Editing Pittsburg, Kansas (section)

===Climate===
Pittsburg has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') bordering on a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). Summers are hot and humid, with as many as 73 mornings per year staying above {{convert|68|F|disp=or}} and eight mornings remaining above {{convert|77|F|disp=or}} – indeed in July 2012 the temperature did not fall below {{convert|69|F|C|1|disp=or}}.<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web |url= https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgf |title= NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date= August 2, 2021}}</ref> The hottest morning, however, was on [[2006 North American heat wave|August 10, 2006]] when the temperature did not fall below {{convert|83|F|C|1}}, and the hottest temperature has been {{convert|115|F|C|1}} on July 13 and 14, 1954.<ref name=NOAA/> Heavy thunderstorm rains often punctuate the heat with heavy rainfall: {{convert|7.93|in|mm|1|disp=or}} fell on July 30, 2013. Periods of hot weather without much rain are not uncommon: only trace precipitation fell between July 28 and September 10, 2000, and only {{convert|0.22|in|mm|1}} between July 7 and August 20, 1984.

During the fall season, temperatures cool off fairly rapidly: the last {{convert|90|F|C|1|disp=or}} temperature can be expected on September 22, and by the end of October temperatures have usually fallen to a comfortable level. Heavy rainfall from frontal systems or remnant tropical storms are common during this period: the wettest day with {{convert|8.77|in|mm|1}} was on September 25, 1993, a year which saw {{convert|47.85|in|mm|1}} between April and September as against only {{convert|10.54|in|mm|1}} during the same period in 1980. September 1993 was also the wettest month on record with {{convert|19.37|in|mm|1|disp=or}}, while the wettest calendar year overall has been 1985 with {{convert|66.52|in|mm|1}} and the driest 1963 with only {{convert|21.50|in|mm|1}}.

As with all of Kansas, winter weather is extremely variable, although extreme maxima are not as hot as in the southwest of the state as Pittsburg is far from the influence of hot [[chinook wind]]s. Arctic outbreaks bring temperatures to or below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} on average once per winter, while maxima over {{convert|70|F|C|1|disp=or}} can be expected four times between December and February.  Winter weather is less dry than in most of Kansas since moist Gulf air often penetrates without reaching most of the state: December 2015 saw {{convert|7.91|in|mm|1}} of rain, and the very cold January 1979 saw sixteen days with at least {{convert|0.01|in|mm|disp=or}} of measurable precipitation. Because the moister air masses are warm, heavy snowfall is uncommon in Pittsburg: the mean is {{convert|11.9|in|m|2|disp=or}} and only twelve months have seen more than {{convert|10|in|m|2|disp=or}}, with the most in a month being {{convert|24.5|in|m|2}} in January 1979. The most snow in a day has been {{convert|13|in|m|2}} on December 13, 2000, and the most snow on the ground {{convert|14|in|m|2}} on [[2011 Groundhog Day blizzard|February 4 and 5, 2011]] and March 17, 1970.

Spring weather is changeable and often suspect to severe storms: Pittsburg lies in the heart of “[[Tornado Alley]]”. The changeable weather from hot to cold can be accompanied by frequent heavy precipitation: Pittsburg can expect {{convert|20.24|in|mm|1|disp=or}} of precipitation between March and June, approximately what [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]] or [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]] further west receive in a whole year. Temperatures warm up during the spring: the first temperature of {{convert|80|F|C|1}} can be expected on March 27, but the first of {{convert|90|F|C|1}} does not normally occur until May 28.

{{Weather box
|location=Pittsburg, Kansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present)
|width=auto
|single line=Y
| Jan record high F=74
| Feb record high F=82
| Mar record high F=87
| Apr record high F=94
| May record high F=94
| Jun record high F=105
| Jul record high F=115
| Aug record high F=109
| Sep record high F=106
| Oct record high F=96
| Nov record high F=83
| Dec record high F=75
| year record high F=115
| Jan high F=42.7
| Feb high F=48.3
| Mar high F=58.7
| Apr high F=68.0
| May high F=76.4
| Jun high F=85.5
| Jul high F=90.2
| Aug high F=89.8
| Sep high F=82.2
| Oct high F=70.0
| Nov high F=57.2
| Dec high F=46.0
| year high F=67.9
| Jan mean F=33.2
| Feb mean F=38.2
| Mar mean F=47.7
| Apr mean F=57.0
| May mean F=66.0
| Jun mean F=75.4
| Jul mean F=80.1
| Aug mean F=78.9
| Sep mean F=70.9
| Oct mean F=58.8
| Nov mean F=46.4
| Dec mean F=36.8
| year mean F=57.4
| Jan low F=23.8
| Feb low F=28.2
| Mar low F=36.7
| Apr low F=46.0
| May low F=55.6
| Jun low F=65.2
| Jul low F=70.1
| Aug low F=67.9
| Sep low F=59.7
| Oct low F=47.7
| Nov low F=35.6
| Dec low F=27.5
| year low F=47.0
| Jan record low F=−6
| Feb record low F=−12
| Mar record low F=2
| Apr record low F=20
| May record low F=32
| Jun record low F=47
| Jul record low F=52
| Aug record low F=46
| Sep record low F=38
| Oct record low F=20
| Nov record low F=9
| Dec record low F=−3
| year record low F=−12
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch=1.77
| Feb precipitation inch=2.10
| Mar precipitation inch=3.24
| Apr precipitation inch=5.06
| May precipitation inch=7.13
| Jun precipitation inch=6.07
| Jul precipitation inch=4.50
| Aug precipitation inch=3.64
| Sep precipitation inch=5.18
| Oct precipitation inch=3.61
| Nov precipitation inch=3.29
| Dec precipitation inch=2.30
| year precipitation inch=47.89
| Jan snow inch=3.4
| Feb snow inch=1.0
| 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=0.6
| Dec snow inch=2.9
| year snow inch=9.5
| unit precipitation days=0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days=7.4
| Feb precipitation days=7.2
| Mar precipitation days=9.8
| Apr precipitation days=10.6
| May precipitation days=12.1
| Jun precipitation days=10.1
| Jul precipitation days=8.6
| Aug precipitation days=7.5
| Sep precipitation days=7.6
| Oct precipitation days=8.1
| Nov precipitation days=7.7
| Dec precipitation days=7.5
| year precipitation days=104.2
| unit snow days=0.1 in
| Jan snow days=2.2
| Feb snow days=1.2
| Mar snow days=0.7
| Apr snow days=0.0
| 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=0.3
| Dec snow days=1.5
| year snow days=5.9
|source 1=[[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA /><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00146414&format=pdf
| title=Station: Pittsburg, KS
| work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}