Editing Tacoma, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Tacoma has an official elevation of {{convert|381|ft|m}}, varying between sea level and about {{Convert|500|ft|m}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|62.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|49.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|12.62|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=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

Tacoma straddles the neighboring Commencement Bay with several smaller cities surrounding it. Large areas of Tacoma have views of Mount Rainier. In the event of a major eruption of Mount Rainier, the low-lying areas of Tacoma near the Port of Tacoma are at risk from a [[lahar]] flowing down the Puyallup River.

The city is several miles north of [[Joint Base Lewis–McChord]], formerly known separately as [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]] and [[McChord Air Force Base]].

===Neighborhoods===
[[Image:Mount Rainier over Tacoma.jpg|thumb|Tacoma with a view of [[Mount Rainier]]]]
[[File:South J Street Historic District 002.jpg|thumb|Houses in the South J Street Historic District]]
[[File:Tacoma, WA - First Presbyterian Church cupola 05.jpg|thumb|upright|The cupola of the [[First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, Washington)|First Presbyterian Church]] in the Stadium District]]
* [[Central Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|Central Tacoma]]
** [[Hilltop, Tacoma, Washington|Hilltop]] (shared with Downtown)
** [[Delong Park, Tacoma, Washington|Delong Park]]
** [[The Wedge, Tacoma, Washington|The Wedge]]
** [[McCarver, Tacoma, Washington|McCarver]] (shared with New Tacoma/Downtown)
** [[Bryant, Tacoma, Washington|Bryant]]
** [[College Heights, Tacoma, Washington|College Heights]]
* New Tacoma
** [[Downtown Tacoma]]
*** [[St. Helens, Tacoma, Washington|St. Helens Neighborhood]]
*** [[Theater District, Tacoma, Washington|Theater District]]
*** [[Central Business District, Tacoma, Washington|Central Business District]]
*** [[Warehouse/Brewery District, Tacoma, Washington|Warehouse/Brewery District]]
*** [[Thea Foss Waterway]]
*** [[McCarver Neighborhood, Tacoma, Washington|The McCarver Neighborhood]] (shared with Central Tacoma/Hilltop)
*** [[Stadium District, Tacoma, Washington|Stadium District]] (shared with North Tacoma)
*** [[Dome District, Tacoma, Washington|Dome District]]
* [[Nalley Valley]]
* [[Port of Tacoma]]
* [[East Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|East Tacoma]]
** [[McKinley Hill, Tacoma, Washington|McKinley Hill]]
** [[Salishan, Tacoma, Washington|Salishan]]
** [[Hillsdale, Tacoma, Washington|Hillsdale]]
** [[Swan Creek, Tacoma, Washington|Swan Creek]]
** [[Strawberry Hill, Tacoma, Washington|Strawberry Hill]]
* [[North Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|North Tacoma]]
** [[College Park Historic District, Tacoma, Washington|College Park]]
** [[North Slope, Tacoma, Washington|North Slope]]
** [[Old Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|Old Tacoma]]
** [[Proctor District, Tacoma, Washington|Proctor District]]
** [[Ruston, Washington|Ruston]] (separately incorporated)
** [[Ruston Way, Tacoma, Washington|Ruston Way]]
** [[6th Avenue (Tacoma)|Sixth Ave District]] Tacoma, Washington<ref>{{cite web |url=http://on6thave.com |title=Welcome - 6th Ave. |website=6th Ave.}}</ref>
** [[Skyline, Tacoma, Washington|Skyline]]
** [[Stadium District, Tacoma, Washington|Stadium District]] (shared with Downtown)
** [[Westgate, Tacoma, Washington|Westgate]] (shared with West Tacoma)
** [[Yakima Hill, Tacoma, Washington|Yakima Hill]]
* [[Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|Northeast Tacoma]]
** [[Browns Point, Washington|Browns Point]] (unincorporated)
** [[Crescent Heights, Tacoma, Washington|Crescent Heights]]
* [[South End, Tacoma, Washington|South End]]
** [[Fern Hill, Tacoma, Washington|Fern Hill]]
** [[Lincoln International District, Tacoma, Washington|Lincoln International District]]
** [[Wapato, Tacoma, Washington|Wapato]]
** Excelsior 
** [[Stewart Heights, Tacoma, Washington|Stewart Heights]]
** [[Larchmont, Tacoma, Washington|Larchmont]]
* [[South Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|South Tacoma]]
** [[Edison, Tacoma, Washington|Edison]]
** [[South Park, Tacoma, Washington|South Park]]
** [[Manitou, Tacoma, Washington|Manitou]]
** [[Oakland/Madrona, Tacoma, Washington|Oakland/Madrona]]
** [[Tacoma Mall, Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma Mall]]
* [[West Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington|West Tacoma]]
** [[Highlands, Tacoma, Washington|Highlands]]
** [[Narrows, Tacoma, Washington|Narrows]]
** [[Titlow, Tacoma, Washington|Titlow]]
** [[Salmon Beach, Tacoma, Washington|Salmon Beach]]
** [[Westgate, Tacoma, Washington|Westgate]] (shared with North Tacoma)

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Tacoma has a warm-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (Köppen ''Csb''). The warmest months are July and August; the coldest month is December.

