Editing New Castle, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
New Castle is located in the center of Lawrence County at {{coord|40|58|50|N|80|20|40|W|type:city}} (40.997325, −80.344556),<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> along the [[Shenango River]] at the mouth of [[Neshannock Creek]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|22.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 2.78%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web |title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> Via the Shenango River, the city is part of the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver River]] watershed, flowing south to the [[Ohio River]].

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, New Castle has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in New Castle was {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 23, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-27|F|C|1}} on January 19, 1994.<ref name = XMACIS2/>

{{Weather box
|location = New Castle, Pennsylvania, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–2020
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 75
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 60.9
|Feb avg record high F = 62.7
|Mar avg record high F = 73.8
|Apr avg record high F = 82.5
|May avg record high F = 87.7
|Jun avg record high F = 92.4
|Jul avg record high F = 94.2
|Aug avg record high F = 93.1
|Sep avg record high F = 90.6
|Oct avg record high F = 83.0
|Nov avg record high F = 73.1
|Dec avg record high F = 61.4
|year avg record high F = 95.5

|Jan high F = 36.9
|Feb high F = 39.7
|Mar high F = 49.2
|Apr high F = 62.9
|May high F = 73.3
|Jun high F = 81.5
|Jul high F = 85.9
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 78.6
|Oct high F = 66.3
|Nov high F = 53.1
|Dec high F = 41.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 27.9
|Feb mean F = 29.6
|Mar mean F = 37.8
|Apr mean F = 49.4
|May mean F = 60.1
|Jun mean F = 68.8
|Jul mean F = 73.1
|Aug mean F = 71.9
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 53.8
|Nov mean F = 42.4
|Dec mean F = 33.3
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 19.0
|Feb low F = 19.5
|Mar low F = 26.5
|Apr low F = 35.9
|May low F = 46.8
|Jun low F = 56.1
|Jul low F = 60.4
|Aug low F = 58.9
|Sep low F = 52.2
|Oct low F = 41.2
|Nov low F = 37.9
|Dec low F = 24.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -1.2
|Feb avg record low F = 2.7
|Mar avg record low F = 8.7
|Apr avg record low F = 23.0
|May avg record low F = 33.0
|Jun avg record low F = 42.7
|Jul avg record low F = 49.1
|Aug avg record low F = 48.1
|Sep avg record low F = 39.9
|Oct avg record low F = 28.8
|Nov avg record low F = 19.6
|Dec avg record low F = 9.7
|year avg record low F = -4.1

|Jan record low F = -27
|Feb record low F = -23
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -17

|precipitation color = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.86
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.20
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.08
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.65
|May precipitation inch = 3.89
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.47
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.55
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.86
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.22
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.96
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.13
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 15.9
|Feb precipitation days = 12.3
|Mar precipitation days = 12.3
|Apr precipitation days = 14.7
|May precipitation days = 14.4
|Jun precipitation days = 13.0
|Jul precipitation days = 11.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 12.4
|Nov precipitation days = 12.9
|Dec precipitation days = 14.0

|Jan snow inch = 10.1
|Feb snow inch = 7.7
|Mar snow inch = 3.7
|Apr snow inch = 0.3
|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 = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 4.9
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.9
|Feb snow days = 5.6
|Mar snow days = 2.8
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|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 = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 4.3

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00366233&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: New Castle 1 N, PA
|access-date = June 12, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = June 12, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
New Castle has six land borders with townships: [[Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania|Neshannock Township]] to the north, [[Hickory Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Hickory Township]] to the northeast, [[Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Shenango Township]] to the southeast, [[Taylor Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Taylor Township]] to the south-southwest, [[North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|North Beaver Township]] to the southwest, and [[Union Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]] to the west. Also to the south is the border with [[South New Castle, Pennsylvania|South New Castle]].