Editing Murfreesboro, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Swanson building 9743.JPG|thumb|upright|City Center was built by Joe Swanson, a major developer in the area.]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|39.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it (0.54%) is covered by water. As of 2013, though, the city reported its total area as {{convert|55.94|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name="FY2014Budget">{{cite web |url=http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/215 |title=Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Annual Budget |publisher=City of Murfreesboro |year=2013 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108171023/http://murfreesborotn.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/215 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|24}}

Murfreesboro is the [[Geographic centers of the United States|geographic center]] of the state of Tennessee. A stone monument marks the official site on Old Lascassas Pike, about {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} north of [[Middle Tennessee State University|MTSU]].

The West Fork of the Stones River flows through Murfreesboro. A walking trail, the Greenway, parallels the river for several miles. A smaller waterway, Lytle Creek, flows through downtown, including historic Cannonsburgh Village. Parts of the {{convert|19|mi|km|adj=on}} long creek suffer from pollution due to the urban environment and its use as a storm-water runoff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/default.aspx?ekmenu=42&id=4770 |title=Lytle Creek |work=MurfreesboroTN.gov |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927120826/http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/default.aspx?ekmenu=42&id=4770 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Murfreesboro is home to a number of natural and man-made lakes, plus several small wetlands, including [[Andrew L. Todd Sr.#Legacy|Todd's Lake]] and the [[Discovery Center at Murfree Spring|Murfree Spring]] wetland area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/default.aspx?ekmenu=42&id=8190 |title=Understanding Town Creek |work=MurfreesboroTN.gov |year=2008 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015230152/http://murfreesborotn.gov/default.aspx?ekmenu=42&id=8190 |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.epa.gov/watershed2/index.php/Town_Creek,_Murfreesboro_Tennessee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713205101/https://wiki.epa.gov/watershed2/index.php/Town_Creek,_Murfreesboro_Tennessee |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |title=Town Creek, Murfreesboro Tennessee |work=EPA.gov |access-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref>

Murfreesboro has been in the path of [[April 2009 tornado outbreak|destructive tornados]] several times. On April 10, 2009, a low-end [[April 2009 tornado outbreak|EF4 tornado]] with estimated windspeeds up to 170 miles per hour struck the fringes of Murfreesboro. As a result, two people were killed and 41 others injured; 117 homes were totally destroyed, and 292 had major damage. The tornado is estimated to have caused over $40 million in damage.<ref name="dnj090417">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnj.com/article/20090417/NEWS01/904170331 |title=Damage estimates hit $41.8M |work=The Daily News Journal |first=Doug |last=Davis |date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=April 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421144408/http://dnj.com/article/20090417/NEWS01/904170331 |archive-date=April 21, 2009}}</ref>

===Climate===
Being in the [[Sun Belt]], Murfreesboro's climate is humid subtropical (''Cfa'') under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] system, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Under the [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] system, it is an oceanic (''Do'') climate due to five months of winter chill (monthly means below {{Convert|50|F|C}}); however, Murfreesboro is close to being humid subtropical (''Cf'') even under Trewartha (March falls {{Convert|0.9|F|C}} short of the threshold), supported by the fact that subtropical plants like [[Magnolia grandiflora|Southern magnolia]] trees and the occasional [[Sabal minor|dwarf palmetto]] and [[Rhapidophyllum|needle palm]] shrubs can thrive long-term there but struggle much further north. The [[hardiness zone]] is 7. Temperatures range from a record low of {{Convert|-19|F|C}} on January 26, 1940, to a record high of {{Convert|109|F|C}} on August 16, 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/ohx/calendar|title=Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee}}</ref> Precipitation is abundant year-round without any major difference, but there is still slight variation. The wet season runs from February through July, reaching its peak in June with {{Convert|144|mm}} of rain. The dry season runs from August through January with a September low of {{Convert|88|mm}} and a secondary December peak of {{Convert|141|mm}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1890–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 109
| Jan avg record high F = 68
| Feb avg record high F = 72
| Mar avg record high F = 79
| Apr avg record high F = 84
| May avg record high F = 89
| Jun avg record high F = 94
| Jul avg record high F = 96
| Aug avg record high F = 96
| Sep avg record high F = 94
| Oct avg record high F = 86
| Nov avg record high F = 78
| Dec avg record high F = 69
| year avg record high F = 98
|Jan high F = 47.9
|Feb high F = 52.5
|Mar high F = 61.1
|Apr high F = 70.9
|May high F = 79.0
|Jun high F = 86.2
|Jul high F = 89.2
|Aug high F = 89.0
|Sep high F = 83.8
|Oct high F = 73.1
|Nov high F = 60.9
|Dec high F = 51.3
|year high F = 70.4
|Jan mean F = 37.7
|Feb mean F = 41.4
|Mar mean F = 49.1
|Apr mean F = 58.3
|May mean F = 67.2
|Jun mean F = 75.3
|Jul mean F = 78.8
|Aug mean F = 77.8
|Sep mean F = 71.6
|Oct mean F = 59.9
|Nov mean F = 48.9
|Dec mean F = 41.2
|year mean F = 58.9
|Jan low F = 27.5
|Feb low F = 30.4
|Mar low F = 37.2
|Apr low F = 45.7
|May low F = 55.3
|Jun low F = 64.4
|Jul low F = 68.4
|Aug low F = 66.6
|Sep low F = 59.3
|Oct low F = 46.7
|Nov low F = 36.8
|Dec low F = 31.0
|year low F = 47.4
| Jan avg record low F = 9
| Feb avg record low F = 13
| Mar avg record low F = 20
| Apr avg record low F = 29
| May avg record low F = 39
| Jun avg record low F = 52
| Jul avg record low F = 59
| Aug avg record low F = 56
| Sep avg record low F = 43
| Oct avg record low F = 30
| Nov avg record low F = 20
| Dec avg record low F = 15
| year avg record low F = 7
|Jan record low F = −19
|Feb record low F = −16
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = -3
|Dec record low F = −9
|year record low F = -19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.66
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.87
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.29
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.83
|May precipitation inch = 4.93
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.68
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.95
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.61
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.04
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.46
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.54
|year precipitation inch = 55.92
|Jan snow inch = 0.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|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 = 0.3
|year snow inch = 2.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.4
|Feb precipitation days = 11.7
|Mar precipitation days = 12.5
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 12.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.4
|Jul precipitation days = 10.8
|Aug precipitation days = 9.9
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 9.6
|Nov precipitation days = 10.1
|Dec precipitation days = 12.8
|year precipitation days = 134.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.7
|Feb snow days = 0.7
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|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 = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.4
|year snow days = 2.1
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ohx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</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=USC00406371&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Murfreesboro 5 N, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| access-date = May 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}