Editing Lancaster, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Lancaster is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. It lies slightly north of the [[Conestoga River]], a left tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.35|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.23|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 1.65% is water.

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Housing. Stehli mills and houses in row inhabited by Stehli workers - rental $30.00 per month. - NARA - 518453.jpg|thumb|Row houses and Stehli mills, a {{Circa|1941}} photo by [[Lewis Hine]]]]
[[File:Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Housing. Low-priced houses on Cabbage Hill - rental about $12.00 per month - (umbrella... - NARA - 518455.jpg|thumb|Cabbage Hill, a {{Circa|1941}} photo by [[Lewis Hine]]]]
* Cabbage Hill/The Hill (named for the cabbage patches kept by ethnic [[Germans]] in this area<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150206162653/http://www.lancastercityliving.org/index.php?pID=18 Cabbage Hill]}}. Lancaster City Living. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>)
* Chestnut Hill
* Downtown/Center City
* Downtown Investment District
* Historic East Side
* Eighth Ward
* Gallery Row/Arts District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancasterarts.com/index.php?pID=105|title=Visit Lancaster City, Pennsylvania|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
* Galebach Ward
* [[Northwest Corridor (Lancaster)|Northwest Corridor]]
* Penn Square
* Prospect Heights
* Seventh Ward
* Sixth Ward
* Uptown
* West End
* Woodward Hill
* Musser Park
* Mussertown

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Lancaster falls within either a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') if the {{convert|0|°C}} isotherm is used or a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') if the {{convert|-3|°C}} isotherm is used. The hottest recorded temperature in the city was {{convert|107|°F}} on August 7, 1918, while the coldest recorded temperature was {{convert|-16|°F}} on January 22, 1984. On average, the city receives 42 inches of precipitation a year. September is the wettest month of the year and February the driest. The snowiest winter on record for Lancaster was the winter of 2009-10 when 72 inches of snow fell and the smallest amount of snow on record was when four inches fell during the winter of 1949–50. The highest recorded January temperature was {{convert|77|°F}} on January 26, 1950, and the coldest July temperature {{convert|42|°F}} on July 4, 1918.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

On average, the city receives 203 days of sun a year. The shortest days of the year are between December 18 and December 25, when day length is nine hours and 19 minutes. The sun reaches its lowest point in the sky of 26° between December 11 and December 31. The longest days of the year are June 19 to June 23, reaching 15 hours and one minute. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky of 73° from June 10 to July 2.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

{{Weather box 
|location = Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 61.3
|Feb avg record high F = 62.3
|Mar avg record high F = 72.9
|Apr avg record high F = 84.1
|May avg record high F = 89.8
|Jun avg record high F = 92.9
|Jul avg record high F = 95.2
|Aug avg record high F = 93.8
|Sep avg record high F = 89.7
|Oct avg record high F = 81.8
|Nov avg record high F = 72.4
|Dec avg record high F = 63.1
|year avg record high F = 96.5

|Jan high F = 39.9
|Feb high F = 42.8
|Mar high F = 52.0
|Apr high F = 64.6
|May high F = 74.5
|Jun high F = 82.7
|Jul high F = 87.0
|Aug high F = 85.1
|Sep high F = 78.2
|Oct high F = 66.4
|Nov high F = 54.8
|Dec high F = 44.4
|year high F = 64.4
|Jan mean F = 31.0
|Feb mean F = 33.2
|Mar mean F = 41.4
|Apr mean F = 52.6
|May mean F = 62.4
|Jun mean F = 71.2
|Jul mean F = 75.9
|Aug mean F = 74.1
|Sep mean F = 66.9
|Oct mean F = 55.1
|Nov mean F = 44.4
|Dec mean F = 35.7
|year mean F = 53.7
|Jan low F = 22.2
|Feb low F = 23.6
|Mar low F = 30.9
|Apr low F = 40.5
|May low F = 50.4
|Jun low F = 59.7
|Jul low F = 64.7
|Aug low F = 63.0
|Sep low F = 55.6
|Oct low F = 43.7
|Nov low F = 34.0
|Dec low F = 27.1
|year low F = 42.9

|Jan avg record low F = 6.5
|Feb avg record low F = 8.4
|Mar avg record low F = 16.6
|Apr avg record low F = 27.7
|May avg record low F = 36.3
|Jun avg record low F = 46.8
|Jul avg record low F = 54.9
|Aug avg record low F = 52.4
|Sep avg record low F = 42.4
|Oct avg record low F = 30.5
|Nov avg record low F = 21.2
|Dec avg record low F = 13.1
|year avg record low F = 3.7

|Jan record low F = −27
|Feb record low F = −18
|Mar record low F = −2
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = −9
|year record low F = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.01
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.52
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.54
|May precipitation inch = 3.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.60
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.82
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.18
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.47
|year precipitation inch = 44.15
|Jan snow inch = 6.1
|Feb snow inch = 7.4
|Mar snow inch = 3.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.2
|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 = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 0.6
|Dec snow inch = 3.4
|year snow inch = 21.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 11.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 9.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.9
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9
|year precipitation days = 123.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.7
|Feb snow days = 2.7
|Mar snow days = 1.2
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 1.1
|year snow days = 8.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 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=USC00364763&format=pdf
| title = Station: Lancaster 2NE FLTR PLT, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}