Editing Carson City, Nevada (section)

==Geography==
Most of the city proper resides in the [[Eagle Valley (Nevada)|Eagle Valley]]. The [[Carson River]] flows from Douglas County through the southwestern edge of both the valley and Carson City. Since the consolidation, the city limits today include several small populated areas outside of this valley. Today the city limits include several peaks in the [[Sierra Nevada]], small portions of both the [[Virginia Range]] and the [[Pine Nut Mountains]] and portions of [[Marlette Lake]] and [[Lake Tahoe]]. The highest elevation in city limits is [[Snow Valley Peak]] at an elevation of {{convert|9214|ft|m}}.<ref name=benchmark>{{cite map|author=Benchmark Maps|year=2003|title=Nevada Road and Recreation Atlas|edition=2003|scale=1:280,000|location=Medford, OR|publisher=Benchmark Maps|isbn=0-929591-81-X}}</ref> Carson City is one of two state capitals that border another state, the other being [[Trenton, New Jersey]].

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - CARSON CITY, NV.svg|thumb|left|Climate chart for Carson City]]
Carson City features a [[cold semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSk'', [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''BSak'') with cold winters and hot summers. The city is in a high desert river valley approximately {{convert|4802|ft|m}} above sea level. There are four fairly distinct seasons. Winters see typically light to moderate snowfall, with an average of {{convert|14.0|in|m|sigfig=2}}, with the most snowfall being {{convert|82.1|in|m|sigfig=2}} from July 1951 to June 1952 and the least {{convert|3.1|in|m|sigfig=2}} from July 2002 to June 2003. Most precipitation occurs in winter and spring, with summer and fall being fairly dry, drier than neighboring California. The wettest “rain year” was from July 1937 to June 1938 with {{convert|19.36|in|mm|1}} and the driest from July 1971 to June 1972 with {{convert|3.48|in|mm|1}}. The most precipitation in one month occurred in December 1955 when {{convert|10.39|in|mm|1|disp=or}} fell and the most snowfall {{convert|34.5|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}} in March 1952. The most precipitation in one day has been {{convert|3.12|in|mm|1|disp=or}} on November 19 of 1950.

There are 39.5 afternoons of {{convert|90|°F|1}}+ highs annually, with {{convert|100|°F|1}}+ temperatures occurring 1.2 afternoons per year.<ref name = NOAA /> The hottest month has been July 2021 with an average of {{convert|77.6|F|C|1}}, the hottest temperature {{convert|107|F|C|1}} on July 19, 1931, and the highest minimum {{convert|75|F|C|1}} on August 1, 2022.

There are 125 mornings with lows below freezing, but afternoon maxima top {{convert|50|F|C|disp=or}} on all but 52 days, and top freezing on all but five. Temperatures below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} are very rare, occurring about twice per winter and frequently not occurring at all. The coldest temperature in Carson City has been {{convert|&minus;27|F|C|1|disp=or}} on January 21, 1937, the lowest maximum {{convert|5|F|C|disp=or}} on December 12, 1932, and December 22, 1990, and the coldest month January 1949 with a mean temperature of {{convert|12.6|F|C|1}}, although January 1937 at {{convert|14.9|F|C|1|}} is the only other month below {{convert|21|F|C|1|disp=or}}.

