Editing Cherokee, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Cherokee is located in northern Oklahoma, along [[U.S. Route 64 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 64]]/[[State Highway 8 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 8]].<ref name="odot 2009-10 map">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Oklahoma 2009-2010 Official State Map|edition=2009-2010|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/2009state/pdfs/state-map.pdf|access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>   According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.473|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_40.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 11, 2016| date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 (Oklahoma)}}</ref>

The [[Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge]] is located a few miles southeast of Cherokee.<ref name="odot 2009-10 map"/>  The salt plains are known for their unique hour-glass [[Selenite (mineral)|selenite]] crystals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Salt_Plains/about/selenite.html|title=Salt Plains - Selenite Crystals|publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>

On 11 July 1909, at 3:00 in the morning, a [[heat burst]] south of Cherokee reportedly caused the temperature to rise briefly to {{convert|136|°F|°C|1}}, desiccating crops in the area.<ref>Isaac M. Cline, ''Climatological Data for July, 1909: District No. 7. Lower Mississippi Valley'', p 337-338; http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=1520-0493&volume=37&issue=7 ''Monthly Weather Review'' July 1909</ref>

===Climate===
Cherokee has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') with influences from a [[cool semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'')
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{{Weather box
| location = Cherokee, Oklahoma
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 86
| Feb record high F = 91
| Mar record high F = 96
| Apr record high F = 100
| May record high F = 105
| Jun record high F = 115
| Jul record high F = 117
| Aug record high F = 117
| Sep record high F = 111
| Oct record high F = 101
| Nov record high F = 90
| Dec record high F = 85
| year record high F = 
| Jan high F = 47.1
| Feb high F = 52.7
| Mar high F = 62.8
| Apr high F = 72.6
| May high F = 81.3
| Jun high F = 91.1
| Jul high F = 96.7
| Aug high F = 95.8
| Sep high F = 86.9
| Oct high F = 75.8
| Nov high F = 60.3
| Dec high F = 49.4
| year high F = 72.7
| Jan low F = 22.7
| Feb low F = 26.9
| Mar low F = 35.2
| Apr low F = 45.0
| May low F = 55.4
| Jun low F = 65.3
| Jul low F = 70.2
| Aug low F = 69.3
| Sep low F = 60.5
| Oct low F = 48.2
| Nov low F = 34.8
| Dec low F = 25.7
| year low F = 46.6
| Jan record low F = -15
| Feb record low F = -15
| Mar record low F = -1
| Apr record low F = 13
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 50
| Aug record low F = 45
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 12
| Nov record low F = 6
| Dec record low F = -12
| year record low F = -15
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.90
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.11
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.15
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.74
| May precipitation inch = 4.08
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.08
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.48
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.95
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.56
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.29
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.49
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.12
| Jan snow inch = 2.4
| Feb snow inch = 3.2
| Mar snow inch = 1.7
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| 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 = 2.7
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
| Jan precipitation days = 3
| Feb precipitation days = 4
| Mar precipitation days = 5
| Apr precipitation days = 6
| May precipitation days = 7
| Jun precipitation days = 7
| Jul precipitation days = 5
| Aug precipitation days = 6
| Sep precipitation days = 5
| Oct precipitation days = 5
| Nov precipitation days = 3
| Dec precipitation days = 3
| year precipitation days = 58
| source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ok1724 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center |title = CHEROKEE, OKLAHOMA (341724)}}</ref>
| date = May 4, 2016
| source = 
}}
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Please note: Many temperatures claiming to be above {{convert|56.7|°C|°F|abbr=on}} are ''unverifiable claims'' due to ''improper equipment at site to confirm'' during the event. The hottest verifiable temperature ever recorded for the state of Oklahoma is {{convert|48.8|°C|°F|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://climate.ok.gov/index.php/site/page/state_records | title=Oklahoma Climatological Survey }}</ref> The world's hottest verifiable temperature remains {{convert|56.7|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, recorded on 10 July 1913 at [[Oasis at Death Valley|Furnace Creek Ranch]], in [[Death Valley]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wmo.asu.edu/content/world-highest-temperature | title=World Meteorological Organization's World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive }}</ref>