Editing Parsons, Kansas (section)

==Geography==
Parsons is located at {{Coord|37|20|21|N|95|16|11|W|type:city}} (37.339070, -95.269747).<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 is at the junction of [[U.S. Route 59 in Kansas|U.S. Route 59]] and [[U.S. Route 400]].  Along US-59, the city of [[Erie, Kansas|Erie]] (the [[county seat]] of [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho County]]) is {{convert|17|mi|km}} to the north and [[Oswego, Kansas|Oswego]] (the county seat of Labette County) is {{convert|20|mi|km}} south and east. [[Big Hill Lake]] is several miles to the west of the city, and [[Lake Parsons]] is situated northwest of the city.

The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP) is located southeast of the city.  The facility was completed in 1942 to support [[World War II]] operations and consists of 21 separate facilities over {{convert|13727|acre|km2}}.  The installation is actively used as a munitions loading, assembly, and packing facility.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.ecc.net/Content.asp?Page=KSAAP| title=Interim Soil Removal at Kansas Army Ammunition Plant| access-date=2006-07-22| publisher=ECC}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|10.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location    = Parsons, Kansas
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 85
| Mar record high F = 92
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 95
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 115
| Aug record high F = 110
| Sep record high F = 107
| Oct record high F = 97
| Nov record high F = 83
| Dec record high F = 77
| year record high F = 
| Jan high F = 42
| Feb high F = 48
| Mar high F = 57
| Apr high F = 67
| May high F = 76
| Jun high F = 84
| Jul high F = 90
| Aug high F = 90
| Sep high F = 81
| Oct high F = 70
| Nov high F = 57
| Dec high F = 44
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 22
| Feb low F = 26
| Mar low F = 35
| Apr low F = 45
| May low F = 55
| Jun low F = 64
| Jul low F = 69
| Aug low F = 67
| Sep low F = 58
| Oct low F = 46
| Nov low F = 35
| Dec low F = 25
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = -17
| Feb record low F = -16
| Mar record low F = -2
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 31
| Jun record low F = 44
| Jul record low F = 49
| Aug record low F = 47
| Sep record low F = 28
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 6
| Dec record low F = -17
| year record low F = 
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.41
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.85
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.19
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.38
| May precipitation inch = 5.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.53
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.92
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.29
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.69
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.86
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.94
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.06
| year precipitation inch = 
| year precipitation days = 
| year snow days = 
| source 1 = weather.com<ref name=weather1>{{cite web
|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0459 |title =Monthly Averages for Parsons, Kansas |access-date=August 15, 2013 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |work=[[Weather.com]]}}</ref>
| date     = August 2013
}}