Editing Bruce Peninsula National Park (section)

==Climate==
The park has a typical climate for lakeside [[Northern Ontario]], though the surrounding bodies of [[Lake Huron]] moderate the temperates. The park has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''), with warm to hot summers and cool winters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate|url=http://nationalparkbp.weebly.com/climate.html|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Bruce Peninsula National Park}}</ref> In the coastal northern parts of the peninsula, the climate is among the most temperate in Ontario.<ref name=pcclimate>{{cite web|url=http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/fact-sheets/eng/brucepeninsula.pdf |title=Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada/ Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada|publisher=Parks Canada|access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref> The climate of the park is influenced by both [[Georgian Bay]] and [[Lake Huron]], which significantly moderate temperatures.<ref name="biophysical">{{cite web|title=Bruce Peninsula National Park Biophysical Survey|url=http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/uploads/files/CaseStudyAttachments/253_bruce-peninsula-biophysical.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002154745/http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/uploads/files/CaseStudyAttachments/253_bruce-peninsula-biophysical.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2016|access-date=2 October 2016|publisher=Canadian Parks Service}}</ref>{{rp|8}}<ref name=pcclimate/> As a result, they tend to prolong milder temperatures in the fall and cooler temperatures in spring.<ref name=bpba>{{cite web |last1=Liipere |first1=Sean |url=http://bpba.ca/bpcsp/uploads/pdf/CH2Bru140518.pdf |title=Chapter 2: The Bruce Peninsula |work=Conservation and Stewardship Plan: Community Action on the Bruce Peninsula |publisher=Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association |year=2014 |access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref>{{rp|11}} Summers are warm, with an average temperature of {{convert|16.8|°C|°F}} while winters are cool, averaging {{convert|-6.7|°C|°F}}.<ref name=bpba/>{{rp|11}} Summers are dominated by hot, humid air masses from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|8}}<ref name=bpba/>{{rp|11}} In winter, Pacific air masses predominate, bringing in warm and humid air although cold, dry air from the Arctic highs can occur, bringing in colder and drier conditions.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|8}}<ref name=bpba/>{{rp|11}} Warm air masses coming from the Gulf of Mexico are rare during winter but are responsible for bringing January and February thaws.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|8}} Spring and fall are characterized by complex weather patterns with contrasting and rapidly changing influences from the different regional air masses.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|8}} The park receives {{convert|900|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation per year.<ref name=pcclimate/> This is evenly distributed throughout the year with fall (September–November) being the wettest.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|16}}<ref name=bpba/>{{rp|11}}Precipitation is slightly lower than inland areas due to the limited influence that the narrow peninsula has when air masses travel over it compared to more interior locations.<ref name=biophysical/>{{rp|9}}