Editing Hopkinsville, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
Hopkinsville is located south of the center of [[Christian County, Kentucky|Christian County]] at {{coord|36|51|17|N|87|29|20|W|type:city}} (36.854712, −87.488872).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]] is {{convert|35|mi}} to the north, [[Russellville, Kentucky|Russellville]] is {{convert|35|mi}} to the east, Oak Grove is 15 miles to the south, and [[Clarksville, Tennessee]], is {{convert|26|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hopkinsville has a total area of {{convert|79.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|79.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.44%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Climate ===
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Hopkinsville has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant and well-spread, with an average of {{convert|49.1|in|mm|sigfig=3}}. Snowfall is light and sporadic, with an average of {{convert|9.8|in|cm|sigfig=2}}.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

The data below was accessed via the WRCC and was collected from 1896 until 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ky3994|title=HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY – Climate Summary|website=wrcc.dri.edu|access-date=2018-07-22}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Hopkinsville, Kentucky, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 111
|Jan high F = 43.8
|Feb high F = 48.4
|Mar high F = 58.1
|Apr high F = 69.1
|May high F = 77.2
|Jun high F = 84.8
|Jul high F = 88.2
|Aug high F = 87.5
|Sep high F = 81.9
|Oct high F = 70.9
|Nov high F = 58.0
|Dec high F = 47.0
|year high F = 67.9
|Jan mean F = 35.5
|Feb mean F = 39.6
|Mar mean F = 48.0
|Apr mean F = 58.1
|May mean F = 67.4
|Jun mean F = 75.5
|Jul mean F = 79.1
|Aug mean F = 77.9
|Sep mean F = 71.4
|Oct mean F = 59.7
|Nov mean F = 48.1
|Dec mean F = 39.2
|year mean F = 58.3
|Jan low F = 27.2
|Feb low F = 30.7
|Mar low F = 37.8
|Apr low F = 47.1
|May low F = 57.7
|Jun low F = 66.2
|Jul low F = 70.0
|Aug low F = 68.2
|Sep low F = 60.8
|Oct low F = 48.6
|Nov low F = 38.2
|Dec low F = 31.4
|year low F = 48.7
|Jan record low F = −20
|Feb record low F = −22
|Mar record low F = −3
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = −4
|Dec record low F = −14
|year record low F = −22
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.41
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.76
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.81
|May precipitation inch = 5.38
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.26
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.87
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.29
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.54
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.79
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.90
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.69
|year precipitation inch = 51.76
|Jan snow inch = 1.8
|Feb snow inch = 1.8
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|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 = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.7
|year snow inch = 5.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.1
|Mar precipitation days = 11.7
|Apr precipitation days = 11.5
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 10.0
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Aug precipitation days = 7.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 10.3
|Dec precipitation days = 11.0
|year precipitation days = 118.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.3
|Feb snow days = 1.4
|Mar snow days = 0.5
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.8
|year snow days = 4.2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pah
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA KYNG">
{{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=USC00153994&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Hopkinsville, KY
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| access-date = June 4, 2021}}</ref>
}}