Editing Walker, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Walker is on the southwest corner of [[Leech Lake]], Minnesota's third-largest lake. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|2.47|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=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Nearby cities and towns include [[Hackensack, Minnesota|Hackensack]], [[Akeley, Minnesota|Akeley]], [[Whipholt, Minnesota|Whipholt]], [[Laporte, Minnesota|Laporte]], [[Bemidji, Minnesota|Bemidji]], and Onigum. Onigum is one of 11 communities that make up the [[Leech Lake Indian Reservation]].

===Climate===
Walker has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Walker, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 52
|Feb record high F = 59
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 60

|Jan avg record high F = 41.2
|Feb avg record high F = 45.0
|Mar avg record high F = 56.8
|Apr avg record high F = 72.9
|May avg record high F = 83.4
|Jun avg record high F = 88.2
|Jul avg record high F = 89.3
|Aug avg record high F = 88.0
|Sep avg record high F = 82.0
|Oct avg record high F = 75.1
|Nov avg record high F = 56.0
|Dec avg record high F = 42.8
|year avg record high F = 91.5

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =19.3
| Feb high F  =25.4
| Mar high F  =37.8
| Apr high F  =52.0
| May high F  =66.0
| Jun high F  =74.6
| Jul high F  =79.0
| Aug high F  =76.7
| Sep high F  =68.0
| Oct high F  =53.3
| Nov high F  =37.2
| Dec high F  =24.8
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =10.0
| Feb mean F  =14.8
| Mar mean F  =27.7
| Apr mean F  =41.4
| May mean F  =55.2
| Jun mean F  =64.6
| Jul mean F  =69.0
| Aug mean F  =67.0
| Sep mean F  =58.4
| Oct mean F  =44.8
| Nov mean F  =29.5
| Dec mean F  =16.5
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =0.7
| Feb low F  =4.2
| Mar low F  =17.6
| Apr low F  =30.9
| May low F  =44.4
| Jun low F  =54.6
| Jul low F  =59.1
| Aug low F  =57.3
| Sep low F  =48.8
| Oct low F  =36.3
| Nov low F  =21.8
| Dec low F  =8.2

|Jan avg record low F = -24.0
|Feb avg record low F = -21.0
|Mar avg record low F = -8.3
|Apr avg record low F = 13.7
|May avg record low F = 31.7
|Jun avg record low F = 42.3
|Jul avg record low F = 47.7
|Aug avg record low F = 46.5
|Sep avg record low F = 34.3
|Oct avg record low F = 21.6
|Nov avg record low F = 3.2
|Dec avg record low F = -17.4
|year avg record low F = -28.4

|Jan record low F = -41
|Feb record low F = -44
|Mar record low F = -33
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -22
|Dec record low F = -40

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.75
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.74
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.18
| Apr precipitation inch  =2.18
| May precipitation inch  =3.32
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.29
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.11
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.21
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.37
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.75
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.26
| Dec precipitation inch  =0.82

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.1
|Feb precipitation days = 6.1
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.7
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.3
|Nov precipitation days = 7.1
|Dec precipitation days = 6.7

|Jan snow inch = 10.5
|Feb snow inch = 6.6
|Mar snow inch = 8.1
|Apr snow inch = 1.1
|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 = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 7.9
|Dec snow inch = 7.6
|year snow inch = 42.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.4
|Feb snow days = 4.2
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|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 = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 4.0
|Dec snow days = 5.4

|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00218618&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Walker, MN (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = May 10, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00218618&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Walker, MN (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = May 10, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=dlh
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Duluth
|access-date = May 10, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}