Editing Indianapolis (section)

===Climate===
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Indianapolis has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Dfa''), but can be considered a borderline [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') using the {{convert|-3|C|F|}} isotherm. It experiences four distinct seasons.<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|publisher=E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung|bibcode=2006MetZe..15..259K |url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/files/40083/metz_Vol_15_No_3_p259-263_World_Map_of_the_Koppen_Geiger_climate_classification_updated_55034.pdf}}</ref> The city lies at the transition between [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] plant [[hardiness zone]]s 6a and 6b.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/hardiness-zones-for-indianapolis-indiana |website=plantmaps.com |title=Indianapolis, Indiana Hardiness Zone Map |access-date=March 23, 2024}}</ref>

Typically, summers are fairly hot, humid, and wet. Winters are generally cold with moderate snowfall. The July daily average temperature is {{convert|75.4|°F|1}}. High temperatures reach or exceed {{convert|90|°F|0}} an average of 18 days each year,<ref name="NOAA Indianapolis Weatherbox"/><!-- defined by template:Indianapolis Weatherbox --> and occasionally exceed {{convert|95|°F}}. Spring and autumn are usually pleasant, if at times unpredictable. Midday temperature drops exceeding {{convert|30|F-change|disp=or}}<!--Convert template here is for a temperature change--> are common during March and April, and instances of very warm days ({{convert|80|°F|0|disp=or}}) followed within 36 hours by snowfall are not unusual during these months. Winters are cold, with an average January temperature of {{convert|28.1|°F|1}}. Temperatures dip to {{convert|0|°F|0}} or below an average of 3.7 nights per year.<ref name="NOAA Indianapolis Weatherbox"/><!-- defined by template:Indianapolis Weatherbox -->

The rainiest months occur in the spring and summer, with slightly higher averages during May, June, and July. May is typically the wettest, with an average of {{convert|5.05|in|cm}} of rain.<ref name="NOAA Indianapolis Weatherbox"/><!-- defined by template:Indianapolis Weatherbox --> Most rain is derived from thunderstorm activity. There is no distinct dry season, although occasional droughts occur. Severe weather is not uncommon, particularly in the spring and summer months. Indianapolis experiences an average of 20 thunderstorm days annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-days-thunderstorms-cities-summer.php|title=Total Days With Thunderstorms at US Cities in Summer|publisher=Current Results|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref>

Indianapolis's average annual rainfall is {{convert|42.4|in|cm}}. Snowfall averages {{convert|25.9|in|cm}} per season. Official temperature extremes range from {{convert|106|°F|0}}, set on [[1936 North American heat wave|July 14, 1936]],<ref name=IndyClimate>{{cite web| title=Indianapolis Climatological Information|publisher=National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office|url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=localcli#day|access-date=December 9, 2013}}</ref> to {{convert|-27|°F|0}}, set on [[1994 North American cold wave|January 19, 1994]].<ref name=IndyClimate/><ref name=TWC>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/IND:9|title=Average Weather for Indianapolis International Airport, IN&nbsp;— Temperature and Precipitation|access-date=June 28, 2010|publisher=The Weather Channel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234525/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/IND:9|archive-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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