Paris, Texas

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|44.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|42.8|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}} (3.74%) are covered by water.

Paris has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]). It is located in "[[Tornado Alley]]", an area largely centered in the middle of the United States in which tornadoes occur frequently because of weather patterns and geography. Paris is in [[USDA plant hardiness zone]] 8a for winter temperatures. This is cooler than its southern neighbor [[Dallas]], and while similar to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], it has warmer summertime temperatures. Summertime average highs reach {{convert|94|and|95|°F|°C}} in July and August, with associated lows of {{convert|72|and|71|°F|°C}}. Winter temperatures drop to an average high of {{convert|51|°F|°C}} and low of {{convert|30|°F|°C}} in January. The highest temperature on record was {{convert|115|°F|°C}}, set in August 1936, and the record low was {{convert|-5|°F|°C}}, set in 1930. Average precipitation is {{convert|47.82|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Snow is not unusual, but is by no means predictable, and years can pass with no snowfall at all.

On April 2, 1982, [[Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982#Paris–Reno–Blossom, Texas|Paris was hit]] by an [[Fujita scale#Parameters|F4]] [[tornado]] that destroyed more than 1,500 homes, and left 10 people dead, 170 injured, and 3,000 homeless. The damage toll from this tornado was estimated at US$50&nbsp;million in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Officers-remember-deadly-Paris-tornado-of-1982-253679891.html|title=Paris officers remember deadly tornado of 1982|last=Boyd|first=Matthew|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027125147/http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Officers-remember-deadly-Paris-tornado-of-1982-253679891.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Paris has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Paris was {{convert|115|F|C|1}} in August 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-5|F|C|1}} in January 1930.<ref name=NOWData/>

{{Weather box
|location = Paris, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 87

|Jan avg record high F = 73.9
|Feb avg record high F = 77.8
|Mar avg record high F = 83.9
|Apr avg record high F = 87.5
|May avg record high F = 93.0
|Jun avg record high F = 98.1
|Jul avg record high F = 102.5
|Aug avg record high F = 103.5
|Sep avg record high F = 99.2
|Oct avg record high F = 91.8
|Nov avg record high F = 82.3
|Dec avg record high F = 74.9
|year avg record high F = 104.7

|Jan high F = 53.5
|Feb high F = 58.5
|Mar high F = 66.5
|Apr high F = 75.0
|May high F = 82.7
|Jun high F = 91.2
|Jul high F = 95.8
|Aug high F = 96.2
|Sep high F = 88.7
|Oct high F = 78.2
|Nov high F = 65.2
|Dec high F = 55.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 43.4
|Feb mean F = 47.8
|Mar mean F = 55.7
|Apr mean F = 63.9
|May mean F = 72.7
|Jun mean F = 81.1
|Jul mean F = 85.3
|Aug mean F = 85.1
|Sep mean F = 77.6
|Oct mean F = 66.4
|Nov mean F = 54.6
|Dec mean F = 45.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 33.2
|Feb low F = 37.0
|Mar low F = 44.9
|Apr low F = 52.8
|May low F = 62.7
|Jun low F = 71.0
|Jul low F = 74.8
|Aug low F = 74.1
|Sep low F = 66.5
|Oct low F = 54.7
|Nov low F = 44.0
|Dec low F = 35.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 18.0
|Feb avg record low F = 21.9
|Mar avg record low F = 27.5
|Apr avg record low F = 37.3
|May avg record low F = 47.4
|Jun avg record low F = 60.6
|Jul avg record low F = 66.5
|Aug avg record low F = 65.6
|Sep avg record low F = 52.4
|Oct avg record low F = 38.3
|Nov avg record low F = 28.1
|Dec avg record low F = 21.6
|year avg record low F = 14.4

|Jan record low F = -5
|Feb record low F = -4
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 25
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 46
|Jul record low F = 57
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 0

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.08
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.34
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.35
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.71
|May precipitation inch = 5.63
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.26
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.95
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.95
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.62
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.21
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.28
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.8
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 9.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.7
|Jul precipitation days = 6.3
|Aug precipitation days = 5.4
|Sep precipitation days = 6.5
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 8.3

|Jan snow inch = 0.4
|Feb snow inch = 0.1
|Mar snow inch = trace
|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 = trace
|Dec snow inch = 0.4
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|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 = 0.3

|source 1 = NOAA (snow, snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00416794&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Paris, TX (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = February 5, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00416794&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Paris, TX (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = February 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=fwd
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dallas/Fort Worth
|access-date = February 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}