Editing Port Townsend, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Port Townsend and Admiralty Inlet.jpg|thumb|Port Townsend, [[Admiralty Inlet]] and Port Townsend Bay]]
Port Townsend is located on the [[Quimper Peninsula]] which extends out of the extreme northeastern end of the [[Olympic Peninsula]], on the north end of a large, semi-protected bay. Port Townsend is adjacent to the [[Admiralty Inlet]] and a trio of state parks built on retired artillery installations ([[Fort Worden]], [[Fort Casey]], and [[Fort Flagler]]). The city and its surroundings are well-treed, with large [[Douglas fir]] dominant over many other tree species in the remaining wooded areas.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|2.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 26.22%, are water.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/porttownsendcitywashington/PST045218|title=QuickFacts: Port Townsend City, Washington|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Environment and ecology===
A non-binding resolution was passed by the city council in 2022 declaring that a local sub-group of [[killer whales]], known as the [[Southern resident orcas]], have [[rights of nature]] and should be protected due to the orca's significant "cultural, spiritual, and economic" value to the state and its citizens.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mercado |first1=Angely |title=A City in Washington Wants to Give Orcas Their Own Version of Human Rights |url=https://gizmodo.com/orcas-washington-legal-rights-animal-personhood-1849864751 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |work=Gizmodo |date=December 8, 2022}}</ref> The U.S. government has exclusive jurisdiction more than three miles offshore.<ref>{{citation|title=Q&A: What is the jurisdiction of Washington State and local governments under the Shoreline Management Act?|date=June 26, 2015 |url=https://www.msp.wa.gov/qa-what-is-the-jurisdiction-of-washington-state-and-local-governments-under-the-shoreline-management-act/|website=Washington Marine Spatial Planning|publisher=State Ocean Caucus (state Governor's office et al.}}</ref>

===Climate===
Port Townsend has a moderate [[Mediterranean climate]] with damp, chilly (though not severe) winters and warm, dry summers. It lies in the [[Olympic Mountains|Olympic]] [[rain shadow]] and receives an average of only {{convert|19.04|in|mm|1}} annual precipitation. However, the environment is not as dry as the mean yearly total would suggest; cool breezes and fog from the [[Juan de Fuca Strait]] provide a comfortable level of humidity.
{{Weather box|location = Port Townsend, Washington
|single line = Y
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|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 74
|Apr record high F = 76
|May record high F = 90
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 90
|Oct record high F = 75
|Nov record high F = 68
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F= 100
|Jan high F = 46.4
|Feb high F = 48.6
|Mar high F = 52.1
|Apr high F = 57.5
|May high F = 63.1
|Jun high F = 67.9
|Jul high F = 72.6
|Aug high F = 73.1
|Sep high F = 68.0
|Oct high F = 58.2
|Nov high F = 50.1
|Dec high F = 45.3
|Jan low F = 38.4
|Feb low F = 38.3
|Mar low F = 40.3
|Apr low F = 43.2
|May low F = 47.2
|Jun low F = 51.0
|Jul low F = 53.0
|Aug low F = 53.5
|Sep low F = 51.0
|Oct low F = 46.3
|Nov low F = 41.3
|Dec low F = 38.4
|Jan record low F = 5
|Feb record low F = 7
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 27
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 22
|Nov record low F = 12
|Dec record low F = 5
|year record low F= 5
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.24
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.61
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.85
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.53
|May precipitation inch = 1.52
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.37
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.64
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.58
|Jan snow inch = 0
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0
|Dec snow inch = 0.4
|Jan precipitation days = 16
|Feb precipitation days = 12.4
|Mar precipitation days = 14.5
|Apr precipitation days = 12.6
|May precipitation days = 11.6
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 5.8
|Aug precipitation days = 5.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.5
|Oct precipitation days = 12
|Nov precipitation days = 17
|Dec precipitation days = 16.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|source 1 =NOAA<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00456678 |title= NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
| publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |year=2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>
|date=August 2021
|source 2 = NCDC<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/NORMAL_MLY/stations/GHCND:USC00456678/detail |title= Port Townsend, Washington Normals Monthly Station Data
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>
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