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==Geography== Kenosha is in southeastern Wisconsin, bordered by [[Lake Michigan]] to the east, the village of [[Somers, Wisconsin|Somers]] to the north, the village of [[Bristol (village), Wisconsin|Bristol]] to the west, and the village of [[Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin|Pleasant Prairie]] to the south. Kenosha's [[Kenosha (Metra)|passenger train station]] is the last stop on Chicago's [[Union Pacific/North Line|Union Pacific North Metra Line]]. Kenosha is 32 miles south of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] and 49 miles north of [[Chicago]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|27.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|26.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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]] |access-date=2012-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> ===Neighborhoods=== [[File:Kenosha WI Marina.jpg|thumb|Kenosha's downtown [[marina]]]] Kenosha is home to a mixture of [[blue-collar worker|blue]] and [[white-collar worker|white collar]] workers as well as students who attend the local universities. Kenosha consists of neighborhoods divided into three regions - Downtown, Uptown, and West of I-94 (referred to by locals at "West of the I" or simply "the county").<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kenosha Community |url=https://www.visitkenosha.com/plan-your-visit/our-communities/ |website=visitkenosha.com |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> The city's northside is home to both the [[University of Wisconsin–Parkside]] and [[Carthage College]]. Kenosha's downtown is located along the Lake Michigan shoreline and consists of government buildings, parks, beaches, restaurants, shops, museums, and entertainment venues. The neighborhood of HarborPark is both a residential and commercial area.<ref>{{cite web |title=HarborPark |url=https://www.visitkenosha.com/listing/harborpark/279/ |website=visitkenosha.com |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> Directly south of the Downtown area is the neighborhood of Allendale.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marovich |first1=Steve |title=ONCE UPON A TIME, ALLENDALE WAS A DESTINATION FOR GOLFERS |url=https://www.kenosha.com/2021/03/20/once-upon-a-time-allendale-was-a-destination-for-golfers/ |website=kenosha.com |access-date=3 August 2021 |date=20 March 2021}}</ref> Uptown Kenosha consists of a largely blue-collar population and is a mixture of locally owned businesses and residential areas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Truttschel |first1=Dan |title=Major retail/residential project proposed for Uptown |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/major-retail-residential-project-proposed-for-uptown/article_7cf4e354-cee8-58c3-9616-382b71c8f9b8.html |website=kenoshanews.com |publisher=[[Kenosha News]] |access-date=3 August 2021 |date=16 November 2020}}</ref> Prominent Uptown neighborhoods include Brass,<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.uptownbrassvillage.com/about.html |website=uptownbrassvillage.com |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> Lincoln Park,<ref>{{cite web |title=Uptown Kenosha cleanup planned for Saturday morning |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/uptown-kenosha-cleanup-planned-saturday-morning/article_ee921a60-f5ac-51a4-97a8-be05323f893f.html |website=kenoshanews.com |publisher=[[Kenosha News]] |access-date=3 August 2021 |date=18 June 2021}}</ref> and Wilson Heights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zampanti |first1=Jeff |title=City still searching for developer to take on Wilson Heights project |url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-still-searching-for-developer-to-take-on-wilson-heights-project/article_b4463c3b-19ce-5334-9072-686eafda8178.html |website=kenoshanews.com |publisher=[[Kenosha News]] |access-date=3 August 2021 |date=30 July 2019}}</ref> ===Climate=== Kenosha has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfa'', bordering on ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. The record high is {{convert|105|°F}}, set in July 2012. The record low is {{convert|−31|°F}}, set in January 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=XMACIS2|url=http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/|website=XMACIS2|publisher=National Weather Service|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref> {{Weather box | location = Kenosha, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present) | single line = yes | Jan record high F = 65 | Feb record high F = 74 | Mar record high F = 83 | Apr record high F = 90 | May record high F = 94 | Jun record high F = 102 | Jul record high F = 105 | Aug record high F = 102 | Sep record high F = 100 | Oct record high F = 89 | Nov record high F = 81 | Dec record high F = 70 | year record high F = 105 | Jan avg record high F = 51.4 | Feb avg record high F = 54.1 | Mar avg record high F = 66.7 | Apr avg record high F = 77.9 | May avg record high F = 84.7 | Jun avg record high F = 90.8 | Jul avg record high F = 94.1 | Aug avg record high F = 91.7 | Sep avg record high F = 87.9 | Oct avg record high F = 79.2 | Nov avg record high F = 66.3 | Dec avg record high F = 55.1 | year avg record high F = 95.5 | Jan high F = 30.8 | Feb high F = 34.1 | Mar high F = 43.1 | Apr high F = 52.7 | May high F = 63.6 | Jun high F = 73.3 | Jul high F = 79.7 | Aug high F = 78.5 | Sep high F = 71.9 | Oct high F = 60.3 | Nov high F = 47.3 | Dec high F = 35.9 | year high F = 55.9 | Jan mean F = 24.0 | Feb mean F = 27.1 | Mar mean F = 35.8 | Apr mean F = 45.0 | May mean F = 55.1 | Jun mean F = 65.1 | Jul mean F = 71.9 | Aug mean F = 71.1 | Sep mean F = 64.0 | Oct mean F = 52.4 | Nov mean F = 40.1 | Dec mean F = 29.3 | year mean F = 48.4 | Jan low F = 17.1 | Feb low F = 20.1 | Mar low F = 28.5 | Apr low F = 37.4 | May low F = 46.7 | Jun low F = 56.9 | Jul low F = 64.1 | Aug low F = 63.8 | Sep low F = 56.1 | Oct low F = 44.5 | Nov low F = 32.9 | Dec low F = 22.8 | year low F = 40.9 | Jan avg record low F = -5.1 | Feb avg record low F = 0.7 | Mar avg record low F = 10.5 | Apr avg record low F = 25.0 | May avg record low F = 36.5 | Jun avg record low F = 45.9 | Jul avg record low F = 55.0 | Aug avg record low