Editing Connell, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Evening at CRCC.jpg|thumb|214x214px|CRCC Visitor Entry]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Connell has a total area of {{convert|7.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The site of the town is located in a depression formed by the convergence of Providence Coulee, coming from the north, Washtucna Coulee from the east, and Esquatzel Coulee to the southeast. Terrain rises a few hundred feet from the floor of the coulees to the higher land surrounding Connell. [[Ephemeral]] streams flow through these coulees.<ref name="USGS2020">{{cite web |title=Connell Quadrangle, Washington |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=dd07ab8aa41f96055c1fb387776945ab |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 395 in Washington|U.S. Route 395]] passes through Connell, connecting the town with [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] at [[Ritzville, Washington|Ritzville]] to the northeast and [[Interstate 82 in Washington|Interstate 82]] at the [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]] to the southwest. [[Washington State Route 260|State Route 260]] begins a few miles west of Connell and passes through the town as it heads east along Washtucna Coulee to [[Washtucna, Washington|Washtucna]].<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |link=yes |accessdate=May 2, 2022}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Connell has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=645354&cityname=Connell%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Connell, Washington]</ref>
It is the least snowy city in [[Eastern Washington]], on average.{{Weather box 
|location = Connell, Washington
|single line = Y
|collapsed = y
|Jan record high F = 63
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F=114
|Jan high F = 35.5
|Feb high F = 43.3
|Mar high F = 54.4
|Apr high F = 64.1
|May high F = 73.2
|Jun high F = 81.0
|Jul high F = 90.4
|Aug high F = 88.5
|Sep high F = 78.2
|Oct high F = 64.1
|Nov high F = 46.9
|Dec high F = 37.3
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 22.4
|Feb low F = 27.4
|Mar low F = 32.0
|Apr low F = 36.0
|May low F = 42.4
|Jun low F = 48.7
|Jul low F = 54.5
|Aug low F = 53.2
|Sep low F = 46.0
|Oct low F = 37.3
|Nov low F = 30.4
|Dec low F = 25.2
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = -28
|Feb record low F = -30
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -12
|Dec record low F = -29
|year record low F=-30
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.1
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.9
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.8
|May precipitation inch = 0.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.3
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.4
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.4
|year precipitation inch= 
|source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web
| url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=645354&cityname=Connell-Washington-United-States-of-America |title =Weatherbase: Weather for Connell, Washington, United States of America | publisher=Weatherbase | year=2015 }} Retrieved on August 21, 2015.</ref>
|date=August 2015
}}