Editing Vermont (section)

===Climate===

{{See also|Climate of New England}}
[[File:Köppen Climate Types Vermont.png|thumb|[[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate types]] of Vermont, using 1991–2020 [[Climatological normal|climate normals]]]]
The annual mean temperature for the state is {{convert|43|F|C}}.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Vermont| volume=27 | page=2016}}</ref> Vermont has a [[humid continental climate]], with [[mud season|muddy]] springs, in general a mild early summer, hot Augusts; it has [[autumn in New England|colorful autumns]]: Vermont's hills reveal red, orange, and (on [[sugar maple]]s) gold foliage as cold weather approaches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Study in Vermont. Universities & Colleges in Vermont|url=https://university.graduateshotline.com/vt.html|website=graduateshotline}}</ref> Winters are colder at higher elevations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/weather/weather_and_climate_of_vermont.htm |title=accessed September 15, 2007 |publisher=Academics.smcvt.edu |date=July 4, 1911 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-date=August 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813094937/http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/weather/weather_and_climate_of_vermont.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a [[Köppen climate classification]] of Dfb, a temperate continental climate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/vermont-1063/ |title=Climate: Vermont |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=May 29, 2019 }}</ref>

The rural northeastern section known as the "[[Northeast Kingdom]]" often averages {{convert|10|F-change}} colder than the southern areas of the state during winter. The annual snowfall averages between {{convert|60|and|100|in}} depending on elevation. Vermont is the seventh coldest state in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-annual-state-temperatures.php|title=Average Annual Temperatures by State |publisher= Current Results |access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|105|F|C}}, at [[Vernon, Vermont|Vernon]], on July 4, 1911. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-50|F|C}}, at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]], on December 30, 1933; this is the lowest temperature recorded in New England alongside [[Big Black River (Saint John River tributary)|Big Black River]], which recorded a verified {{convert|-50|F|C}} in 2009.<ref>{{Cite book|author = Adams, Glenn|title = Maine ties Vt. for record low temperature|publisher = Burlington Free Press|date = February 11, 2009}}</ref> The agricultural growing season ranges from 120 to 180 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.garden.org/regional/report/description/full/14 |title=National Gardening Association |publisher=Garden.org |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-date=June 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627174702/http://www.garden.org/regional/report/description/full/14 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[United States Department of Agriculture]] plant [[hardiness zone]]s for the state range between zone 3b, no colder than {{convert|-35|F|C}}, in the [[Northeast Kingdom]] and northern part of the state and zone 5b, no colder than {{convert|-15|F|C}}, in the southern part of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-vermont-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php|title=Vermont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |access-date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> The state receives between 2,200 and 2,400 hours of sunshine annually. New England as a whole receives a range of less than 2,000 hours of sunshine in part of New Hampshire to as much as 2,600 hours of sunshine per year in Connecticut and Rhode Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eldoradoweather.com/climate/US%20Climate%20Maps/Lower%2048%20States/Sky%20Cover%20-%20Visibility/Mean%20Total%20Sunshine%20Hours/Gallery/mean-total-sunshine-hours.html |title=Mean Total Sunshine Hours |publisher=El Dorado Weather|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>

==== Climate change ====
{{Main|Climate change in Vermont}}
[[Climate change in Vermont]] encompasses the [[effects of climate change]], attributed to anthropogenic increases in atmospheric [[carbon dioxide]].

The state is already seeing effects of climate change that affect its ecosystems, economy and public health. According to the state government, rainfall has significantly increased in the last 50 years, storms and flooding have increased, and winters have become warmer and shorter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://climatechange.vermont.gov/|title=Climate Change in Vermont {{!}} Climate Change in Vermont|website=climatechange.vermont.gov|access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> These changes have affected the winter tourism industry,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://climatechange.vermont.gov/our-changing-climate/what-it-means/tourism|title=Tourism and Recreation {{!}} Climate Change in Vermont|website=climatechange.vermont.gov|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506014315/https://climatechange.vermont.gov/our-changing-climate/what-it-means/tourism|url-status=dead}}</ref> and caused a decline in critical agricultural and woodland industries like [[maple sugaring]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://climatechange.vermont.gov/our-changing-climate/what-it-means/farms-forests|title=Farms and Forests {{!}} Climate Change in Vermont|website=climatechange.vermont.gov|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506004649/https://climatechange.vermont.gov/our-changing-climate/what-it-means/farms-forests|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The state openly acknowledges and is developing programs that respond to [[global warming]].<ref name="ccVermont">{{Cite web|url=https://climatechange.vermont.gov/|title=Climate Change in Vermont|website=Vermont Official State Website}}</ref> Vermont was one of the first states in the United States to adopt [[greenhouse gas emissions]] goals, in 2006.