Editing Wichita Falls, Texas (section)

==Geography and climate==
Wichita Falls is about {{convert|15|mi}} south of the border with [[Oklahoma]], {{convert|115|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Fort Worth]], and {{convert|140|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Oklahoma City]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|70.71|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi}} (0.03%) is covered by water.<ref name=2000censusarea>{{cite web|title=Geographic Comparison Table- Texas|work=American Fast Facts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US48&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=PEP_2008_EST_GCTT1R_ST9S&-format=ST-7|access-date=January 29, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212034738/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US48&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=PEP_2008_EST_GCTT1R_ST9S&-format=ST-7|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Wichita Falls experiences a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), featuring long, very hot and humid summers, and cool winters. The city has some of the highest summer daily maximum temperatures in the entire U.S. outside of the [[Southwest United States|Desert Southwest]]. Temperatures have hit {{convert|100|°F|0}} as early as March 27 and as late as October 17, but more typically reach that level on 28 days annually, with 102 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}} or higher annually; the average window for the latter mark is April 9–October 10. However, 59 to 60 nights of freezing lows occur, and an average of 4.8 days where the high does not rise above freezing. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|42.0|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|84.4|°F|1}} in July. The record low temperature is {{convert|−12|°F|0}} on January 4, 1947. The highest recorded temperature is {{convert|117|°F|0}} on June 28, 1980. Snowfall is sporadic and averages {{convert|4.1|in|cm|abbr=on}} per season, while rainfall is typically greatest in early summer.

From 2010 through 2013, Wichita Falls, along with a large portion of the south-central US, experienced [[2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought|a persistent drought]]. In September 2011, Wichita Falls became the first Texas city<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/16059-wichita-falls-texas-100-days-100-degrees.html LiveScience]. Accessed 2014-05-06</ref> to have 100 days of {{convert|100|°F|0}} or higher within one year.{{efn|The previous record was 79 in 1980.}} On every day from June 22 to August 12, the temperature reached 100&nbsp;°F or higher, and from May 27 to September 3, the temperature reached 90&nbsp;°F or higher. In addition, the all-time warm daily minimum of {{convert|88|°F|0}} was set on July 26, and June, July, and August of that year were all the hottest on record.<ref name = NOWData/>

During the [[2015 Texas–Oklahoma floods]], Wichita Falls broke its all-time record for the wettest month, with 17.00 inches of rain recorded in May 2015.<ref name=WP26May>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/05/26/after-massive-storms-in-oklahoma-and-texas-at-least-six-people-and-tens-of-thousands-without-power/|title=After massive storms in Oklahoma and Texas, at least nine killed and 30 people missing|date=26 May 2015|author=Washington Post|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Wichita Falls, Texas ([[Wichita Falls Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1923–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 87
|Feb record high F = 94
|Mar record high F = 100
|Apr record high F = 103
|May record high F = 110
|Jun record high F = 117
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 113
|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 91

|Jan avg record high F = 76.9
|Feb avg record high F = 81.9
|Mar avg record high F = 88.2
|Apr avg record high F = 91.9
|May avg record high F = 97.4
|Jun avg record high F = 101.1
|Jul avg record high F = 105.5
|Aug avg record high F = 105.2
|Sep avg record high F = 100.4
|Oct avg record high F = 93.4
|Nov avg record high F = 82.8
|Dec avg record high F = 77.2
|year avg record high F = 107.3

|Jan high F = 54.7
|Feb high F = 59.0
|Mar high F = 67.9
|Apr high F = 76.0
|May high F = 83.9
|Jun high F = 92.0
|Jul high F = 97.2
|Aug high F = 96.6
|Sep high F = 88.3
|Oct high F = 77.3
|Nov high F = 65.2
|Dec high F = 55.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 42.4
|Feb mean F = 46.3
|Mar mean F = 54.7
|Apr mean F = 62.8
|May mean F = 71.8
|Jun mean F = 80.1
|Jul mean F = 84.7
|Aug mean F = 84.1
|Sep mean F = 76.0
|Oct mean F = 64.6
|Nov mean F = 52.7
|Dec mean F = 43.7
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 30.0
|Feb low F = 33.6
|Mar low F = 41.6
|Apr low F = 49.6
|May low F = 59.7
|Jun low F = 68.3
|Jul low F = 72.2
|Aug low F = 71.5
|Sep low F = 63.8
|Oct low F = 51.9
|Nov low F = 40.2
|Dec low F = 31.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 15.7
|Feb avg record low F = 19.0
|Mar avg record low F = 24.3
|Apr avg record low F = 34.4
|May avg record low F = 44.9
|Jun avg record low F = 59.9
|Jul avg record low F = 65.3
|Aug avg record low F = 63.5
|Sep avg record low F = 50.7
|Oct avg record low F = 35.9
|Nov avg record low F = 24.8
|Dec avg record low F = 17.3
|year avg record low F = 11.8

|Jan record low F = -12
|Feb record low F = -8
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 50
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 38
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = -7

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.20
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.40
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.02
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.50
|May precipitation inch = 3.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.35
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.02
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.53
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.99
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.88
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.56
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.6
|Feb precipitation days = 4.9
|Mar precipitation days = 6.5
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 9.1
|Jun precipitation days = 7.3
|Jul precipitation days = 5.2
|Aug precipitation days = 6.0
|Sep precipitation days = 6.3
|Oct precipitation days = 6.9
|Nov precipitation days = 5.2
|Dec precipitation days = 4.5

|Jan snow inch = 0.7
|Feb snow inch = 1.1
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|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 = 0.3
|Dec snow inch = 0.8
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.5
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 0.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00013966&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Wichita Falls MUNI AP, TX
|access-date = May 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=oun
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Norman
|access-date = May 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

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