Editing Bristol, Tennessee (section)

===Climate===
Like much of the rest of the state, Bristol has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa''), although with significantly cooler temperatures, especially in the summer, due to elevation; it is part of USDA [[hardiness zone]] 6b, with areas to the southwest falling in zone 7a.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |accessdate=March 2, 2015 |authorlink=United States Department of Agriculture |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archivedate=March 3, 2015 }}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|35.2|F|1}} in January to {{convert|74.6|F|1}} in July, while, on average,  8.8&nbsp;days have temperatures at or below freezing and 17&nbsp;days with highs at or above {{convert|90|F|0}} per year.<ref name = "NOWData MRX"/> The all-time record low is {{convert|−21|F|0}}, set on [[Winter 1985 cold wave|January 21, 1985]], while the all-time record high is {{convert|103|F|0}}, set on [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|June 30, 2012]].<ref name = "NOWData MRX"/>

Precipitation is low compared to much of East Tennessee, averaging {{convert|41.0|in|mm}} annually, and reaches a low during autumn. The rainiest calendar day on record is October 16, 1964, when {{convert|3.65|in|mm}} of rain fell; monthly precipitation has ranged from {{convert|0.02|in|mm}} in October 2002 to {{convert|12.70|in|mm}} in July 2012.<ref name = "NOWData MRX"/> Bristol's normal (1981&ndash;2010) winter snowfall stands at {{convert|13.3|in|cm}}, significantly more than what most of Tennessee receives. The most snow in one calendar day was {{convert|16.2|in|cm}} on November 21, 1952, while the most in one month is {{convert|27.9|in|cm}} during March 1960, which contributed to the winter of 1959&ndash;60, with a total of {{convert|51.0|in|cm}}, finishing as the snowiest on record.<ref name = "NOWData MRX"/>

{{Weather box<!--Infobox begins-->
| single line = Y
| location    = Bristol, Tennessee ([[Tri-Cities Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1937–present
| Jan record high F = 79
| Feb record high F = 82
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 94
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 100
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 78
| year record high F = 103
| Jan avg record high F = 67.4
| Feb avg record high F = 69.8
| Mar avg record high F = 76.6
| Apr avg record high F = 83.8
| May avg record high F = 87.4
| Jun avg record high F = 91.6
| Jul avg record high F = 93.0
| Aug avg record high F = 92.2
| Sep avg record high F = 90.1
| Oct avg record high F = 83.3
| Nov avg record high F = 74.9
| Dec avg record high F = 67.9
| year avg record high F = 94.3
| Jan high F = 46.5
| Feb high F = 50.9
| Mar high F = 59.4
| Apr high F = 69.4
| May high F = 77.1
| Jun high F = 83.8
| Jul high F = 86.4
| Aug high F = 85.8
| Sep high F = 80.7
| Oct high F = 70.2
| Nov high F = 58.7
| Dec high F = 49.5
| year high F = 68.2
| Jan mean F = 36.4
| Feb mean F = 40.0
| Mar mean F = 47.4
| Apr mean F = 56.4
| May mean F = 64.7
| Jun mean F = 72.3
| Jul mean F = 75.6
| Aug mean F = 74.5
| Sep mean F = 68.6
| Oct mean F = 57.3
| Nov mean F = 46.4
| Dec mean F = 39.3
| year mean F = 56.6
| Jan low F = 26.3
| Feb low F = 29.2
| Mar low F = 35.4
| Apr low F = 43.3
| May low F = 52.3
| Jun low F = 60.7
| Jul low F = 64.7
| Aug low F = 63.2
| Sep low F = 56.4
| Oct low F = 44.3
| Nov low F = 34.2
| Dec low F = 29.2
| year low F = 44.9
| Jan avg record low F = 7.6
| Feb avg record low F = 11.9
| Mar avg record low F = 18.4
| Apr avg record low F = 27.7
| May avg record low F = 36.9
| Jun avg record low F = 49.0
| Jul avg record low F = 56.2
| Aug avg record low F = 54.5
| Sep avg record low F = 43.3
| Oct avg record low F = 28.8
| Nov avg record low F = 19.4
| Dec avg record low F = 13.2
| year avg record low F = 4.5
| Jan record low F = −21
| Feb record low F = −15
| Mar record low F = −2
| Apr record low F = 21
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 38
| Jul record low F = 45
| Aug record low F = 43
| Sep record low F = 33
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 5
| Dec record low F = −9
| year record low F = -21
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.65
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.81
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.96
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.79
| May precipitation inch = 3.82
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.92
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.00
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.76
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.84
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.52
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.14
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.76
| year precipitation inch = 43.97
| Jan snow inch = 3.0
| Feb snow inch = 3.0
| Mar snow inch = 1.1
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| 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 = 0.3
| Dec snow inch = 1.7
| year snow inch = 9.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 12.7
| Feb precipitation days = 12.7
| Mar precipitation days = 13.6
| Apr precipitation days = 11.7
| May precipitation days = 12.6
| Jun precipitation days = 12.4
| Jul precipitation days = 12.8
| Aug precipitation days = 10.8
| Sep precipitation days = 8.4
| Oct precipitation days = 8.5
| Nov precipitation days = 9.8
| Dec precipitation days = 12.2
| year precipitation days = 138.2
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.8
| Feb snow days = 2.7
| Mar snow days = 1.1
| Apr snow days = 0.2
| 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 = 0.4
| Dec snow days = 1.6
| year snow days = 8.8
| source 1= NOAA<ref name = "NOWData MRX">
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mrx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA KTRI">
{{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=USW00013877&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Bristol Tri City AP, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}<!--Infobox ends-->