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|location = Tacoma, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1982–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 68
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 83
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 94
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 89
|Oct record high F = 82
|Nov record high F = 70
|Dec record high F = 68
|year record high F = 105
|Jan avg record high F = 58.2
|Feb avg record high F = 58.8
|Mar avg record high F = 66.1
|Apr avg record high F = 72.6
|May avg record high F = 79.8
|Jun avg record high F = 83.0
|Jul avg record high F = 86.7
|Aug avg record high F = 87.4
|Sep avg record high F = 80.6
|Oct avg record high F = 70.8
|Nov avg record high F = 62.6
|Dec avg record high F = 58.2
|year avg record high F = 89.4
|Jan high F = 48.1
|Feb high F = 50.3
|Mar high F = 54.7
|Apr high F = 59.8
|May high F = 66.5
|Jun high F = 71.1
|Jul high F = 76.8
|Aug high F = 76.9
|Sep high F = 70.7
|Oct high F = 60.7
|Nov high F = 52.4
|Dec high F = 47.3
|year high F = 61.3
|Jan mean F = 42.8
|Feb mean F = 43.9
|Mar mean F = 47.4
|Apr mean F = 51.8
|May mean F = 57.8
|Jun mean F = 62.2
|Jul mean F = 67.0
|Aug mean F = 66.9
|Sep mean F = 61.9
|Oct mean F = 53.7
|Nov mean F = 46.5
|Dec mean F = 42.1
|year mean F = 53.7
|Jan low F = 37.4
|Feb low F = 37.4
|Mar low F = 40.1
|Apr low F = 43.7
|May low F = 49.1
|Jun low F = 53.4
|Jul low F = 57.2
|Aug low F = 57.0
|Sep low F = 53.0
|Oct low F = 46.6
|Nov low F = 40.5
|Dec low F = 36.9
|year low F = 46.0
|Jan avg record low F = 25.6
|Feb avg record low F = 27.2
|Mar avg record low F = 31.2
|Apr avg record low F = 35.4
|May avg record low F = 41.3
|Jun avg record low F = 47.0
|Jul avg record low F = 50.9
|Aug avg record low F = 50.1
|Sep avg record low F = 44.6
|Oct avg record low F = 35.7
|Nov avg record low F = 28.2
|Dec avg record low F = 25.7
|year avg record low F = 21.9
|Jan record low F = 17
|Feb record low F = 11
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 29
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 46
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = 6
|year record low F = 5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 6.03
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.03
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.38
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.39
|May precipitation inch = 2.00
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.42
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.55
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.83
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.57
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.09
|Nov precipitation inch = 6.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.02
|year precipitation inch = 40.81
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 19.5
|Feb precipitation days = 15.9
|Mar precipitation days = 17.4
|Apr precipitation days = 14.7
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 8.3
|Jul precipitation days = 3.4
|Aug precipitation days = 3.9
|Sep precipitation days = 7.0
|Oct precipitation days = 14.3
|Nov precipitation days = 19.5
|Dec precipitation days = 20.4
|year precipitation days = 
|Jan sun = 64
|Feb sun = 113
|Mar sun = 186
|Apr sun = 210
|May sun = 248
|Jun sun = 270
|Jul sun = 310
|Aug sun = 279
|Sep sun = 210
|Oct sun = 155
|Nov sun = 60
|Dec sun = 62
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 2
|Febd sun = 4
|Mard sun = 6
|Aprd sun = 7
|Mayd sun = 8
|Jund sun = 9
|Juld sun = 10
|Augd sun = 9
|Sepd sun = 7
|Octd sun = 5
|Novd sun = 2
|Decd sun = 2
|yeard sun = 
|Jan percentsun = 22
|Feb percentsun = 39
|Mar percentsun = 50
|Apr percentsun = 51
|May percentsun = 53
|Jun percentsun = 57
|Jul percentsun = 65
|Aug percentsun = 63
|Sep percentsun = 56
|Oct percentsun = 46
|Nov percentsun = 22
|Dec percentsun = 23
|year percentsun = 
|source = [[NOAA]],<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sew |title=NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| access-date = July 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>{{cite web |url=https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USC00458278.normals.txt |title=WA Tacoma #1 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration| access-date = July 8, 2021}}</ref> The Weather Channel,<ref name= Weather.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USWA0441 |title=Monthly Averages for Tacoma, WA – Temperature and Precipitation |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref> and Weather Atlas (sun and uv)<ref name=weather-atlas.com>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/washington-usa/tacoma-climate |title=Monthly weather forecast and climate - Tacoma, WA |publisher=Weather Atlas|access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref>
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