Editing Nizhny Novgorod (section)

==Geographу==
[[File:Central Nizhny Novgorod.png|thumb|Historical centre of the city|alt=]]

===Time===
The area operates in what is referred to in international standards as [[Moscow Standard Time]] (MSK), which is 3 hours ahead of [[UTC]], or [[UTC+3]]. [[Daylight saving time]] is no longer observed.

===Climate===
In 1834, the first weather station was opened in Nizhny Novgorod. A century later it transformed into Gorky Hydrometeorological service; since 1978, it has been known as the Higher Volga hydrometeorology and natural habitat control department.

The [[climate]] in the region is continental, specifically [[humid continental]] (''Dfb''), and it is similar to the [[climate of Moscow|climate in Moscow]], although colder in winter, which lasts from late November until late March with a permanent snow cover. Average temperatures range from {{convert|+19|C}} in July to {{convert|-9|C}} in January. Average annual temperature is {{convert|+4.8|C}}, wind speed 2.8&nbsp;m/s, air humidity 76%. Being far enough away from the [[Baltic Sea]] for maritime effects to lower, Nizhny Novgorod has similar winters to [[Bothnian Bay]] climates near the [[Arctic Circle]], but instead has very warm summers for its latitude.

Nizhny receives on average 1,775 hours of sunshine a year. The maximum duration of daylight is in June (17 hours 44 minutes), and the minimum in December (6 hours 52 minutes). Overcast is often reported in winter: 75% to 80% of the time the sky is covered in clouds, while it's only 49 to 56% in April through to August. In autumn and winter, the overcast is usually in the mornings, then the sky clears in the afternoon. In spring and summer, on the contrary, it is clear in the mornings, while towards midday clouds cluster ('[[cumulus cloud]]'), and disappear towards the evening.

In spring, temperatures set above zero around 5 April and stay until the end of October. On average precipitation comes at 653&nbsp;mm per year, mostly in July and least of all in March. Generally, 180 days out of 365 enjoy some form of precipitation. [[Snow]] first comes in October but the blanket of snow insulates the ground at November-end and melts mid-April. As a rule, the air temperature in winter ranges from {{convert|-10|C}} to {{convert|-20|C}}. A storm rarely takes place in winter here (a few dates to mention are 27 November 1940, 30 November 1951, 14 February 1960, and 3 December 1962). In [[spring (season)|spring]] there's less precipitation than in other seasons. Spring flies by as snow melts in the second half of March and is normally gone by the end of April. [[Summer]] comes at the beginning of June, when the temperature sets around +15. Maximum heat can be observed towards the third decade of July. Average temperatures range from {{convert|+15|C}} to {{convert|+20|C}}. A maximum temperature of {{convert|+38.2|C}} was recorded during the [[2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves]]. Summer [[rain]] is short but intense, with strong [[wind]]. In September, temperature starts to drop and gets below {{convert|+10|C}} in the mid-20s of the month. It rains often and heavily in [[autumn]], and the sky is overcast.

{{Weather box
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|Jan record high C = 5.7
|Feb record high C = 7.2
|Mar record high C = 17.3
|Apr record high C = 26.3
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 38.2
|Aug record high C = 38.0
|Sep record high C = 31.0
|Oct record high C = 24.2
|Nov record high C = 15.9
|Dec record high C = 8.5
|year record high C = 38.2
|Jan high C = -5.9
|Feb high C = -4.8
|Mar high C = 1.5
|Apr high C = 11.0
|May high C = 19.3
|Jun high C = 22.7
|Jul high C = 24.9
|Aug high C = 22.6
|Sep high C = 16.2
|Oct high C = 8.3
|Nov high C = 0.1
|Dec high C = -4.3
|year high C = 9.3
|Jan mean C = -8.6
|Feb mean C = -8.0
|Mar mean C = -2.2
|Apr mean C = 6.1
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 17.3
|Jul mean C = 19.7
|Aug mean C = 17.4
|Sep mean C = 11.7
|Oct mean C = 5.0
|Nov mean C = -2.1
|Dec mean C = -6.7
|year mean C = 5.3
|Jan low C = -11.1
|Feb low C = -10.7
|Mar low C = -5.2
|Apr low C = 2.2
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 12.6
|Jul low C = 15.1
|Aug low C = 13.2
|Sep low C = 8.3
|Oct low C = 2.5
|Nov low C = -4.0
|Dec low C = -8.9
|year low C = 1.9
|Jan record low C = -41.2
|Feb record low C = -37.2
|Mar record low C = -28.3
|Apr record low C = -19.7
|May record low C = -6.9
|Jun record low C = -1.8
|Jul record low C = 5.1
|Aug record low C = 0.9
|Sep record low C = -5.5
|Oct record low C = -16.0
|Nov record low C = -30.9
|Dec record low C = -41.4
|year record low C = -41.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 50
|Feb precipitation mm = 40
|Mar precipitation mm = 40
|Apr precipitation mm = 40
|May precipitation mm = 42
|Jun precipitation mm = 73
|Jul precipitation mm = 75
|Aug precipitation mm = 68
|Sep precipitation mm = 59
|Oct precipitation mm = 67
|Nov precipitation mm = 52
|Dec precipitation mm = 59
|year precipitation mm = 665
|Jan snow depth cm = 31
|Feb snow depth cm = 43
|Mar snow depth cm = 40
|Apr snow depth cm = 5
|May snow depth cm = 0
|Jun snow depth cm = 0
|Jul snow depth cm = 0
|Aug snow depth cm = 0
|Sep snow depth cm = 0
|Oct snow depth cm = 1
|Nov snow depth cm = 6
|Dec snow depth cm = 16
|year snow depth cm = 43
|Jan humidity = 86
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 64
|May humidity = 60
|Jun humidity = 69
|Jul humidity = 70
|Aug humidity = 74
|Sep humidity = 79
|Oct humidity = 82
|Nov humidity = 87
|Dec humidity = 86
|year humidity = 76
|Jan rain days = 5
|Feb rain days = 4
|Mar rain days = 5
|Apr rain days = 13
|May rain days = 17
|Jun rain days = 19
|Jul rain days = 18
|Aug rain days = 18
|Sep rain days = 18
|Oct rain days = 18
|Nov rain days = 10
|Dec rain days = 6
|year rain days = 151
|Jan snow days = 28
|Feb snow days = 24
|Mar snow days = 18
|Apr snow days = 7
|May snow days = 1
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 1
|Oct snow days = 8
|Nov snow days = 20
|Dec snow days = 26
|year snow days = 133
|Jan sun = 37.6
|Feb sun = 74.7
|Mar sun = 152.7
|Apr sun = 217.0
|May sun = 294.6
|Jun sun = 307.0
|Jul sun = 317.1
|Aug sun = 261.3
|Sep sun = 158.7
|Oct sun = 84.7
|Nov sun = 39.5
|Dec sun = 23.4
|year sun = 1968.3
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name=pogoda>{{Cite web |title=Pogoda.ru.net |url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/27459.htm |access-date=8 November 2021 |publisher=Weather and Climate (Погода и климат) |language=ru |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110200716/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/27459.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{Cite web |title=Gorkij (Nizhny Novgorod) Climate Normals 1961-1990 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/RussianFederation/CSV/NizhnijNovgor_27459.csv |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151836/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/RussianFederation/CSV/NizhnijNovgor_27459.csv |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date = August 2010

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