Amarillo, Texas

==Geography and climate==
[[File:palodurolighthouse.jpg|right|thumb|Lighthouse pinnacle in Palo Duro Canyon: The canyon system is located south of the city.]]

Amarillo is located near the middle of the [[Texas Panhandle]]. It does not share similar weather characteristics with [[South Texas|south]] and [[east Texas]]. It is situated in the grasslands of the Texas Panhandle, and is surrounded by dense prairie. Amarillo is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns, with massive temperature changes on a daily basis, raging winds, devastating hailstorms and "northers", long periods of drought, late frosts, spring tornadoes, dust-storms, and floods.

Though urbanization, agricultural farming, and construction have taken place over the last century in and around Amarillo, the native grasslands that dominate this region have remained largely untouched. Amarillo sits closer in proximity to the [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma]], [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|New Mexico]] and [[Denver|Colorado]] state capitals than it does to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. The region's surface is relatively flat and has little soil drainage. Due to the lack of developed drainage, much of the rainfall either evaporates, infiltrates into the ground, or accumulates in [[playa lake]]s.<ref name="tx_pan" /> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|90.3|sqmi|km2}}, with {{convert|89.9|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it (0.50%) covered by water. The Amarillo metropolitan area covers four counties: [[Armstrong County, Texas|Armstrong]], [[Carson County, Texas|Carson]], Potter, and Randall.

About {{convert|20|mi|km}} northeast of Amarillo is the [[Canadian River]], which divides the [[High Plains (United States)|Western High Plains]] ecological region. The southern divide of the Western High Plains is the [[Llano Estacado]] or Staked Plains geographical region. The river is dammed to form [[Lake Meredith]], a major source of drinking water in the Texas Panhandle region.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=rnc02|name=Canadian River}}. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.</ref> The city is situated near the Panhandle Field, in a productive gas and oil area, covering {{convert|200,000|acre}} in [[Hartley County, Texas|Hartley]], Potter, [[Moore County, Texas|Moore]], [[Hutchinson County, Texas|Hutchinson]], Carson, [[Gray County, Texas|Gray]], [[Wheeler County, Texas|Wheeler]], and [[Collingsworth County, Texas|Collingsworth]] Counties. The Potter County portion had the nation's largest natural gas reserve.<ref>
{{Handbook of Texas
 |id=dop01
 |name=Panhandle field
}}. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.</ref> Approximately {{convert|25|mi|km|sigfig=1}} south of Amarillo is the canyon system, [[Palo Duro Canyon]]. The tallest peak is reported to be {{convert|2500|ft|m}} underground in northeastern Potter County under the [[Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/091000/new_amamountans.shtml |title=Quake, rattle and roll &#124; Amarillo Globe-News |publisher=Amarillo.com |date=2000-09-10 |access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>

===Cityscape===
Most of Amarillo's population growth and commercial development are occurring in the southern and northwestern parts of the city.<ref>{{cite news |author=Chapman, Joe |title=Land Grab |date=February 27, 2005 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/022705/spe_landgra.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> Similar to many towns in the Texas Panhandle, the city's downtown has suffered economic deterioration throughout the years.<ref>{{cite news |author=Moon, Chris |title=Downtown Dilemma: How did it happen? |date=September 15, 2003 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/091503/usn_downtown.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> To help revitalize it, the organization Center City of Amarillo was formed to establish partnerships with groups who have a large presence in the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=City's center becomes the center of attention |date=March 26, 2006 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/032606/spe_4091584.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> Since its conception in the 1990s, Center City has sponsored public art projects and started block parties in the downtown area.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Center City |title=Polk Street Block Party |url=http://www.centercity.org/blockparty.html |access-date=February 4, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060828000235/http://www.centercity.org/blockparty.html |archive-date= August 28, 2006}}</ref>

