Atlanta, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Geography== Atlanta is the largest city in Cass County and is located in eastern Cass County at {{coord|33|7|6|N|94|10|0|W|type:city(5745)_region:US-TX}} (33.118228, –94.166537).<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> It is bordered to the north by [[Queen City, Texas|Queen City]]. [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|U.S. Route 59]] bypasses the city to the west, leading north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]] and southwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Linden, Texas|Linden]]. [[Texas State Highway 77]] passes through the southern side of the city, leading southeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the [[Louisiana]] border and northwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Douglassville, Texas|Douglassville]]. [[Texas State Highway 43]] passes through the center of Atlanta and leads south {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Atlanta has a total area of {{convert|32.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|32.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4804516| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Atlanta city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 23, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062504/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4804516| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Atlanta has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=804014&cityname=Atlanta%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Atlanta, Texas]</ref> {{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | single line = Y | location = Atlanta, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1874–present) |Jan record high F = 85 |Feb record high F = 89 |Mar record high F = 92 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 102 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 110 |Sep record high F = 109 |Oct record high F = 99 |Nov record high F = 88 |Dec record high F = 84 |Jan avg record high F = 76.4 |Feb avg record high F = 79.1 |Mar avg record high F = 84.6 |Apr avg record high F = 87.5 |May avg record high F = 92.4 |Jun avg record high F = 96.3 |Jul avg record high F = 100.2 |Aug avg record high F = 101.4 |Sep avg record high F = 98.0 |Oct avg record high F = 91.3 |Nov avg record high F = 82.8 |Dec avg record high F = 77.4 |year avg record high F = 102.6 <!-- Average high temperatures --> | Jan high F =56.2 | Feb high F =60.1 | Mar high F =68.7 | Apr high F =76.1 | May high F =83.2 | Jun high F =90.6 | Jul high F =94.4 | Aug high F =94.7 | Sep high F =88.4 | Oct high F =78.0 | Nov high F =66.2 | Dec high F =58.3 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> | Jan mean F =44.6 | Feb mean F =48.3 | Mar mean F =56.0 | Apr mean F =63.4 | May mean F =71.8 | Jun mean F =79.6 | Jul mean F =83.1 | Aug mean F =82.9 | Sep mean F =76.2 | Oct mean F =65.0 | Nov mean F =54.2 | Dec mean F =47.0 <!-- Average low temperatures --> | Jan low F =33.1 | Feb low F =36.5 | Mar low F =43.4 | Apr low F =50.6 | May low F =60.4 | Jun low F =68.6 | Jul low F =71.7 | Aug low F =71.0 | Sep low F =64.0 | Oct low F =52.0 | Nov low F =42.2 | Dec low F =35.7 |Jan avg record low F = 21.2 |Feb avg record low F = 26.3 |Mar avg record low F = 30.4 |Apr avg record low F = 38.3 |May avg record low F = 49.6 |Jun avg record low F = 62.3 |Jul avg record low F = 68.0 |Aug avg record low F = 65.9 |Sep avg record low F = 54.3 |Oct avg record low F = 39.0 |Nov avg record low F = 28.8 |Dec avg record low F = 24.3 |year avg record low F = 19.5 |Jan record low F = -2 |Feb record low F = -5 |Mar record low F = 15 |Apr record low F = 31 |May record low F = 39 |Jun record low F = 52 |Jul record low F = 58 |Aug record low F = 53 |Sep record low F = 42 |Oct record low F = 28 |Nov record low F = 16 |Dec record low F = 5 <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =4.12 | Feb precipitation inch =4.67 | Mar precipitation inch =4.51 | Apr precipitation inch =4.46 | May precipitation inch =5.17 | Jun precipitation inch =3.86 | Jul precipitation inch =3.29 | Aug precipitation inch =3.10 | Sep precipitation inch =3.86 | Oct precipitation inch =4.42 | Nov precipitation inch =4.06 | Dec precipitation inch =4.76 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 7.8 |Feb precipitation days = 8.7 |Mar precipitation days = 9.1 |Apr precipitation days = 8.6 |May precipitation days = 7.9 |Jun precipitation days = 7.0 |Jul precipitation days = 6.6 |Aug precipitation days = 6.1 |Sep precipitation days = 5.7 |Oct precipitation days = 6.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.6 |Dec precipitation days = 8.2 <!-- Snowfall --> | Jan snow inch =0.2 | Feb snow inch =0.6 | Mar snow inch =0.1 | Apr snow inch =0.0 | 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 =0.0 | Nov snow inch =0.0 | Dec snow inch =0.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 0.1 |Feb snow days = 0.3 |Mar snow days = 0.1 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |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 = 0.0 |Dec snow days = 0.0 <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00410408 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2023-06-09 }}</ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=shv |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Shreveport |access-date = June 16, 2023 }} </ref> }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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