nov avg record low F = 19.9
|Dec avg record low F = 14.6
|year avg record low F = 7.9

|Jan record low F = -21
|Feb record low F = -22
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 23
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 13
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = -10

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.67
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.62
|May precipitation inch = 0.63
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.56
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.23
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.13
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.29
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.54
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.87
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.07
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.8
|Feb precipitation days = 8.7
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1
|May precipitation days = 7.1
|Jun precipitation days = 4.7
|Jul precipitation days = 2.2
|Aug precipitation days = 2.1
|Sep precipitation days = 3.1
|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
|Nov precipitation days = 10.3
|Dec precipitation days = 11.9

|Jan snow inch = 1.9
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = trace
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 2.3
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.5
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 1.9
|year snow days = 5.0

|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00457015&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: Richland, WA (1991&ndash;2020) |access-date=April 15, 2023}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00457015&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: Richland, WA (1981&ndash;2010) |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415183053/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00457015&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<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 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530020341/https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pdt |url-status=live }}</ref>
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