The 31-story [[FirstBank Southwest Tower]] was opened in Amarillo's downtown in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |author=Berzanskis, Cheryl |title=Bank One Center to be renamed in Chase merger |date=June 10, 2004 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/061004/new_bankone.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> Completed in the same year as the FirstBank Southwest Tower, the Amarillo National Bank Plaza One building houses the headquarters of [[Amarillo National Bank]], the city's largest financial institution.<ref>{{cite web |author= Amarillo National Bank |url= http://www.anb.com/bankHistory.asp |title= Bank History |access-date= August 7, 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060717014706/http://www.anb.com/bankHistory.asp |archive-date= July 17, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hartnett, Dwayne |title=Money Talk |date=February 27, 2005 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/022705/spe_mtalk.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> The [[Santa Fe Building (Amarillo)|Santa Fe Building]], completed in 1930, was the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, but was vacant for several years until Potter County bought the building for $426,000 in 1995 to gain new office spaces.<ref>{{cite news |author=Lutz, Jennifer |title=Renovated Santa Fe Building sparkles in debut |date=August 6, 2000 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/080600/new_santafe.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Amarillo skyline, 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|FirstBank Southwest Tower, the tallest building in the city, dominates the skyline of downtown Amarillo.]]
Amarillo's historic homes and buildings listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] reflect the economic growth from around 1900 to the start of World War II. Polk Street contains many of the city's historic downtown buildings and homes. The large historic homes on this street were built close to downtown, and homes were located on the west side of the street as a symbol of status because they would be greeted with the sunrise every morning.<ref>{{cite web|author=Excursia / Best Read Guide |url=http://excursia.com/destinations/USA/TX/amarillo/stories/20000929/att_historictour.shtml |title=Take a Historic Tour of Amarillo |access-date=March 11, 2006 |author-link=Morris Communications |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107232826/http://excursia.com/destinations/USA/TX/amarillo/stories/20000929/att_historictour.shtml |archive-date=January 7, 2006}}</ref>

The city of Amarillo's Parks and Recreation Department operates over 50 municipal parks, including a [[skatepark]] west of the city. Amarillo's largest parks are Medical Park, Thompson Memorial Park, and Memorial Park, near Amarillo College's Washington Street Campus. From 1978 to 2002, the [[Junior League]] of Amarillo and the city of Amarillo's Parks and Recreation Department co-sponsored Funfest, a family entertainment festival, benefiting the city parks and the league's Community Chest Trust Fund. Funfest was held in Thompson Memorial Park during [[Memorial Day]] weekend.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junior League eyes end to Funfest |date=January 25, 2001 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/012501/new_funfest.shtml|access-date= January 25, 2007}}</ref> At the time, the festival included Amarillo's only {{convert|42.2|km|mi|adj=on}} foot race, the Funfest Marathon.

===Tallest buildings===

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Rank
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Image
! scope="col" width="65px" | Height<br /><small>ft (m)</small>
! scope="col" | Floors
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Coordinates
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center" | 1
| scope="row" | [[FirstBank Southwest Tower]]
| [[File:FirstBank Southwest Tower, SE corner, Amarillo, TX 2024-03-16.jpg|133x133px]]
| align="center" | {{convert|374|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| align="center" | 31
| align="center" | 1971
| align="center" |{{coord|35|12|26.54|N|101|50|19.67|W|region:US}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126552/firstbank-southwest-tower-amarillo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805203350/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126552/firstbank-southwest-tower-amarillo-tx-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2019|title=FirstBank Southwest Tower, Amarillo &#124; 126552 &#124; EMPORIS|website=www.emporis.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2
| scope="row" | [[Amarillo National Bank]]
| [[File:Amarillo National Bank Plaza One - Amarillo Texas USA.jpg|133x133px|frameless]]
| align="center" | {{convert|220|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| align="center" | 16
| align="center" | 1971
| align="center" |{{coord|35|12|32.46|N|101|50|9.13|W|region:US}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126554/amarillo-national-bank-plaza-one-amarillo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023536/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/126554/amarillo-national-bank-plaza-one-amarillo-tx-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Amarillo National Bank - Plaza One, Amarillo &#124; 126554 &#124; EMPORIS|website=www.emporis.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 3
| scope="row" | [[Santa Fe Building (Amarillo)|Santa Fe Building]]
| [[File:Amarillo Texas - Santa Fe Railroad Building1.jpg|100x100px|frameless]]
| align="center" | {{convert|188|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | 1930
| align="center" |{{coord|35|12|15.91|N|101|50|17.02|W|region:US}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126560/santa-fe-building-amarillo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024542/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/126560/santa-fe-building-amarillo-tx-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2016|title=Santa Fe Building, Amarillo &#124; 126560 &#124; EMPORIS|website=www.emporis.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 4
| scope="row" | Herring Hotel
| [[File:Herring Hotel, Amarillo, TX.jpg|100x100px|frameless]]
| align="center" | {{convert|164|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | 1926
| align="center" |
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126561/herring-hotel-amarillo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024831/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/126561/herring-hotel-amarillo-tx-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2016|title=Herring Hotel, Amarillo &#124; 126561 &#124; EMPORIS|website=www.emporis.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 5
| scope="row" | Fisk Building
| [[File:Marriott Courtyard Downtown Amarillo from SE 1.JPG|frameless|104x104px]]
| align="center" | {{convert|152|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 1927
| align="center" |
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126558/courtyard-by-marriott-amarillo-downtown-amarillo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710093629/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/126558/courtyard-by-marriott-amarillo-downtown-amarillo-tx-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2016|title=Courtyard by Marriott Amarillo Downtown, Amarillo &#124; 126558 &#124; EMPORIS|website=www.emporis.com}}</ref>
|}

