Editing Albany, New York (section)

===Climate===
Albany is in the [[humid continental climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: Dfa),<ref>{{cite journal
 |last1=Kottek |first1=Marcus
 |last2=Greiser |first2=Jürgen
 |last3=Beck |first3=Christoph
 |last4=Rudolf |first4=Bruno
 |last5=Rubel |first5=Franz
 |display-authors=2
 |title=World Map of Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification
 |date=June 2006
 |journal=Meteorologische Zeitschrift
 |volume=15 |issue=3 |page=261
 |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130
|url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40083
 }}</ref> and features cold, snowy winters, and hot, humid summers; the city experiences four distinct seasons. Albany is in plant [[hardiness zone]] 6a near downtown and along the shore of the Hudson and 5b at its western end.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |access-date=June 14, 2010 |author-link=United States Department of Agriculture |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Albany receives {{convert|40.7|in|mm}} of precipitation per year,<ref name="NCDC txt KALB" /> with 138 days of at least {{convert|0.01|in|mm|abbr=on}} of [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] each year. Snowfall is significant, totaling {{convert|59.4|in|cm}} per season,<ref name="NCDC txt KALB" /> but with less accumulation than the [[Lake-effect snow|lake effect]] areas to the north and west, as it is farther from [[Lake Ontario]]. However, Albany is close enough to the [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic coast]] to receive heavy snow from [[Nor'easter]]s and the city occasionally receives [[Alberta clipper]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=It's Winter, So Warm Up to It |author=Scruton, Bruce A. |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=January 18, 2005 |page=B1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6318487 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030243/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6318487 }}</ref> Winters can be very cold with fluctuating conditions; temperatures drop to {{convert|0|°F|0}} or below on nine nights per annum.<ref name="NWS Albany, NY (ALY)" /> Summers in Albany can contain stretches of excessive heat and humidity, with temperatures of {{convert|90|°F|0}} or hotter on nine days per year.<ref name="NWS Albany, NY (ALY)" /> Record temperature extremes range from {{convert|-28|°F|0}}, on January 19, 1971, to {{convert|104|°F|0}} on July 4, 1911.<ref name="NWS Albany, NY (ALY)" />
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