Editing Waurika, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Waurika is located in northwestern Jefferson County. [[U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 70]] passes through the southern side of the city, leading east {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]] and west {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Randlett, Oklahoma|Randlett]]. [[U.S. Route 81 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route 81]] crosses US 70 in the southeastern corner of Waurika, leading north {{Convert|26|mi}} to [[Duncan, Oklahoma|Duncan]] and south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Ringgold, Texas|Ringgold]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 5]] (Waurika's Main Street) leads northwest {{Convert|19|mi}} to [[Temple, Oklahoma|Temple]]. Waurika is approximately {{convert|109|mi}} southwest of [[Oklahoma City]].<ref name="EOHC-Waurika"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Waurika has a total area of {{convert|32.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.08%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4079250| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waurika city, Oklahoma| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 17, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105153/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4079250| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The city center lies on the east side of the valley of Beaver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Red River of the South|Red River]].

[[Waurika Lake]] is {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of the city center.<ref>Google Maps</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Waurika, Oklahoma (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =55.1
| Feb high F  =59.7
| Mar high F  =69.1
| Apr high F  =76.5
| May high F  =83.4
| Jun high F  =91.2
| Jul high F  =97.0
| Aug high F  =96.3
| Sep high F  =88.1
| Oct high F  =77.4
| Nov high F  =64.8
| Dec high F  =55.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =43.1
| Feb mean F  =47.2
| Mar mean F  =56.0
| Apr mean F  =63.8
| May mean F  =72.1
| Jun mean F  =80.1
| Jul mean F  =84.9
| Aug mean F  =84.2
| Sep mean F  =76.4
| Oct mean F  =65.2
| Nov mean F  =53.3
| Dec mean F  =44.4
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =31.1
| Feb low F  =34.8
| Mar low F  =42.9
| Apr low F  =51.2
| May low F  =60.7
| Jun low F  =69.1
| Jul low F  =72.8
| Aug low F  =72.1
| Sep low F  =64.7
| Oct low F  =52.9
| Nov low F  =41.8
| Dec low F  =32.9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =1.56
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.77
| Mar precipitation inch  =2.50
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.10
| May precipitation inch  =4.32
| Jun precipitation inch  =3.87
| Jul precipitation inch  =2.34
| Aug precipitation inch  =2.96
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.11
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.93
| Nov precipitation inch  =2.09
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.65
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =0.7
| Feb snow inch  =0.4
| Mar snow inch  =0.1
| 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  =0.5
| Dec snow inch  =0.2
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