The average temperature in Carson City increased by {{convert|4.1|F-change}} between 1984 and 2014, a greater change than in any other city in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/carson-city-leads-nation-warming-trend|title=Carson City leads nation in warming trend|last=Chereb|first=Sandra|date=June 4, 2014|publisher=The Associated Press|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214529/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/carson-city-leads-nation-warming-trend|archive-date=July 14, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Carson City, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 75
|Jan avg record high F = 59.3
|Feb avg record high F = 62.4
|Mar avg record high F = 70.7
|Apr avg record high F = 77.9
|May avg record high F = 85.6
|Jun avg record high F = 93.6
|Jul avg record high F = 99.0
|Aug avg record high F = 96.5
|Sep avg record high F = 91.9
|Oct avg record high F = 82.7
|Nov avg record high F = 70.7
|Dec avg record high F = 60.5
|year avg record high F = 99.7
|Jan high F = 45.5
|Feb high F = 49.5
|Mar high F = 56.2
|Apr high F = 61.7
|May high F = 70.4
|Jun high F = 80.9
|Jul high F = 89.5
|Aug high F = 87.8
|Sep high F = 80.7
|Oct high F = 68.0
|Nov high F = 54.5
|Dec high F = 44.6
|year high F = 65.8
|Jan mean F = 34.8
|Feb mean F = 38.3
|Mar mean F = 43.9
|Apr mean F = 48.8
|May mean F = 56.6
|Jun mean F = 65.0
|Jul mean F = 72.1
|Aug mean F = 70.2
|Sep mean F = 63.1
|Oct mean F = 52.2
|Nov mean F = 41.4
|Dec mean F = 34.2
|year mean F = 51.7
|Jan low F = 24.1
|Feb low F = 27.1
|Mar low F = 31.6
|Apr low F = 35.8
|May low F = 42.9
|Jun low F = 49.2
|Jul low F = 54.8
|Aug low F = 52.5
|Sep low F = 45.6
|Oct low F = 36.3
|Nov low F = 28.4
|Dec low F = 23.9
|year low F = 37.7
|Jan avg record low F = 6.9
|Feb avg record low F = 11.7
|Mar avg record low F = 17.4
|Apr avg record low F = 22.3
|May avg record low F = 29.7
|Jun avg record low F = 35.8
|Jul avg record low F = 44.4
|Aug avg record low F = 42.1
|Sep avg record low F = 34.3
|Oct avg record low F = 21.8
|Nov avg record low F = 11.4
|Dec avg record low F = 6.2
|year avg record low F = 0.6
|Jan record low F = −27
|Feb record low F = −22
|Mar record low F = −5
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 26
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = −5
|Dec record low F = −26
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.72
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.48
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.24
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.51
|May precipitation inch = 0.51
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.37
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.18
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.55
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.90
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.50
|year precipitation inch = 9.34
|Jan snow inch = 3.6
|Feb snow inch = 1.7
|Mar snow inch = 1.6
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.7
|Dec snow inch = 6.4
|year snow inch = 14.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.2
|Feb precipitation days = 5.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 3.2
|May precipitation days = 3.4
|Jun precipitation days = 1.7
|Jul precipitation days = 0.9
|Aug precipitation days = 1.0
|Sep precipitation days = 1.1
|Oct precipitation days = 2.4
|Nov precipitation days = 3.3
|Dec precipitation days = 4.8
|year precipitation days = 38.4
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.8
|Feb snow days = 1.4
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 1.4
|year snow days = 6.3
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00261485&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
|access-date = September 17, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230815133055/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00261485&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = August 15, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=rev
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = September 17, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

===Places of interest===
{{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Carson City, Nevada}}

====Museums====
* [[Nevada State Capitol]] – original capitol still housing the governor's offices with museum exhibits
* [[Nevada State Museum, Carson City|Nevada State Museum]] – former branch of the [[United States Mint]] featuring rock, mining and prehistoric exhibits, and a recreated [[Wild West]] village
* [[Nevada State Railroad Museum]] – featuring the [[Virginia and Truckee 22 Inyo|Inyo]] locomotive and relocated Wabuska Railroad Station
* [[Stewart Indian School]] – museum collection includes items from former faculty, students and school<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/nevada/ste.htm |title=Stewart Indian School – Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City – A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
* Foreman-Roberts House Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cchistorical.org/historicrobertshouse.htm |title=The Historic James Doane Roberts House |publisher=Cchistorical.org |access-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828084453/https://cchistorical.org/historicrobertshouse.htm |archive-date=August 28, 2013  }}</ref> – Gothic Revival architecture, tours available.
* [[Sears–Ferris House]]<ref>http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=725&Itemid=95 {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> (not open to public) – home of [[George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.]], inventor of the [[Ferris wheel]]
[[Image:Secret Beach - Lake Tahoe East Shore.jpg|thumb|right|Secret Harbor Beach, Lake Tahoe]]
* Yesterday's Flyers, an aviation museum in Carson City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/North_America/USA/Nevada/Carson_City/Yesterdays_Flyers.htm |title=Yesterday's Flyers |access-date=April 19, 2012}}</ref>
* Children's Museum of Northern Nevada – Carson City

====Open land====
* Silver Saddle Ranch
* Mexican Dam – 1860s stone dam across the Carson River
* Prison Hill – [[California Trail]] historic markers, location of the Stewart "S"
* Carson Aquatic Trail
* [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]] ([[Carson Ranger District]])
** Kings Canyon Falls
** [[Snow Valley Peak]] – {{convert|9214|ft|m|abbr=on}} – highest point within Carson City
* [[Tahoe Rim Trail]]
* [[Lake Tahoe–Nevada State Park]]
* Lake Tahoe beachfront (several beaches along Lake Tahoe lie within the city limits)
** [[Chimney Beach]]
** Secret Harbor
** [[Whale Beach (Nevada)|Whale Beach]]
** Skunk Harbor
* [[Washoe Lake State Park]] – borders city to the north
* "C Hill" – hill featuring the Carson City "C" and giant American Flag