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The city has a total area of 37.573 square miles, including 35.947 of land and 1.626 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> Part of the northern transition region for the Ozarks, it includes many steep hills and valleys, and thus a wide range in local elevation. The lowest point is about 525 feet above sea level along the Missouri River, and the highest point is about 840 feet, near the intersection of U.S. Route 54 and Ellis Boulevard to the southwest.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22225</ref>
The city has a total area of 37.573 square miles, including 35.947 of land and 1.626 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref> Part of the northern transition region for the Ozarks, it includes many steep hills and valleys, and thus a wide range in local elevation. The lowest point is about 525 feet above sea level along the Missouri River, and the highest point is about 840 feet, near the intersection of U.S. Route 54 and Ellis Boulevard to the southwest.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22225</ref>
===Climate===
Jefferson City lies within the humid subtropical climate zone, though just south of the transition zone from a humid continental climate. As a result, it is characterized by hot summers and cool to cold winters, with at least a moderate amount of rainfall. Average daily temperatures range from 32°F in January to 78°F in July, with an average annual precipitation of about 44 inches (including a substantial amount of snow during the winter). Summer daytime temperatures above 100°F and winter nighttime temperatures below 0°F are occasional but rare.<ref>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/NORMAL_MLY/stations/GHCND:USW00003963/detail</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Data !! January !! February !! March !! April !! May !! June !! July !! August !! September !! October !! November !! December !! Total
|-
| Average High (°F) || 42.2 || 47.2 || 57.3 || 68.4 || 76.3 || 84.7 || 89.0 || 87.6 || 79.9 || 69.6 || 56.3 || 43.6 || 66.8
|-
| Average Low (°F) || 21.8 || 26.0 || 34.1 || 44.2 || 54.2 || 63.5 || 68.0 || 65.4 || 56.2 || 45.4 || 35.0 || 25.2 || 44.9
|-
| Average Precipitation (in) || 2.03 || 2.22 || 3.06 || 4.27 || 4.98 || 4.56 || 4.28 || 4.26 || 4.31 || 3.54 || 3.80 || 2.65 || 43.96
|}
Like most locations in the Midwest, the Jefferson City area is sometimes struck by severe weather, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and winter storms. Most recently, an F3 tornado struck the city on the night of May 22-23, 2019, as part of a broader outbreak of severe storms across the Central United States. The tornado inflicted significant damage on the southern and eastern neighborhoods, damaging approximately 500 homes and other structures, including an apartment complex and car dealership, and injured some 20 people, though no one was killed. This was among the most destructive weather events in the city's history.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/23/tornadoes-storms-central-us-deaths-injuries/1201618001/</ref>
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