F = 55.1 | Sep avg record low F = 42.2 | Oct avg record low F = 30.1 | Nov avg record low F = 17.2 | Dec avg record low F = 2.5 | year avg record low F = -9.1 | Jan record low F = −31 | Feb record low F = −23 | Mar record low F = −9 | Apr record low F = 10 | May record low F = 26 | Jun record low F = 33 | Jul record low F = 41 | Aug record low F = 40 | Sep record low F = 30 | Oct record low F = 20 | Nov record low F = −5 | Dec record low F = −29 | year record low F = -31 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 1.92 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.83 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.67 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.19 | May precipitation inch = 4.12 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.13 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.41 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.68 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.53 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.51 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.42 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.19 | year precipitation inch = 37.60 | Jan snow inch = 11.3 | Feb snow inch = 9.8 | Mar snow inch = 5.7 | Apr snow inch = 0.8 | 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 = 0.1 | Nov snow inch = 1.5 | Dec snow inch = 7.0 | year snow inch = 36.2 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 10.3 | Feb precipitation days = 8.5 | Mar precipitation days = 9.7 | Apr precipitation days = 12.2 | May precipitation days = 12.3 | Jun precipitation days = 10.6 | Jul precipitation days = 9.0 | Aug precipitation days = 9.6 | Sep precipitation days = 8.6 | Oct precipitation days = 9.8 | Nov precipitation days = 9.5 | Dec precipitation days = 9.5 | year precipitation days = 119.6 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 6.6 | Feb snow days = 5.2 | Mar snow days = 2.7 | Apr snow days = 0.5 | 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 = 1.2 | Dec snow days = 4.1 | year snow days = 20.3 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = nws>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mkx | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 15, 2021 | archive-date = May 8, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210508190345/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mkx | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{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=USC00474174&format=pdf | title = Station: Kenosha, WI | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 15, 2021}}</ref> }} {{Weather box | location = Kenosha, Wisconsin ([[Kenosha Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present |single line = Yes |collapsed = Yes |Jan record high F = 64 |Feb record high F = 77 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 89 |May record high F = 94 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 106 |Aug record high F = 100 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 87 |Nov record high F = 77 |Dec record high F = 68 |Jan avg record high F = 50.9 |Feb avg record high F = 52.2 |Mar avg record high F = 69.1 |Apr avg record high F = 81.0 |May avg record high F = 87.7 |Jun avg record high F = 91.5 |Jul avg record high F = 93.4 |Aug avg record high F = 91.7 |Sep avg record high F = 89.4 |Oct avg record high F = 80.5 |Nov avg record high F = 67.1 |Dec avg record high F = 56.3 |year avg record high F = 95.2 |Jan high F = 31.3 |Feb high F = 34.8 |Mar high F = 45.4 |Apr high F = 57.3 |May high F = 69.0 |Jun high F = 78.8 |Jul high F = 83.8 |Aug high F = 81.7 |Sep high F = 74.8 |Oct high F = 62.5 |Nov high F = 48.5 |Dec high F = 36.6 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 23.8 |Feb mean F = 26.8 |Mar mean F = 36.6 |Apr mean F = 47.1 |May mean F = 58.1 |Jun mean F = 67.8 |Jul mean F = 72.7 |Aug mean F = 71.2 |Sep mean F = 63.9 |Oct mean F = 52.7 |Nov mean F = 40.1 |Dec mean F = 29.5 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 16.4 |Feb low F = 18.9 |Mar low F = 27.9 |Apr low F = 36.8 |May low F = 47.1 |Jun low F = 56.8 |Jul low F = 61.7 |Aug low F = 60.6 |Sep low F = 53.1 |Oct low F = 42.8 |Nov low F = 31.6 |Dec low F = 22.4 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = -7.0 |Feb avg record low F = -5.7 |Mar avg record low F = 7.5 |Apr avg record low F = 22.9 |May avg record low F = 32.6 |Jun avg record low F = 43.5 |Jul avg record low F = 48.9 |Aug avg record low F = 48.0 |Sep avg record low F = 38.8 |Oct avg record low F = 25.9 |Nov avg record low F = 13.5 |Dec avg record low F = 1.2 |year avg record low F = -12.0 |Jan record low F = -28 |Feb record low F = -15 |Mar record low F = -13 |Apr record low F = 15 |May record low F = 24 |Jun record low F = 32 |Jul record low F = 41 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 32 |Oct record low F = 19 |Nov record low F = 4 |Dec record low F = -16 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.19 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.07 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.03 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.63 |May precipitation inch = 3.52 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.69 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.35 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.56 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.36 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.90 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.05 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.53 |year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 8.3 |Feb precipitation days = 7.2 |Mar precipitation days = 9.8 |Apr precipitation days = 12.5 |May precipitation days = 13.7 |Jun precipitation days = 12.4 |Jul precipitation days = 10.3 |Aug precipitation days = 13.1 |Sep precipitation days = 12.3 |Oct precipitation days = 11.4 |Nov precipitation days = 9.4 |Dec precipitation days = 8.8 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00004845&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: Kenosha RGNL AP, WI |access-date = February 25, 2024 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mkx |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Milwaukee |access-date = February 25, 2024 }} </ref> }}
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