Editing Columbus, Ohio (section)

===Climate===
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The city's climate is [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'') transitional with the [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') to the south characterized by warm, muggy summers and cold, dry winters. Columbus is within [[USDA]] [[hardiness zone]] 6b, bordering on 7a. Winter snowfall is relatively light, since the city is not in the typical path of strong winter lows, such as the [[Nor'easter]]s that strike cities farther east. It is also too far south and west for [[lake-effect snow]] from [[Lake Erie]] to have much effect, although the lakes to the north contribute to long stretches of cloudy spells in winter.

The highest temperature recorded in Columbus is {{convert|106|F|0}}, which occurred twice during the [[Dust Bowl]] of the 1930s: once on July 21, 1934, and again on July 14, 1936.<ref name="National Weather Service">[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/cmhrec.htm Records for Columbus.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221145049/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/cmhrec.htm |date=December 21, 2014 }} [[National Weather Service]]. Retrieved on November 16, 2008.</ref> The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-22|F|0}}, occurring on [[1994 North American cold wave|January 19, 1994]].<ref name="National Weather Service" />

Columbus is subject to [[severe weather]] typical to the [[Midwestern United States]]. Severe thunderstorms can bring [[lightning]], large [[hail]] and on rare occasions [[tornado]]es, especially during the spring and sometimes through fall. A tornado that occurred on October 11, 2006, caused [[Fujita Scale|F2]] damage.<ref>{{cite news| last =Tullis | first =Matt | author2=Mark Ferenchik| title =Ruin, relief and rebuilding Tornado aftermath| pages =NEWS 01A| newspaper =The Columbus Dispatch| date = October 13, 2006}}</ref> Floods, blizzards and ice storms can also occur from time to time.
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