Editing Mars Hill, Maine (section)

==Geography and climate==

[[File:Mars Hill Winter.jpg|thumb|Mars Hill in late winter as seen from US Highway 1]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|35.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Mars Hill is split partly in half by the Prestile Stream, which runs directly between Fort Street and Silver Street, then crosses beneath the Fort Street Bridge. After passing the bridge, it flows between Pleasant Street and [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U.S. 1]].

Mars Hill is located in the [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb''), with warm, humid summers. Winters are cold and snowy. Daytime highs are generally in the {{convert|75|–|80|F|C}} range through July, with overnight lows in the high 50s °F (around 15&nbsp;°C). January temperatures range from highs near {{convert|32|F|C|abbr=on}} to overnight lows averaging below {{convert|0|F|C|abbr=on}}.<ref name="usgs_a">{{cite news
|url= http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2135
|access-date= November 6, 2011
|title= New All Time Low Temperature Recorded in Maine
|date= February 10, 2009
|last= Lent
|first= Robert
|agency= U.S. Geological Survey
}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Mars Hill, Maine
|single line = y
|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 59
|Mar record high F = 74
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 90
|Oct record high F = 84
|Nov record high F = 70
|Dec record high F = 57
|year record high F = 99
|Jan high F = 20.7
|Feb high F = 25
|Mar high F = 35.6
|Apr high F = 48.3
|May high F = 64.3
|Jun high F = 73.2
|Jul high F = 77.2
|Aug high F = 75.6
|Sep high F = 65.9
|Oct high F = 52.9
|Nov high F = 38.3
|Dec high F = 25.9
|year high F = 50.2
|Jan low F = 1.2
|Feb low F = 4.7
|Mar low F = 16.2
|Apr low F = 29
|May low F = 40.6
|Jun low F = 49.8
|Jul low F = 55.1
|Aug low F = 53.1
|Sep low F = 44.6
|Oct low F = 34.9
|Nov low F = 24.7
|Dec low F = 9.3
|year low F = 30.3
|Jan record low F = −35
|Feb record low F = −37
|Mar record low F = −30
|Apr record low F = −3
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 29
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = −15
|Dec record low F = −33
|year record low F = −37
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.68
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.12
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.35
|May precipitation inch = 3.44
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.43
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.71
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.94
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.44
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.28
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.77
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.56
|year precipitation inch = 35.27
|Jan snow inch = 18.9
|Feb snow inch = 17.8
|Mar snow inch = 17.3
|Apr snow inch = 7.3
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 8.8
|Dec snow inch = 17.7
|year snow inch = 88.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 9.7
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 12.6
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 12.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.8
|Sep precipitation days = 11.4
|Oct precipitation days = 12.2
|Nov precipitation days = 11.8
|Dec precipitation days = 11.3
|year precipitation days = 135.5
|Jan snow days = 7.6
|Feb snow days = 5.6
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 2.3
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 3.0
|Dec snow days = 6.4
|year snow days = 30.5
|source 1 = NOAA <ref name= NCDC >{{cite web
| url = http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/me/176937.pdf
| title = NCDC: U.S. Climate Normals
| access-date = November 30, 2010
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140720061133/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/me/176937.pdf
| archive-date = July 20, 2014
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
|date=March 2011}}