Editing Clearwater, Florida (section)

==Geography==
The approximate coordinate for the City of Clearwater is located at {{Coord|27.973644|-82.764271|type:city_region:US-FL|format=dms|display=i}}.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|101.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|66.2|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|35.4|km2|order=flip}} (34.86%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Clearwater city, Florida |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 4, 2012 }}</ref>

===Downtown===
{{Update|section|date=May 2023}}
Clearwater's [[downtown]] has been undergoing major redevelopment in recent years. General beautification has been done along with completion of several high-rise condos and a large marina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/17/na-clearwater-develops-a-downtown-identity/ |title=Clearwater Develops A Downtown Identity |last=Girard |first=Steven |date=November 17, 2008 |website=The Tampa Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004110217/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/17/na-clearwater-develops-a-downtown-identity/ |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/downtown-clearwater-boosters-celebrate-areas-progress/1097946|title=Downtown Clearwater boosters celebrate area's progress|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810160152/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/downtown-clearwater-boosters-celebrate-areas-progress/1097946|archive-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> New bars, restaurants, and other amenities are coming to the area, renamed the "Cleveland Street District".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/clearwater-to-kick-off-memorial-day-weekend-with-fourth-friday-parade/1098112|title=Clearwater to kick off Memorial Day weekend with Fourth Friday parade, festivities|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810162031/http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/clearwater-to-kick-off-memorial-day-weekend-with-fourth-friday-parade/1098112|archive-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tonys-pizzeria-amp-ristorante-moving-west-in-downtown-clearwater/1128416|title=Tony's Pizzeria & Ristorante moving west in downtown Clearwater|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529212324/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tonys-pizzeria-amp-ristorante-moving-west-in-downtown-clearwater/1128416|archive-date=May 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Royalty Theatre is also slated to be renovated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/downtown-clearwater/|title=Downtown Clearwater|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617042201/http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/downtown-clearwater|archive-date=June 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/econ_devel/projects/downtown/pdf/DowntownDirectory.pdf|title=Cleveland Street District Directory|date=November 2008|website=www.clearwater-fl.com|access-date=June 18, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025020/http://www.clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/econ_devel/projects/downtown/pdf/DowntownDirectory.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

===Climate===
Clearwater has a [[humid subtropical climate]]. Clearwater is far enough south that it lies in the broad transition zone from subtropical to tropical climates. As such, Clearwater is mostly warm to hot year round, with few nights of frost. Most of the annual rainfall comes in the wet season (June through September), when daily thundershowers erupt due to the strong solar heating. The dry season starts in October and runs through May, at which time the weather is sunny, dry, and there is little change in daily weather.<ref>[https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/clearwater/florida/united-states/usfl0866 "Climate Clearwater – Florida"]. U.S. Climate Data. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>
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|single line=Y
|location=Clearwater
|Jan record high F=86
|Feb record high F=87
|Mar record high F=89
|Apr record high F=92
|May record high F=97
|Jun record high F=97
|Jul record high F=96
|Aug record high F=96
|Sep record high F=95
|Oct record high F=94
|Nov record high F=89
|Dec record high F=87
|year record high F=97
|Jan high F=71.4
|Feb high F=71.4
|Mar high F=76.1
|Apr high F=81.2
|May high F=86.2
|Jun high F=89.1
|Jul high F=89.9
|Aug high F=90.0
|Sep high F=88.5
|Oct high F=83.6
|Nov high F=76.4
|Dec high F=71.9
|year high F=81.3
|Jan mean F=62.3
|Feb mean F=62.3
|Mar mean F=66.9
|Apr mean F=71.9
|May mean F=77.2
|Jun mean F=80.9
|Jul mean F=82.1
|Aug mean F=82.1
|Sep mean F=80.7
|Oct mean F=75.1
|Nov mean F=67.2
|Dec mean F=62.8
|year mean F=72.6
|Jan low F=52.9
|Feb low F=53.2
|Mar low F=57.8
|Apr low F=62.7
|May low F=68.2
|Jun low F=72.6
|Jul low F=74.2
|Aug low F=74.2
|Sep low F=72.9
|Oct low F=66.5
|Nov low F=58.1
|Dec low F=53.7
|year low F=63.9
|Jan record low F=24
|Feb record low F=27
|Mar record low F=29
|Apr record low F=41
|May record low F=53
|Jun record low F=60
|Jul record low F=62
|Aug record low F=65
|Sep record low F=61
|Oct record low F=45
|Nov record low F=27
|Dec record low F=19
|year record low F=19
|Jan precipitation inch=2
|Feb precipitation inch=3.5
|Mar precipitation inch=3.5
|Apr precipitation inch=2
|May precipitation inch=2.1
|Jun precipitation inch=6.2
|Jul precipitation inch=9.5
|Aug precipitation inch=9.5
|Sep precipitation inch=7.2
|Oct precipitation inch=2.8
|Nov precipitation inch=1.8
|Dec precipitation inch=2.5
|year precipitation inch=52.6
| Jan precipitation days  = 7
| Feb precipitation days  = 7
| Mar precipitation days  = 6
| Apr precipitation days  = 4
| May precipitation days  = 6
| Jun precipitation days  = 12
| Jul precipitation days  = 15
| Aug precipitation days  = 17
| Sep precipitation days  = 12
| Oct precipitation days  = 6
| Nov precipitation days  = 6
| Dec precipitation days  = 6
| year precipitation days =
| Jan sun  = 217
| Feb sun  = 197.75
| Mar sun  = 279
| Apr sun  = 300
| May sun  = 310
| Jun sun  = 270
| Jul sun  = 279
| Aug sun  = 248
| Sep sun  = 240
| Oct sun  = 248
| Nov sun  = 210
| Dec sun  = 186
| year sun =
| Jan percentsun  = 66.0
| Feb percentsun  = 62.5
| Mar percentsun  = 75.0
| Apr percentsun  = 77.5
| May percentsun  = 74.1
| Jun percentsun  = 64.7
| Jul percentsun  = 65.7
| Aug percentsun  = 61.1
| Sep percentsun  = 65.0
| Oct percentsun  = 69.6
| Nov percentsun  = 64.8
| Dec percentsun  = 57.7
| year percentsun = 
|source=Weatherbase<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=428880&cityname=Clearwater-Florida-United-States-of-America|title=Weather Clearwater, Florida|website=Weatherbase|access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref>
|source 2=Weather Atlas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/florida-usa/clearwater-climate|title=Monthly Weather Forecast and Climate - Clearwater, Florida|publisher=Weather Atlas|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>
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