Editing Ardmore, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
[[File:ardmore ok p1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.75|Panorama looking east, downtown Ardmore]]
Ardmore is located in southeastern Carter County. It is bordered to the west by the city of [[Lone Grove, Oklahoma|Lone Grove]] and to the east by the town of [[Dickson, Oklahoma|Dickson]]. Via [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|Interstate 35]], which passes through the west side of Ardmore, [[Oklahoma City]] is {{convert|97|mi}} to the north, while [[Fort Worth, Texas]], is {{convert|103|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ardmore has a total area of {{convert|134.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|129.2|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4002600| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ardmore city, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 6, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150210052158/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4002600| archive-date=February 10, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ardmore is located approximately {{convert|10|mi|0}} south of the [[Arbuckle Mountains|Arbuckles]], an ancient, eroded range spanning some {{convert|100|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} across southern Oklahoma. The geology is highly variegated within the area, with uplifted and folded ridges visible within the shoreline of some of the lakes surrounding Ardmore. The city of Ardmore has no intracity streams or rivers, but is part of the [[Washita River|Washita]] and [[Red River of the South|Red River]] watersheds, with two tributaries, Caddo and Hickory creeks, flanking the broad, low area in which Ardmore is situated. Ardmore is also {{convert|5|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} north of [[Lake Murray (Oklahoma)|Lake Murray]], an impoundment of the two arms of Anadarche Creek, which eventually flows into the western reaches of [[Lake Texoma]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Ardmore, Oklahoma
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 92
|year record high F= 110
|Jan high F = 53
|Feb high F = 57
|Mar high F = 63
|Apr high F = 74
|May high F = 81
|Jun high F = 91
|Jul high F = 94
|Aug high F = 96
|Sep high F = 89
|Oct high F = 77
|Nov high F = 64
|Dec high F = 55
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 29
|Feb low F = 34
|Mar low F = 38
|Apr low F = 50
|May low F = 59
|Jun low F = 68
|Jul low F = 72
|Aug low F = 70
|Sep low F = 63
|Oct low F = 51
|Nov low F = 37
|Dec low F = 31
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = −4
|Feb record low F = 0
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 26
|May record low F = 37
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 58
|Aug record low F = 54
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 25
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = 5
|year record low F= −4
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.8
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.8
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.8
|May precipitation inch = 5.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 3
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.5
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.7
|year precipitation inch= 34.3
|Jan snow inch = 2.1
|Feb snow inch = 1
|Mar snow inch = 0.5
|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 = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 0.9
|year snow inch= 4.6
|source 1 = Weatherbase.com <ref>{{cite web
| url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=32337&refer=
| title = Historical Weather for Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}