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==Geography== Brainerd is just north of Minnesota's geographical center, in a relatively hilly [[terminal moraine]] area created by the Superior Lobe of the Labradorian ice sheet. The town occupies land on both sides of the [[Mississippi River]], though its older parts are almost all to the east. Though the city itself has relatively few lakes, there are over 460 lakes within {{convert|25|mi|km}} of Brainerd, mostly to the north. For this reason, [[Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Crow Wing County]] and parts of the adjoining counties are often collectively called the Brainerd Lakes Area despite most of the lakes existing closer to Nisswa. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|12.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|11.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.73|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=November 13, 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> Brainerd has been assigned [[ZIP code]] 56401 by the [[United States Postal Service|USPS]]. ===Climate=== Brainerd has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') with vast seasonal differences. Summers are warm, and occasionally hot, with high humidity, whereas winters are often severely cold. {{Weather box |location = Brainerd, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 56 |Feb record high F = 60 |Mar record high F = 80 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 101 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 106 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 103 |Oct record high F = 89 |Nov record high F = 75 |Dec record high F = 61 |year record high F = 106 |Jan avg record high F = 41.7 |Feb avg record high F = 45.1 |Mar avg record high F = 60.9 |Apr avg record high F = 76.3 |May avg record high F = 86.6 |Jun avg record high F = 90.6 |Jul avg record high F = 91.2 |Aug avg record high F = 89.7 |Sep avg record high F = 85.9 |Oct avg record high F = 77.6 |Nov avg record high F = 58.9 |Dec avg record high F = 43.0 |year avg record high F = 93.5 |Jan high F = 19.6 |Feb high F = 25.4 |Mar high F = 38.4 |Apr high F = 53.0 |May high F = 66.6 |Jun high F = 75.8 |Jul high F = 80.1 |Aug high F = 78.4 |Sep high F = 69.9 |Oct high F = 55.2 |Nov high F = 38.3 |Dec high F = 24.8 |year high F = 52.1 |Jan mean F = 8.8 |Feb mean F = 13.2 |Mar mean F = 26.6 |Apr mean F = 40.9 |May mean F = 54.7 |Jun mean F = 64.6 |Jul mean F = 68.9 |Aug mean F = 66.7 |Sep mean F = 58.1 |Oct mean F = 44.5 |Nov mean F = 29.6 |Dec mean F = 16.1 |year mean F = 41.1 |Jan low F = -2.0 |Feb low F = 0.9 |Mar low F = 14.8 |Apr low F = 28.8 |May low F = 42.8 |Jun low F = 53.3 |Jul low F = 57.8 |Aug low F = 55.0 |Sep low F = 46.2 |Oct low F = 33.8 |Nov low F = 20.8 |Dec low F = 7.4 |year low F = 30.0 |Jan avg record low F = -27.0 |Feb avg record low F = -21.4 |Mar avg record low F = -10.5 |Apr avg record low F = 15.1 |May avg record low F = 29.2 |Jun avg record low F = 40.2 |Jul avg record low F = 46.4 |Aug avg record low F = 43.9 |Sep avg record low F = 31.0 |Oct avg record low F = 19.9 |Nov avg record low F = 2.3 |Dec avg record low F = -18.2 |year avg record low F = -29.8 |Jan record low F = -48 |Feb record low F = −54 |Mar record low F = −35 |Apr record low F = -12 |May record low F = 16 |Jun record low F = 30 |Jul record low F = 36 |Aug record low F = 29 |Sep record low F = 18 |Oct record low F = 4 |Nov record low F = −24 |Dec record low F = −43 |year record low F = −54 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.80 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.78 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.47 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.54 |May precipitation inch = 3.93 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.64 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.37 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.59 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.00 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.98 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.49 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.04 |year precipitation inch = 30.63 |Jan snow inch = 10.0 |Feb snow inch = 8.3 |Mar snow inch = 9.2 |Apr snow inch = 4.3 |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 = 0.7 |Nov snow inch = 5.7 |Dec snow inch = 10.0 |year snow inch = 48.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 7.5 |Feb precipitation days = 6.3 |Mar precipitation days = 7.1 |Apr precipitation days = 9.2 |May precipitation days = 12.5 |Jun precipitation days = 13.0 |Jul precipitation days = 11.6 |Aug precipitation days = 10.1 |Sep precipitation days = 10.4 |Oct precipitation days = 9.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.1 |Dec precipitation days = 8.5 |year precipitation days = 113.2 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 6.1 |Feb snow days = 5.0 |Mar snow days = 3.5 |Apr snow days = 1.7 |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 = 0.6 |Nov snow days = 3.2 |Dec snow days = 6.7 |year snow days = 26.8 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws > {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=dlh | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{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=USC00210939&format=pdf | title = Station: Brainerd, MN | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 23, 2021}}</ref> }} ===Superfund site and environmental damage=== The [[Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter)]] [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] [[Superfund]] site is on the boundary between Brainerd and Baxter. The site served as a [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] tie treatment plant from 1907 to 1985. During that time, [[wastewater]] generated from the wood-treating process was sent to two shallow, unlined ponds. This created a toxic sludge that contaminated both the underlying soils and the [[groundwater]] with [[creosote]] and [[polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons]] (PAHs).<ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/npl/minnesota/MND000686196.html "Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter) Fact Sheet"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205201337/http://www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/npl/minnesota/MND000686196.html |date=December 5, 2012}}, ''EPA'', July 13, 2012</ref>
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