Editing Longview, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|14.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.30|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/20120601072332/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=June 1, 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)|Lewis and Clark Bridge]] spans the Columbia River, linking Longview to [[Rainier, Oregon]]. It is the only bridge spanning the river between [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Astoria, Oregon]].

===Climate===
Longview is located in a small gorge, so its climate varies from that of its close neighbor, [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. Longview is generally about {{convert|7|F-change|0}} cooler than Portland. Located about {{convert|80|mi|km}} inland across a stretch of relatively flat ground, the Longview skies can be overcast due to moisture from the Pacific Coast [[marine layer]]. The Columbia River gorge permits an exchange of air between eastern and western Washington. The direction and speed of air movement through the gorge is determined primarily by the pressure gradient between the eastern and western slopes of the mountains. Due to the gorge-like effect, marine pushes on summer evenings can frequently reach gusts up to {{convert|30|to|40|mph|km/h}} There have been gusts of up to {{convert|90|to|100|mph|km/h}}, and over {{convert|100|mph|km/h}} at higher elevations.

Fall is usually cooler but foggy; on some days the fog never clears. By early-to-mid November, rainfall begins in typical [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]] fashion. Winter tends to be chilly and rainy, with occasional violent windstorms or spates of unusually warm—{{convert|65|to|70|F|C}}—temperatures. This is due to extremely warm air coming from the [[Pineapple Express]] which can drop {{convert|3|to|6|in|mm}} of rain in a matter of days. Each year there are one or two snowfalls, typically less than {{convert|6|in|cm}} but up to {{convert|1|m|ft|0}} in the surrounding foothills. Spring is warmer, but still a little wet; this is the most common time for the occasional [[thunderstorm]]s.<ref>http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/WASHINGTON.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502220830/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/WASHINGTON.htm |date=May 2, 2007 }} -Weather:"EAST OLYMPIC-CASCADE FOOTHILLS"</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Longview, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 65
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 57.5
|Feb avg record high F = 63.2
|Mar avg record high F = 69.9
|Apr avg record high F = 78.9
|May avg record high F = 87.0
|Jun avg record high F = 89.3
|Jul avg record high F = 94.4
|Aug avg record high F = 95.0
|Sep avg record high F = 89.4
|Oct avg record high F = 76.6
|Nov avg record high F = 63.5
|Dec avg record high F = 56.4
|year avg record high F = 98.4

|Jan high F = 47.7
|Feb high F = 52.0
|Mar high F = 56.9
|Apr high F = 62.1
|May high F = 68.8
|Jun high F = 72.9
|Jul high F = 79.3
|Aug high F = 80.4
|Sep high F = 75.7
|Oct high F = 64.0
|Nov high F = 53.1
|Dec high F = 46.6
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 41.4
|Feb mean F = 43.4
|Mar mean F = 47.2
|Apr mean F = 51.2
|May mean F = 57.1
|Jun mean F = 61.2
|Jul mean F = 66.4
|Aug mean F = 66.9
|Sep mean F = 62.6
|Oct mean F = 54.0
|Nov mean F = 45.8
|Dec mean F = 40.7
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 35.1
|Feb low F = 34.7
|Mar low F = 37.5
|Apr low F = 40.4
|May low F = 45.3
|Jun low F = 49.5
|Jul low F = 53.4
|Aug low F = 53.3
|Sep low F = 49.6
|Oct low F = 44.1
|Nov low F = 38.6
|Dec low F = 34.8
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|Jan avg record low F = 24.4
|Feb avg record low F = 25.0
|Mar avg record low F = 29.0
|Apr avg record low F = 31.9
|May avg record low F = 37.1
|Jun avg record low F = 42.0
|Jul avg record low F = 46.3
|Aug avg record low F = 46.2
|Sep avg record low F = 41.1
|Oct avg record low F = 33.3
|Nov avg record low F = 26.9
|Dec avg record low F = 23.1
|year avg record low F = 19.3

|Jan record low F = -6
|Feb record low F = 2
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = 4

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 6.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.81
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.08
|May precipitation inch = 3.11
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.03
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.63
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.97
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.29
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.38
|Nov precipitation inch = 7.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.14
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 23.9
|Feb precipitation days = 19.6
|Mar precipitation days = 21.4
|Apr precipitation days = 19.3
|May precipitation days = 13.6
|Jun precipitation days = 11.3
|Jul precipitation days = 4.7
|Aug precipitation days = 5.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.6
|Oct precipitation days = 17.4
|Nov precipitation days = 22.8
|Dec precipitation days = 24.3

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00454769&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: Longview, WA
|access-date = April 2, 2025
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pqr
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Portland (OR)
|access-date = April 2, 2025
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