El Dorado, Arkansas 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== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|16.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.31%) is water. ===Topography=== El Dorado is located in the [[Gulf Coastal Plain|West Gulf Coastal Plain]]: In Arkansas, the West Gulf Coastal Plain covers the southeastern and south central portions of the state along the border of Louisiana. This Lowland area of Arkansas is characterized by pine forests and farmlands. Natural resources include natural gas, petroleum deposits and beds of [[bromine]] flats. The lowest point in the state is found on the Ouachita River in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Geography from |url=http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ar_geography.htm |access-date=2012-08-19 |publisher=Netstate}}</ref> ===Climate=== El Dorado is located in the humid [[subtropical]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa'').<ref name="Köppen">{{Cite web |date=2008-11-06 |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906034159/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/ |archive-date=2010-09-06 |access-date=2010-09-25 |publisher=University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna}}</ref> {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = | single line = yes | location = El Dorado, Arkansas ([[South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field]]) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) | Jan record high F = 83 | Feb record high F = 89 | Mar record high F = 99 | Apr record high F = 96 | May record high F = 99 | Jun record high F = 108 | Jul record high F = 110 | Aug record high F = 112 | Sep record high F = 110 | Oct record high F = 99 | Nov record high F = 89 | Dec record high F = 83 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 55.9 | Feb high F = 60.2 | Mar high F = 68.7 | Apr high F = 76.4 | May high F = 83.5 | Jun high F = 90.5 | Jul high F = 93.6 | Aug high F = 93.5 | Sep high F = 88.2 | Oct high F = 77.6 | Nov high F = 66.0 | Dec high F = 58.0 | year high F = 76.0 | Jan mean F = 44.7 | Feb mean F = 48.5 | Mar mean F = 56.3 | Apr mean F = 63.9 | May mean F = 72.0 | Jun mean F = 79.3 | Jul mean F = 82.4 | Aug mean F = 81.8 | Sep mean F = 75.8 | Oct mean F = 64.6 | Nov mean F = 53.8 | Dec mean F = 46.8 | year mean F = 64.2 | Jan low F = 33.6 | Feb low F = 36.8 | Mar low F = 44.0 | Apr low F = 51.3 | May low F = 60.5 | Jun low F = 68.0 | Jul low F = 71.3 | Aug low F = 70.2 | Sep low F = 63.4 | Oct low F = 51.5 | Nov low F = 41.6 | Dec low F = 35.6 | year low F = 52.3 | Jan record low F = -10 | Feb record low F = -9 | Mar record low F = 11 | Apr record low F = 26 | May record low F = 34 | Jun record low F = 46 | Jul record low F = 53 | Aug record low F = 50 | Sep record low F = 35 | Oct record low F = 24 | Nov record low F = 9 | Dec record low F = -4 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 4.39 | Feb precipitation inch = 4.47 | Mar precipitation inch = 5.10 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.39 | May precipitation inch = 4.81 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.88 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.43 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.40 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.23 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.58 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.83 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.61 | year precipitation inch = 52.12 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 9.4 | Feb precipitation days = 9.4 | Mar precipitation days = 10.3 | Apr precipitation days = 8.7 | May precipitation days = 10.55 | Jun precipitation days = 8.6 | Jul precipitation days = 8.4 | Aug precipitation days = 7.4 | Sep precipitation days = 6.3 | Oct precipitation days = 7.3 | Nov precipitation days = 8.7 | Dec precipitation days = 9.3 | year precipitation days = 104.3 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=shv |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093992&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref> }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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