Editing Middlesboro, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
Middlesboro is located at {{Coord|36|36|37|N|83|43|24|W|type:city}} (36.610146, -83.723230).<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> The city sits just inside the [[Cumberland Gap]], along [[U.S. Route 25E]], and is located inside of a [[meteorite]] [[Impact crater|crater]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crawford|first1=Matthew|last2=Hunsberger|first2=Hanna|title=Geology of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park|url=http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/mc199_12.pdf|website=Kentucky Geological Survey|publisher=University of Kentucky, Lexington|access-date=30 July 2014|year=2011}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}}, all but {{convert|0.09|sqmi|km2}} of which is land. [[U.S. Route 25E|U.S. 25E]] provides four-lane connection to [[Interstate 75]] at [[Corbin, Kentucky|Corbin]], {{convert|45|miles}} to the northwest. With the recently completed renovations on U.S. 25E, travelers now have four-lane connection to [[Interstate 81]] at [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]], [[Tennessee]], {{convert|45|miles}} to the south.

===Climate===
Middlesboro experiences a [[humid subtropical]] climate with distinct four seasons. Average high is {{convert|87|°F}} in July, the warmest month, with the average lows of {{convert|24|°F}} occurring in January, the coolest month. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|112|°F}} in July 1930. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-18|°F}} in January 1985. Average annual precipitation is {{convert|42.8|in|mm}}, with the wettest month being March, averaging {{convert|5.25|in|mm}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Middlesboro Fire Department, Kentucky (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1892–2009)
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 84
| Mar record high F = 93
| Apr record high F = 100
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 112
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 90
| Dec record high F = 78
| year record high F = 112
| Jan high F = 45.1
| Feb high F = 49.7
| Mar high F = 59.2
| Apr high F = 69.2
| May high F = 77.4
| Jun high F = 84.6
| Jul high F = 87.4
| Aug high F = 86.0
| Sep high F = 80.4
| Oct high F = 69.8
| Nov high F = 59.4
| Dec high F = 47.7
| year high F = 68.0
| Jan mean F = 35.1
| Feb mean F = 38.5
| Mar mean F = 46.2
| Apr mean F = 55.3
| May mean F = 63.7
| Jun mean F = 72.0
| Jul mean F = 75.3
| Aug mean F = 74.4
| Sep mean F = 67.8
| Oct mean F = 56.4
| Nov mean F = 47.1
| Dec mean F = 37.6
| year mean F = 55.8
| Jan low F = 25.0
| Feb low F = 27.3
| Mar low F = 33.2
| Apr low F = 41.5
| May low F = 50.0
| Jun low F = 59.4
| Jul low F = 63.3
| Aug low F = 62.7
| Sep low F = 55.2
| Oct low F = 43.1
| Nov low F = 34.7
| Dec low F = 27.5
| year low F = 43.6
| Jan record low F = −18
| Feb record low F = −20
| Mar record low F = −4
| Apr record low F = 15
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 40
| Aug record low F = 40
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 16
| Nov record low F = 3
| Dec record low F = −11
| year record low F = −20
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 4.18
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.03
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.39
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.28
| May precipitation inch = 4.58
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.28
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.89
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.74
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.45
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.80
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.54
| year precipitation inch = 49.89
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name="nws">
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jkl
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00155389&format=pdf
| title = Station: Middlesboro Fire Department, KY
| work = U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 22, 2021}}</ref>
}}