===Climate===
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|62|90|2.9
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Like most of the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo has a temperate [[semi-arid]] climate ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BSk'').<ref>Depending on the climatologist's threshold, ''BSk'' if based upon the annual mean temperature (<{{convert|18.0|°C|1|disp=or}}), ''BSh'' if based upon the daily average temperature in the coldest month (≥{{convert|0|°C|disp=or}}).</ref> Both the city and most of the county as a whole lie in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 7a.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date=February 27, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2014|publisher=Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University}}</ref> Amarillo is characterized by a winter season featuring large [[diurnal temperature variation]], great day-to-day variability, possible sudden and/or severe Arctic air outbreaks (in Texas, called "blue northers"), possible [[blizzard]]s and hot summers with generally low humidity. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|20.4|in|mm|disp=or}}. Much of Amarillo's precipitation falls during heavy convective showers and thunderstorms during the late spring and summer months.

According to 'Cities Ranked and Rated' (Bert Sperling and Peter Sander), Amarillo averages 48 days per year during which thunder and lightning is reported. This is above the national average. These storms can be severe: Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle are situated in the western portion of "[[Tornado Alley]]" and are prone to severe weather events, occurring primarily between April and July. Severe thunderstorms can produce damaging straight-line winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Amarillo is no stranger to devastating tornadoes. Tornadoes have occurred in and around the city in 1968, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2007, and most recently in 2013, 2015 and 2016. The strongest tornado to ever hit Amarillo was a deadly F4 tornado that struck the city in the night time hours of May 15, 1949. Amarillo suffered a direct hit, causing catastrophic damage and loss of life in Amarillo's most densely populated areas. The tornado devastated the south and east sides of the city, killing 7 people, and injuring more than 80 others. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|38.6|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|79.6|°F|1}} in July. Sunny weather prevails year-round, with nearly 3300 hours of bright sunshine annually. The [[National Weather Service Amarillo, Texas|National Weather Service in Amarillo]] forecasts and provides climatic data for the city.

Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−16|°F|1}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 12, 1899]] to {{convert|111|°F|1}} on June 26, 2011, but lows do not typically dip to {{convert|0|°F|1|disp=or}} in most years, while highs above {{convert|100|°F|C|1|disp=or}} are seen on 4.7 days on average. On average, there are 5.9 days of lows at or below {{convert|10|°F|1|disp=or}}, 8.8 days where the temperature fails to rise above freezing, and 61 days of {{convert|90|°F|1}}+ highs. Unlike in the Rio Grande Valley or eastern portions of Texas, days where the low does not fall below {{convert|70|°F|1|disp=or}} are relatively rare, due to the aridity and elevation. Blizzards occur occasionally, but snowfall is typically light, averaging nearly {{convert|18|in|cm|0|disp=or}} seasonally and the median figure is near {{convert|10|in|cm|0|disp=or}}.<ref>{{cite news |author=Doyle, Thomas |title=Experts say tornado season nears |date=March 29, 2001 |work=Amarillo Globe-News |url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/032901/new_tornadao.shtml |access-date= January 26, 2007}}</ref> Amarillo is also recorded as the windiest city in the U.S. by the Weather Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/americas-morning-headquarters/10-windiest-large-cities-america-20140408?pageno=10 |title= America's Windiest Cities |year= 2014 |publisher= weather.com |access-date= April 16, 2014 |archive-date= April 15, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140415190715/http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/americas-morning-headquarters/10-windiest-large-cities-america-20140408?pageno=10 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|collapsed =
|location= Amarillo, Texas, 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.}} extremes 1892&ndash;present<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/|title = NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access}}</ref>
|single line= Y
|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 89
|Mar record high F = 96
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F = 111
|Jan avg record high F = 71.4
|Feb avg record high F = 76.5
|Mar avg record high F = 83.5
|Apr avg record high F = 88.6
|May avg record high F = 94.7
|Jun avg record high F = 99.7
|Jul avg record high F = 100.3
|Aug avg record high F = 98.2
|Sep avg record high F = 95.2
|Oct avg record high F = 88.6
|Nov avg record high F = 79.7
|Dec avg record high F = 71.8
|year avg record high F = 102.4
|Jan high F = 52.2
|Feb high F = 56.1
|Mar high F = 64.8
|Apr high F = 72.4
|May high F = 80.9
|Jun high F = 89.7
|Jul high F = 92.9
|Aug high F = 91.0
|Sep high F = 84.0
|Oct high F = 73.0
|Nov high F = 61.3
|Dec high F = 51.9
|year high F = 
|Jan mean F = 38.6
|Feb mean F = 41.8
|Mar mean F = 49.8
|Apr mean F = 57.5
|May mean F = 66.8
|Jun mean F = 76.1
|Jul mean F = 79.6
|Aug mean F = 78.1
|Sep mean F = 70.9
|Oct mean F = 59.2
|Nov mean F = 47.4
|Dec mean F = 38.8
|year mean F = 58.7
|Jan low F = 24.9
|Feb low F = 27.5
|Mar low F = 34.8
|Apr low F = 42.5
|May low F = 52.6
|Jun low F = 62.4
|Jul low F = 66.4
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Sep low F = 57.8
|Oct low F = 45.4
|Nov low F = 33.5
|Dec low F = 25.7
|year low F = 
|Jan avg record low F = 7.4
|Feb avg record low F = 8.6
|Mar avg record low F = 16.8
|Apr avg record low F = 27.2
|May avg record low F = 37.5
|Jun avg record low F = 50.4
|Jul avg record low F = 57.4
|Aug avg record low F = 56.6
|Sep avg record low F = 41.8
|Oct avg record low F = 29.0
|Nov avg record low F = 16.0
|Dec avg record low F = 6.8
|year avg record low F = 0.3
|Jan record low F = −11
|Feb record low F = −16
|Mar record low F = −3
|Apr record low F = 13
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 48
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = 0
|Dec record low F = −8
|year record low F = -16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.71
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.53
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.27
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.45
|May precipitation inch = 2.27
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.86
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.75
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.75
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.71
|year precipitation inch = 19.66
|Jan snow inch = 4.0
|Feb snow inch = 3.5
|Mar snow inch = 1.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.5
|May snow inch = 0.2
|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 = 2.6
|Dec snow inch = 3.8
|year snow inch = 17.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.9
|Feb precipitation days = 4.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.0
|Apr precipitation days = 5.6
|May precipitation days = 7.7
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 7.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.3
|Oct precipitation days = 5.3
|Nov precipitation days = 4.0
|Dec precipitation days = 4.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 2.2
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|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 = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.1
|Dec snow days = 2.8
|Jan humidity = 58.1
|Feb humidity = 58.5
|Mar humidity = 51.7
|Apr humidity = 48.3
|May humidity = 54.2
|Jun humidity = 56.3
|Jul humidity = 53.3
|Aug humidity = 58.4
|Sep humidity = 61.0
|Oct humidity = 55.9
|Nov humidity = 58.6
|Dec humidity = 59.1
|year humidity = 56.1
|Jan sun = 222.1
|Feb sun = 215.2
|Mar sun = 268.7
|Apr sun = 301.1
|May sun = 325.1
|Jun sun = 343.0
|Jul sun = 353.6
|Aug sun = 323.5
|Sep sun = 264.5
|Oct sun = 266.4
|Nov sun = 211.5
|Dec sun = 201.5
|year sun = 3296.2
|Jan percentsun = 71
|Feb percentsun = 70
|Mar percentsun = 72
|Apr percentsun = 77
|May percentsun = 75
|Jun percentsun = 79
|Jul percentsun = 80
|Aug percentsun = 78
|Sep percentsun = 71
|Oct percentsun = 76
|Nov percentsun = 68
|Dec percentsun = 66
|year percentsun= 74
|Jan dew point C = −7.7
|Feb dew point C = −5.6
|Mar dew point C = −3.4
|Apr dew point C =  0.5
|May dew point C =  6.7
|Jun dew point C = 12.4
|Jul dew point C = 14.2
|Aug dew point C = 14.5
|Sep dew point C = 11.2
|Oct dew point C =  4.1
|Nov dew point C = −1.8
|Dec dew point C = −6.4
|source 1 = NOAA (sun, relative humidity, and dew point 1961–1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ama |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=National Weather Service Climate |access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name=NOAAsun>{{cite web |url= ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72363.TXT |title= WMO Climate Normals for Amarillo/INTL, TX 1961–1990 |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date= August 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00023047.normals.txt |title= WMO Climate Normals for Amarillo |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date= August 29, 2020}}</ref> <!--As per the data in this very chart, the yearly daily mean is 14.9 degrees celsius, and the average yearly dewpoint is 3.2 degrees celsius, that makes for an average yearly relative humidity of 45.4%, which means the 56% yearly average relative humidity in this chart is erroneous. 56% is a little high for a semi-arid climate. 45% yearly average relative humidity is more consistent with semi-arid climates.-->
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