Editing Scranton, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Scranton's total area of {{convert|25.4|sqmi|km2}} includes {{convert|25.2|sqmi|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} of water, according to the [[United States Census Bureau]]. Scranton is drained by the [[Lackawanna River]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

Center City is about 750 feet (229 m) above sea level, although the hilly city's inhabited portions range about from {{convert|650|to|1400|ft|m}}. The city is flanked by mountains to the east and west whose elevations range from {{convert|1900|to|2100|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Mountain in Lackawanna County PA (Scranton Area) |url=https://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/pennsylvania/lackawanna-pa/summits/west-mountain-32/ |website=Mountain Zone.com |access-date=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308123927/https://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/pennsylvania/lackawanna-pa/summits/west-mountain-32/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Moosic Mountains High Point |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7253 |website=Peak Bagger |access-date=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308225353/https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7253 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Climate===
Scranton has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''),<ref>{{Cite journal
  |last1=Kottek
  |first1=Marcus
  |last2=Greiser
  |first2=Jürgen
  |last3=Beck
  |first3=Christoph
  |last4=Rudolf
  |first4=Bruno
  |last5=Rubel
  |first5=Franz
  |display-authors=2
  |title=World Map of Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification
  |date=February 25, 2011
|journal=Meteorologische Zeitschrift
  |volume=15
  |issue=3
  |page=261
  |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130
  |bibcode=2006MetZe..15..259K
  |url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/files/40083/metz_Vol_15_No_3_p259-263_World_Map_of_the_Koppen_Geiger_climate_classification_updated_55034.pdf
  |access-date=February 17, 2022
|archive-date=February 24, 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195637/https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/40083/file/metz_Vol_15_No_3_p259-263_World_Map_of_the_Koppen_Geiger_climate_classification_updated_55034.pdf
  |url-status=live
  }}</ref> with four distinct seasons. Summers have occasional [[heat wave]]s bringing temperatures well above {{convert|90|F|C}}, while winters can have [[Cold wave|cold snaps]] bringing temperatures below {{convert|0|F|C}}. The monthly daily average temperature in January, the coldest month, is {{convert|28.0|°F|1}}, while the same figure in July, the warmest month, is {{convert|73.7|°F|1}}. Extremes in temperatures have ranged from {{convert|101|°F|0}} down to {{convert|−21|°F|0}} on January 21, 1994;<ref name = "NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/> there is an average of 15 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs, 39 days where the high fails to rise above freezing, and 3 days where the minimum is at or below {{convert|0|°F|0}}. Precipitation is generally ''slightly'' greater during late spring and summer, while winter is generally the driest. On average, each month sees 10 to 13 days of precipitation, and the mean annual total is {{convert|38.72|in|0}}. Snowfall is variable, with some winters bringing light snow and others bringing numerous snowstorms. For the 1991–2020 period, snowfall has averaged {{convert|45.1|in|cm|0}} per year, with January accounting for most of the seasonal total; on average, the first and last dates of measurable (≥{{convert|0.1|in|cm|sigfig=2|abbr=on|disp=or}}) snowfall are November 14 and March 31, respectively, with snow in October and April a rare occurrence.

The [[hardiness zone]] is mostly 6b with 7a from downtown downriver and 6a up on [[Montage Mountain Ski Resort|Montage Mountain]]. [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/]

{{Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weatherbox}}