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==Geography== Ellis is located at {{Coord|38|56|10|N|99|33|33|W|type:city}} (38.936211, -99.559269),<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> at an elevation of 2,120 feet (646 m).<ref name="GNIS"/> Located in northwestern Kansas on [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]], Ellis is {{convert|13|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]], the [[county seat]].<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = 2010-06-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/ellis.PDF | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|146|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and {{convert|260|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-04-17 | archive-date = October 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Ellis lies on the western edge of the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> [[Big Creek (Kansas)|Big Creek]], a tributary of the [[Smoky Hill River]], runs east through the city and has been [[dam]]med to form a long, narrow [[reservoir]], Big Creek Lake.<ref name=City/><ref>{{cite web | title = City of Ellis [Map] | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = June 2007 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/ellis.pdf | access-date = 2014-09-18}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> ===Climate=== On average in Ellis, January is the coolest month, and July is both the warmest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Ellis was 110 Β°F (43 Β°C) in 2003; the coldest temperature recorded was -24 Β°F (-31 Β°C) in 1989.<ref name=TWC>{{cite web | url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0172 | title=Average weather for Ellis, KS | access-date= 2010-02-06 | publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Ellis, Kansas |width = 55% |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 79 |Feb record high F = 84 |Mar record high F = 95 |Apr record high F = 103 |May record high F = 105 |Jun record high F = 109 |Jul record high F = 110 |Aug record high F = 110 |Sep record high F = 110 |Oct record high F = 102 |Nov record high F = 87 |Dec record high F = 79 |year record high F = 110 |Jan high F = 42 |Feb high F = 48 |Mar high F = 57 |Apr high F = 67 |May high F = 76 |Jun high F = 87 |Jul high F = 93 |Aug high F = 91 |Sep high F = 83 |Oct high F = 72 |Nov high F = 55 |Dec high F = 45 |Jan low F = 14 |Feb low F = 19 |Mar low F = 27 |Apr low F = 37 |May low F = 48 |Jun low F = 59 |Jul low F = 64 |Aug low F = 62 |Sep low F = 53 |Oct low F = 40 |Nov low F = 26 |Dec low F = 18 |Jan record low F = β17 |Feb record low F = β20 |Mar record low F = β16 |Apr record low F = 12 |May record low F = 26 |Jun record low F = 39 |Jul record low F = 45 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 26 |Oct record low F = 12 |Nov record low F = β7 |Dec record low F = β24 |year record low F = β24 |Jan precipitation inch = 0.50 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.60 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.88 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.03 |May precipitation inch = 3.15 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.00 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.42 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.97 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.69 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.25 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.16 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.59 |source 1 = [[The Weather Channel]]<ref name=TWC/> |date=August 2010 }}
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