Editing New Jersey (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of New Jersey}}
The state consists of two climate zones; most of the state has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cfa), while the northwest has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfa).<ref name="Koppen">{{cite journal |last1=Beck |first1=Hylke E. |last2=McVicar |first2=Tim R. |last3=Vergopolan |first3=Noemi |display-authors=etal|title=High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections |journal=Scientific Data |date=October 23, 2023 |volume=10 |issue=1 |article-number=724 (2023)  |doi=10.1038/s41597-023-02549-6 |pmid=37872197 |language=En |issn=2052-4463|pmc=10593765 |bibcode=2023NatSD..10..724B }}</ref> New Jersey receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of [[sunshine]] annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |title=united states annual sunshine map |publisher=HowStuffWorks, Inc |access-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429042722/http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-sunshine-map.htm |archive-date=April 29, 2011 }}</ref>

Summers are typically hot and humid, with statewide average high temperatures of {{convert|82|-|87|F}} and lows of {{convert|60|-|69|F}}; however, temperatures exceed {{convert|90|°F|0}} on average 25 days each summer, exceeding {{convert|100|°F|0}} in some years. Winters are usually cold, with average high temperatures of {{convert|34|-|43|F|C}} and lows of {{convert|16|to|28|F}} for most of the state, but temperatures can, for brief periods, fall below {{convert|10|°F|0}} and sometimes rise above {{convert|50|°F}}. Northwestern parts of the state have significantly colder winters with sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} being an almost annual occurrence. Spring and autumn may feature wide temperature variations, with lower humidity than summer. The [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] classification ranges from{{nbsp}}6 in the northwest of the state, to 7B near Cape May.<ref>[http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/zonelookup.cfm Hardiness Zone Lookup at] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324213157/http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/zonelookup.cfm |date=March 24, 2013 }}. Arborday.org. Retrieved July 12, 2013.</ref> All-time temperature extremes recorded in New Jersey include {{Convert|110|F}} on July 10, 1936, in [[Runyon, New Jersey|Runyon]], Middlesex County and {{Convert|−34|F}} on January 5, 1904, in [[River Vale, New Jersey|River Vale]], Bergen County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records|title=State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC)|author=National Climatic Data Center|access-date=April 3, 2015|author-link=National Climatic Data Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117082655/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records|archive-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Average annual precipitation ranges from {{convert|43|to|51|in|mm}}, spread uniformly throughout the year. Average snowfall per winter season ranges from {{convert|10|-|15|in|cm}} in the south and near the seacoast, {{convert|15|-|30|in|cm}} in the northeast and central part of the state, to about {{convert|40|-|50|in|m}} in the northwestern highlands, but this often varies considerably from year to year. Precipitation falls on an average of 120 days a year, with 25 to 30 thunderstorms, most of which occur during the summer.

During winter and early spring, New Jersey can experience [[nor'easter]]s, which are capable of causing [[blizzards]] or flooding throughout the northeastern United States. [[Hurricane]]s and [[tropical storm]]s, [[tornado]]es, and earthquakes are rare; the state was impacted by a hurricane in [[1903 New Jersey hurricane|1903]], Tropical Storm [[Hurricane Floyd|Floyd]] in [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season|1999]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Floyd Impacts |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/mhx/Floyd/Impacts.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603022704/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/mhx/Floyd/Impacts.php |archive-date=June 3, 2010 |access-date=June 5, 2011 |publisher=National Weather Service}}</ref> and [[Hurricane Sandy]] in [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]], which made landfall in the state with top winds of {{convert|90|mph|0|abbr=on}}.

==== Climate change ====
[[Climate change in New Jersey|Climate change is affecting New Jersey]] faster than much of the rest of the United States. [[Climatologist]]s at the U.S. [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] have concluded that New Jersey has been the fastest-warming state by average air temperature over a 100-year period beginning in the early 20th century.<ref name=NewJerseyFastestWarmingState/>

{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="13" |Average high and low temperatures in various cities of New Jersey '''°C''' (°F)[[#cite note-NOAA PHL-60|<sup>[1]</sup>]][[#cite note-NOAA NYC-61|<sup>[2]</sup>]][[#cite note-62|<sup>[3]</sup>]]
|-
|'''City'''
|'''Jan'''
|'''Feb'''
|'''Mar'''
|'''Apr'''
|'''May'''
|'''Jun'''
|'''Jul'''
|'''Aug'''
|'''Sep'''
|'''Oct'''
|'''Nov'''
|'''Dec'''
|-
|[[Sussex, New Jersey|'''Sussex''']]
|'''1'''/'''−9''' (34/16)
|'''3'''/'''−8''' (38/18)
|'''8'''/'''−4''' (47/26)
|'''15'''/'''2''' (59/36)
|'''21'''/'''7''' (70/45)
|'''25'''/'''12''' (78/55)
|'''28'''/'''16''' (82/60)
|'''27'''/'''14''' (81/58)
|'''23'''/'''10''' (73/50)
|'''17'''/'''4''' (62/38)
|'''11'''/'''−1''' (51/31)
|'''4'''/'''−6''' (39/22)
|-
|[[Newark, New Jersey|'''Newark''']]
|'''4'''/'''−4''' (39/24)
|'''6'''/'''−3''' (42/27)
|'''10'''/'''1''' (51/34)
|'''17'''/'''7''' (62/44)
|'''22'''/'''12''' (72/53)
|'''28'''/'''17''' (82/63)
|'''30'''/'''20''' (86/69)
|'''29'''/'''20''' (84/68)
|'''25'''/'''15''' (77/60)
|'''18'''/'''9''' (65/48)
|'''13'''/'''4''' (55/39)
|'''6'''/'''−1''' (44/30)
|-
|[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|'''Atlantic City''']]
|'''5'''/'''−2''' (42/29)
|'''6'''/'''−1''' (44/31)
|'''10'''/'''3''' (50/37)
|'''14'''/'''8''' (58/46)
|'''19'''/'''13''' (67/55)
|'''24'''/'''18''' (76/64)
|'''27'''/'''21''' (81/70)
|'''27'''/'''21''' (80/70)
|'''24'''/'''18''' (75/64)
|'''18'''/'''11''' (65/53)
|'''13'''/'''6''' (56/43)
|'''8'''/'''1''' (46/34)
|-
|[[Cape May, New Jersey|'''Cape May''']]
|'''6'''/'''−2''' (42/28)
|'''7'''/'''−2''' (44/29)
|'''11'''/'''2''' (51/35)
|'''16'''/'''7''' (61/44)
|'''21'''/'''12''' (70/53)
|'''26'''/'''17''' (79/63)
|'''29'''/'''20''' (85/68)
|'''29'''/'''19''' (83/67)
|'''25'''/'''16''' (78/61)
|'''19'''/'''9''' (67/50)
|'''14'''/'''4''' (57/41)
| '''8'''/'''0''' (47/32)
|}