Palestine, 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== Palestine is located near the center of Anderson County at {{coord|31|45|29|N|95|38|19|W|type:city}} (31.757925, –95.638473).<ref name="yo wassupGR1">{{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> Several numbered highways converge on the city, including U.S. Highways [[U.S. Route 79 in Texas|79]], [[U.S. Route 84 in Texas|84]], and [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|287]], plus Texas State highways [[Texas State Highway 19|19]] and [[Texas State Highway 155|155]]. Dallas is {{convert|110|mi}} to the northwest, and Houston is {{convert|150|mi}} to the south. [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] is {{convert|47|mi}} to the northeast. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|50.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|50.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.06%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Palestine city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4854708 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204240/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4854708 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=August 8, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> ===Lake Palestine=== [[Lake Palestine]] is a freshwater lake created in 1962 by the construction of the Blackburn Crossing [[dam]] on the Neches River. A 25,600-acre lake with a total length of 18 miles, 135 miles of shoreline and an average depth of 16.25 ft, it offers an array of freshwater fish species including [[bass (fish)|bass]], [[crappie]], and [[catfish]]. The Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority owns and operates Lake Palestine. The city of Palestine has a water contract for 25 million gallons of water per day. It is served by a channel dam, 13 miles of pipeline, and a [[water treatment]] plant which the city operates for water coming into the city.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unrmwa.org/aboutus/facts.html |title= Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority - About Us: Lake Palestine |access-date= 2 September 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160912012159/http://www.unrmwa.org/aboutus/facts.html |archive-date= 2016-09-12 |url-status= dead }}</ref> ===Climate=== The average warmest month is July; the highest recorded temperature was 114 °F in 1954. On average, the coolest month is January, and the lowest recorded temperature was –6 °F in 2021. The maximum average precipitation occurs in October. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Palestine, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1984–present) | Jan record high F = 82 | Feb record high F = 92 | Mar record high F = 90 | Apr record high F = 92 | May record high F = 99 | Jun record high F = 103 | Jul record high F = 107 | Aug record high F = 107 | Sep record high F = 109 | Oct record high F = 96 | Nov record high F = 88 | Dec record high F = 84 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 58.9 | Feb high F = 62.7 | Mar high F = 70.1 | Apr high F = 76.9 | May high F = 83.6 | Jun high F = 89.9 | Jul high F = 93.9 | Aug high F = 94.7 | Sep high F = 89.0 | Oct high F = 79.9 | Nov high F = 68.1 | Dec high F = 60.4 | year high F = 77.3 | Jan mean F = 47.0 | Feb mean F = 50.8 | Mar mean F = 57.7 | Apr mean F = 64.7 | May mean F = 72.8 | Jun mean F = 79.6 | Jul mean F = 83.1 | Aug mean F = 83.0 | Sep mean F = 76.9 | Oct mean F = 67.1 | Nov mean F = 55.8 | Dec mean F = 48.6 | year mean F = 65.6 | Jan low F = 35.2 | Feb low F = 38.9 | Mar low F = 45.3 | Apr low F = 52.5 | May low F = 62.1 | Jun low F = 69.3 | Jul low F = 72.3 | Aug low F = 71.3 | Sep low F = 64.8 | Oct low F = 54.2 | Nov low F = 43.6 | Dec low F = 36.8 | year low F = 53.9 | Jan record low F = 9 | Feb record low F = 0 | Mar record low F = 16 | Apr record low F = 28 | May record low F = 37 | Jun record low F = 48 | Jul record low F = 58 | Aug record low F = 53 | Sep record low F = 40 | Oct record low F = 27 | Nov record low F = 18 | Dec record low F = -1 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 4.05 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.87 | Mar precipitation inch = 4.11 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.13 | May precipitation inch = 4.32 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.50 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.57 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.66 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.31 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.23 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.85 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.20 | year precipitation inch = 46.80 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 9.9 | Feb precipitation days = 10.0 | Mar precipitation days = 10.2 | Apr precipitation days = 8.8 | May precipitation days = 9.3 | Jun precipitation days = 8.5 | Jul precipitation days = 6.6 | Aug precipitation days = 6.1 | Sep precipitation days = 7.5 | Oct precipitation days = 7.1 | Nov precipitation days = 9.2 | Dec precipitation days = 9.6 | year precipitation days = 102.8 | Jan snow inch = 0.0 | Feb snow inch = 0.1 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | 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 | year snow inch = 0.1 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 0.0 | 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 = 0.0 | year snow days = 0.1 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fwd |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093914&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 10, 2023}}</ref> }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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