Augusta, Arkansas

==Geography==
Augusta is located at {{coord|35|17|11|N|91|21|39|W|type:city}} (35.286501, -91.360935).<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> Augusta is located approximately {{convert|75|mi|km}} northeast of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] and {{convert|81|mi|km}} west of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]].{{#tag:ref|Mileages are based on highway miles.<ref>{{cite web
  |title=Google Maps (Search for Augusta, AR)
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  |access-date=January 22, 2016 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Region===
{{See also|Arkansas Delta}}
Augusta is located in the Arkansas Delta, one of the six primary geographic regions of Arkansas. The Arkansas Delta is a subregion of the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain]], which is a flat area consisting of rich, fertile sediment deposits from the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Louisiana]] and [[Illinois]]. Prior to settlement, Woodruff County was densely forested, with bayous, sloughs, and swamps crossing the land. Seeking to take advantage of the area's fertile soils, settlers cleared the land to better suit [[row crops]].

===County===
Although some swampland has been preserved in the Cache River NWR and some former farmland has undergone reforestation, the majority (56 percent) of the county remains in cultivation.{{#tag:ref|In 2014, 114 thousand acres of soybeans, 58.7 thousand acres of rice, 14.6 thousand acres of wheat, 17 thousand acres of corn and 7 thousand acres of sorghum were planted in Woodruff County.<ref name=AgStats>{{cite web|title= National Agricultural Statistics Service County Level Data |url= http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Arkansas/Publications/County_Estimates/index.php |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture |access-date= January 22, 2016 |year= 2014 }}</ref> Total acreage for those two crops is 211,600.  Woodruff County is 594 square miles, which is 380,160 acres based on 640 acres per square mile.  Acreage for the total crops (211,600) divided by acreage for the county (380,160) is 55.7&nbsp;percent.|group=Note}}

The nearby Cache River NWR, owned by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]], is a preservation area maintaining the original features of the area. Stretching approximately {{convert|90|mi|km}} across adjacent counties, the NWR is listed as a [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance|Ramsar wetlands of international importance]], and serves as a key wintering area for [[duck]]s and the largest contiguous tract of [[bottomland hardwood forest]] in [[North America]].

===Climate===
Woodruff County has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Woodruff County experiences all four seasons, although summers can be extremely hot and humid and winters are mild with little snow. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of {{convert|93|°F|1}} and an average low of {{convert|70|°F|1}}. Temperatures above {{convert|100|°F}} are not uncommon. January is the coldest month with an average high of {{convert|49|°F|1}} and an average low of {{convert|27|°F|1}}. The highest temperature was {{convert|112|°F|1}}, recorded in 1936 and 1972. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-11|°F}}, on January 8, 1942.

{{Weather box
| location    = Augusta Climate Data
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 87
| Feb record high F = 85
| Mar record high F = 90
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 109
| Jul record high F = 112
| Aug record high F = 112
| Sep record high F = 109
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 87
| Dec record high F = 81
| year record high F = 112
| Jan high F = 49
| Feb high F = 54
| Mar high F = 63
| Apr high F = 73
| May high F = 81
| Jun high F = 89
| Jul high F = 93
| Aug high F = 92
| Sep high F = 85
| Oct high F = 74
| Nov high F = 62
| Dec high F = 51
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 27
| Feb low F = 31
| Mar low F = 39
| Apr low F = 48
| May low F = 58
| Jun low F = 67
| Jul low F = 70
| Aug low F = 69
| Sep low F = 60
| Oct low F = 48
| Nov low F = 39
| Dec low F = 30
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = −11
| Feb record low F = −10
| Mar record low F = 9
| Apr record low F = 24
| May record low F = 36
| Jun record low F = 44
| Jul record low F = 52
| Aug record low F = 48
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 24
| Nov record low F = 11
| Dec record low F = −4
| year record low F = −11
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.6
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.8
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.8
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.0
| May precipitation inch = 5.5
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.9
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.7
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.7
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.4
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.7
| Nov precipitation inch = 5.2
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.0
| year precipitation inch =
| Jan snow inch = 0.8
| Feb snow inch = 1.0
| Mar snow inch = 0.1
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0
| Dec snow inch = 0.1
| year snow inch = 2.0
| source 1   = The Weather Channel<ref name= Weather.com >{{cite web
| url        = http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USAR0023:1:US
| title      = Monthly Averages for Augusta, AR
| access-date = January 23, 2016
| publisher  = [[The Weather Channel]]
| format     = Table}}</ref>
| date       = January 2016
| source 2   = Weather Database<ref>{{cite web
 |url        = https://snowfall.weatherdb.com/l/1159/Augusta-Arkansas
 |title      = Monthly Snowfall Averages for Augusta, AR
 |access-date = January 23, 2016
 |publisher  = Weather Database
 |format     = Table
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