Editing Kenai, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
Kenai is located at {{coord|60|33|31|N|151|13|47|W|type:city}} (60.558738, −151.229616),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the west side of the [[Kenai Peninsula]] near the outlet of the [[Kenai River]] to the [[Cook Inlet]] of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|35.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|29.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}} of it (15.85%) is water.

===Climate===
As with much of [[Southcentral Alaska]], Kenai has a moderate dry-summer [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Dsc''') due to the cool summers. Winters are snowy, long but not particularly cold, especially considering the latitude, with January featuring a daily average temperature of {{convert|15.8|°F|1}}. Snow averages {{convert|63.6|in|cm|0}} per season, falling primarily from October through March, with some accumulation in April, and rarely in May or September. There are 37 nights of sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually, and the area lies in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 4,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=99603&submit=Look+it+up%21|title = Arbor Day Foundation - Buy trees, rain forest friendly coffee, greeting cards that plant trees, memorials and celebrations with trees, and more}}</ref> indicating an average annual minimum in the −20 to −30&nbsp;°F (−29 to −34&nbsp;°C) range. Summers are cool due to the marine influence, with {{convert|75|°F|0}}+ highs or {{convert|55|°F|0}}+ lows being extremely rare. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−48|°F|0}} on February 4, 1947, up to {{convert|89|°F|0}} on July 4, 2019.

{{Weather box
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| location = [[Kenai Municipal Airport]], Alaska (1991–2020 normals,<ref>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.</ref> extremes 1899–present)
| Jan record high F = 49
| Feb record high F = 52
| Mar record high F = 59
| Apr record high F = 69
| May record high F = 82
| Jun record high F = 87
| Jul record high F = 89
| Aug record high F = 86
| Sep record high F = 75
| Oct record high F = 63
| Nov record high F = 59
| Dec record high F = 56
|year record high F = 89
| Jan avg record high F = 40.7
| Feb avg record high F = 41.6
| Mar avg record high F = 44.7
| Apr avg record high F = 56.3
| May avg record high F = 69.2
| Jun avg record high F = 73.7
| Jul avg record high F = 74.5
| Aug avg record high F = 73.3
| Sep avg record high F = 65.1
| Oct avg record high F = 55.4
| Nov avg record high F = 43.6
| Dec avg record high F = 40.8
|year avg record high F = 77.5
|Jan high F = 22.4
|Feb high F = 28.1
|Mar high F = 32.7
|Apr high F = 44.3
|May high F = 54.5
|Jun high F = 60.2
|Jul high F = 63.3
|Aug high F = 62.7
|Sep high F = 55.7
|Oct high F = 43.1
|Nov high F = 30.2
|Dec high F = 25.1
|year high F= 43.5
|Jan mean F = 14.9
|Feb mean F = 19.9
|Mar mean F = 23.6
|Apr mean F = 36.0
|May mean F = 45.4
|Jun mean F = 52.1
|Jul mean F = 56.0
|Aug mean F = 54.8
|Sep mean F = 47.8
|Oct mean F = 35.9
|Nov mean F = 23.2
|Dec mean F = 18.1
|year mean F= 35.6
|Jan low F = 7.4
|Feb low F = 11.6
|Mar low F = 14.4
|Apr low F = 27.7
|May low F = 36.4
|Jun low F = 44.0
|Jul low F = 48.8
|Aug low F = 46.8
|Sep low F = 39.8
|Oct low F = 28.6
|Nov low F = 16.1
|Dec low F = 11.0
|year low F= 27.7
| Jan avg record low F = -20.6
| Feb avg record low F = -13.9
| Mar avg record low F = -8.6
| Apr avg record low F = 11.4
| May avg record low F = 27.0
| Jun avg record low F = 33.7
| Jul avg record low F = 38.8
| Aug avg record low F = 34.3
| Sep avg record low F = 25.4
| Oct avg record low F = 11.6
| Nov avg record low F = -6.7
| Dec avg record low F = -14.5
|year avg record low F = -25.4
| Jan record low F = −47
| Feb record low F = −48
| Mar record low F = −41
| Apr record low F = −22
| May record low F =  12
| Jun record low F =  26
| Jul record low F =  27
| Aug record low F =  24
| Sep record low F =  -3
| Oct record low F = −12
| Nov record low F = −27
| Dec record low F = −43
|year record low F = −48
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.89
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.83
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.58
|May precipitation inch = 0.79
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.20
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.98
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.68
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.57
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.56
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.41
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.14
|year precipitation inch=
|Jan snow inch = 9.8
|Feb snow inch = 10.5
|Mar snow inch = 9.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.8
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.2
|Oct snow inch = 7.1
|Nov snow inch = 13.5
|Dec snow inch = 15.2
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.0
|Apr precipitation days = 6.0
|May precipitation days = 8.0
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 12.7 
|Aug precipitation days = 14.1
|Sep precipitation days = 15.7
|Oct precipitation days = 13.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.8
|Dec precipitation days = 10.5
|year precipitation days =
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.5
|Feb snow days = 6.3
|Mar snow days = 4.8
|Apr snow days = 1.7
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 2.9
|Nov snow days = 7.0
|Dec snow days = 9.6
|year snow days = 40.0

|source 1 = NOAA (average snowfall/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00026523&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 (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = September 12, 2022
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USW00026523&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 (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = September 12, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=afc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = September 12, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}