Editing Lenoir, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Lenoir is southeast of the center of Caldwell County, and is bordered to the south by the towns of [[Hudson, North Carolina|Hudson]] and [[Cajah's Mountain, North Carolina|Cajah's Mountain]], and to the southwest by the town of [[Gamewell, North Carolina|Gamewell]].

The city is at the intersection of U.S. Highways [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|64]] and [[U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina|321]]. US 64 leads east {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]] and southwest {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]], while US 321 leads north {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]] and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lenoir has a total area of {{convert|50.9|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lenoir city, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3737760 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191618/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3737760 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> The city is in the valley of Lower Creek, between the Brushy Mountains to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. Lower Creek flows southwest to the [[Catawba River]] valley.

===Climate===
Lenoir has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with cool to mild winters and warm, humid summers. Due to the city's proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains, temperatures tend to be slightly cooler than areas to the east.

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|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 80
|year record high F = 
|Jan high F = 49.1
|Feb high F = 52.9
|Mar high F = 60.2
|Apr high F = 70.1
|May high F = 77.4
|Jun high F = 84.3
|Jul high F = 87.5
|Aug high F = 86.0
|Sep high F = 80.4
|Oct high F = 71.1
|Nov high F = 60.9
|Dec high F = 52.1
|year high F =
|Jan mean F  = 38.2
|Feb mean F  = 41.3
|Mar mean F  = 48.2
|Apr mean F  = 57.5
|May mean F  = 65.6
|Jun mean F  = 73.5
|Jul mean F  = 77.1
|Aug mean F  = 75.7
|Sep mean F  = 69.6
|Oct mean F  = 58.7
|Nov mean F  = 48.3
|Dec mean F  = 40.8
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 27.3
|Feb low F = 29.7
|Mar low F = 36.2
|Apr low F = 45.0
|May low F = 53.9
|Jun low F = 62.7
|Jul low F = 66.7
|Aug low F = 65.4
|Sep low F = 58.9
|Oct low F = 46.3
|Nov low F = 35.7
|Dec low F = 29.6
|year low F =
|Jan record low F = -7
|Feb record low F = -2
|Mar record low F = 5
|Apr record low F = 17
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 46
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = -18
|year record low F = 
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain inch = 3.93
|Feb rain inch = 3.33
|Mar rain inch = 4.29
|Apr rain inch = 4.44
|May rain inch = 4.38
|Jun rain inch = 4.73
|Jul rain inch = 4.60
|Aug rain inch = 4.48
|Sep rain inch = 4.25
|Oct rain inch = 3.63
|Nov rain inch = 3.33
|Dec rain inch = 4.27
|year rain inch=
|Jan snow inch = 1.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.3
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0
|Dec snow inch = 2.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name="NOAA">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gsp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = November 23, 2021}}</ref>
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