Editing Paducah, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|km2}}, comprising 0.52%, is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_G001&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_G001&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=2010 Demographic Profile Data, Paducah, Kentucky: Geographic Identifiers |work=2010 United States Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
Paducah has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') with four distinct seasons and is located in USDA [[hardiness zone]] 7a.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |access-date=February 27, 2015 |author-link=United States Department of Agriculture |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Spring-like conditions typically begin in mid-to-late March, summer from mid-to-late-May to late September, with fall in the October–November period. Seasonal extremes in both temperature and precipitation are common during early spring and late fall; [[severe weather]] is also common, with occasional [[tornado]] outbreaks in the region. Winter typically brings a mix of rain, sleet, and snow, with occasional heavy snowfall and icing. The city has a normal January mean temperature of {{convert|34.6|°F|1}} and averages 13&nbsp;days annually with temperatures staying at or below freezing; the first and last freezes of the season on average fall on October 25 and April 8, respectively.<ref name=NOAA /> Summer is typically hazy, hot, and humid with a July daily average of {{convert|78.9|°F|1}} and drought conditions at times. Paducah averages 48 days a year with high temperatures at or above {{convert|90|°F|0}}. Snowfall averages {{convert|8.9|in|cm|0}} per season, contributing to the average annual precipitation of {{convert|50.32|in|sigfig=3}}. Extremes in temperature range from {{convert|108|°F|0}} on July 17, 1942, and [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|June 29, 2012]], down to {{convert|−15|°F|0}} on [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak|January 20, 1985]]. Paducah is prone to river flooding from the [[Ohio River]], and as of late February 2018, the river had been expected to crest at 49 feet on February 28.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/02/25/paducah-crews-installing-floodgates-rising-ohio-river/|title=Paducah crews installing floodgates from rising Ohio River|date=February 25, 2018|work=WPSD Local 6 – Your News, Weather, & Sports Authority|access-date=February 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Paducah, Kentucky ([[Barkley Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 108
| Jan avg record high F  = 65.4
| Feb avg record high F  = 70.7
| Mar avg record high F  = 77.9
| Apr avg record high F  = 84.0
| May avg record high F  = 89.6
| Jun avg record high F  = 95.0
| Jul avg record high F  = 96.9
| Aug avg record high F  = 96.4
| Sep avg record high F  = 93.4
| Oct avg record high F  = 86.5
| Nov avg record high F  = 76.0
| Dec avg record high F  = 67.0
| year avg record high F = 98.4
|Jan high F = 44.7
|Feb high F = 49.7
|Mar high F = 59.7
|Apr high F = 70.4
|May high F = 79.1
|Jun high F = 87.1
|Jul high F = 89.9
|Aug high F = 89.5
|Sep high F = 83.2
|Oct high F = 71.8
|Nov high F = 58.5
|Dec high F = 48.3
|year high F = 69.3
|Jan mean F = 36.0
|Feb mean F = 40.1
|Mar mean F = 49.0
|Apr mean F = 59.0
|May mean F = 68.4
|Jun mean F = 76.5
|Jul mean F = 79.7
|Aug mean F = 78.2
|Sep mean F = 71.0
|Oct mean F = 59.7
|Nov mean F = 48.0
|Dec mean F = 39.5
|year mean F = 58.8
|Jan low F = 27.3
|Feb low F = 30.5
|Mar low F = 38.3
|Apr low F = 47.6
|May low F = 57.7
|Jun low F = 66.0
|Jul low F = 69.4
|Aug low F = 66.8
|Sep low F = 58.9
|Oct low F = 47.6
|Nov low F = 37.5
|Dec low F = 30.7
|year low F = 48.2
| Jan avg record low F  = 7.9
| Feb avg record low F  = 11.6
| Mar avg record low F  = 19.1
| Apr avg record low F  = 30.6
| May avg record low F  = 41.6
| Jun avg record low F  = 53.2
| Jul avg record low F  = 58.8
| Aug avg record low F  = 55.7
| Sep avg record low F  = 43.0
| Oct avg record low F  = 30.4
| Nov avg record low F  = 21.0
| Dec avg record low F  = 12.7
| year avg record low F = 4.0
|Jan record low F = −15
|Feb record low F = −14
|Mar record low F = −6
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 22
|Nov record low F = −3
|Dec record low F = −10
|year record low F = −15
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.85
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.94
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.64
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.17
|May precipitation inch = 4.87
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.51
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.11
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.55
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.99
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.09
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.30
|year precipitation inch = 50.32
|Jan snow inch = 2.7
|Feb snow inch = 3.0
|Mar snow inch = 1.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 1.8
|year snow inch = 8.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.4
|Feb precipitation days = 9.3
|Mar precipitation days = 11.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 11.5
|Jun precipitation days = 9.4
|Jul precipitation days = 8.7
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 9.5
|Dec precipitation days = 10.2
|year precipitation days = 113.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.3
|Feb snow days = 2.1
|Mar snow days = 0.9
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 1.3
|year snow days = 7.0
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pah
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA KYNG">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003816&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Paducah, KY
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| access-date = June 4, 2021}}</ref>
|date=September 2013}}