Editing Ocean Springs, Mississippi (section)

==Geography and climate==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|11.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}} (23.57%) is water. The city is classified as having a subtropical climate. This has a hot, humid monsoon season, beginning in late spring and ending in early autumn, with frequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms with torrential downpours. Thunderstorms usually don't last long but can be strong or even severe. The area is also prone to tropical weather such as tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes. Autumns and springs are usually cool to warm. Winters typically are warm with cool spells. Cool spells are accompanied with strong, Northerly dry winds which are unexpectedly chilly but do not typically last more than just a couple of days. Summers are consistently hot and humid both day and night with high temperatures usually in the low nineties and low temperatures oftentimes just barely below 80 degrees.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
{{Weather box
| location    = Ocean Springs, Mississippi
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 81
| Feb record high F = 80
| Mar record high F = 90
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 100
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 93
| Nov record high F = 87
| Dec record high F = 80
| year record high F = 104
| Jan high F = 60
| Feb high F = 63
| Mar high F = 69
| Apr high F = 76
| May high F = 83
| Jun high F = 88
| Jul high F = 89
| Aug high F = 90
| Sep high F = 86
| Oct high F = 79
| Nov high F = 69
| Dec high F = 63
| year high F =
| Jan low F = 45
| Feb low F = 47
| Mar low F = 53
| Apr low F = 61
| May low F = 68
| Jun low F = 74
| Jul low F = 76
| Aug low F = 75
| Sep low F = 71
| Oct low F = 61
| Nov low F = 53
| Dec low F = 47
| year low F =
| Jan record low F = 10
| Feb record low F = 14
| Mar record low F = 22
| Apr record low F = 30
| May record low F = 45
| Jun record low F = 55
| Jul record low F = 60
| Aug record low F = 61
| Sep record low F = 45
| Oct record low F = 32
| Nov record low F = 25
| Dec record low F = 9
| year record low F = 9
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.07
| Feb precipitation inch = 5.45
| Mar precipitation inch = 6.11
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.48
| May precipitation inch = 4.57
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.07
| Jul precipitation inch = 7.13
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.23
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.58
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.82
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.75
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.76
| year precipitation inch =
| source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
| url      = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USMS0270 |title=Average Weather for Ocean Springs, MS - Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=February 27, 2014 |publisher=Weather.com }}</ref>
| date     = August 2010}}

[[Image:Mississippi-Coast-towns-NOAA.jpg|center|thumb|430px|Ocean Springs, Mississippi (right center) is east of [[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]], west of [[Gautier, Mississippi|Gautier]], along the [[Gulf of Mexico]]]]
[[File:Rocks at Front Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.jpg|thumb|205x205px|Rocks at Front Beach in Ocean Springs, Mississippi]]