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==Geography== Niagara Falls is at the international boundary between the United States and Canada. The city is within the [[BuffaloβNiagara Falls metropolitan area]] and is approximately {{convert|16|miles}} from [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-buffalo-ny-to-niagara-falls-ny|title=Distance between Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls, NY|website=www.distance-cities.com|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|16.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.1|sqmi|km2}} (83.43%) is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}} (16.57%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_G001&prodType=table |title=American FactFinder - Geographic Identifiers, Niagara Falls city, New York |website=Factfinder.census.gov |date=2010 |author=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210354/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_G001&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is built along the [[Niagara Falls]] and the [[Niagara Gorge]], which is next to the [[Niagara River]]. ===Climate=== Niagara Falls has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). The city experiences cold, snowy winters and very warm, humid summers. Precipitation is moderate and consistent in all seasons, falling equally or more as snow during the winter. The city has snowier than average winters compared to most cities in the US, however less than many other cities in Upstate New York including nearby Buffalo and Rochester. Thaw cycles with temperatures above {{convert|0|Β°C|disp=flip}} are a common occurrence.<ref name="National Weather Service Climate">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/ |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |access-date = September 27, 2015 |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]}}</ref> The hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the decade through 2015 were {{convert|97|Β°F}} in 2005 and {{convert|β13|Β°F}} in 2003, respectively.<ref name=NOAA/> 38% of warm season precipitation falls in the form of a thunderstorm.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://weatherspark.com/averages/30559/Niagara-Falls-New-York-United-States| title = Weather Spark Niagara| access-date = December 9, 2013 }}</ref> {{Weather box |location = [[Niagara Falls International Airport]] (1991β2020 normals, extremes 1951βpresent) |single line= Y |Jan record high F = 65 |Feb record high F = 68 |Mar record high F = 81 |Apr record high F = 86 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 95 |Jul record high F = 97 |Aug record high F = 95 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 85 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 72 |year record high F = |Jan avg record high F = 54.1 |Feb avg record high F = 51.1 |Mar avg record high F = 64.5 |Apr avg record high F = 78.9 |May avg record high F = 85.8 |Jun avg record high F = 88.8 |Jul avg record high F = 91.3 |Aug avg record high F = 89.1 |Sep avg record high F = 87.0 |Oct avg record high F = 78.2 |Nov avg record high F = 66.4 |Dec avg record high F = 56.2 |year avg record high F = 92.3 |Jan high F = 31.5 |Feb high F = 32.7 |Mar high F = 41.4 |Apr high F = 54.5 |May high F = 67.6 |Jun high F = 76.3 |Jul high F = 80.7 |Aug high F = 79.1 |Sep high F = 72.5 |Oct high F = 59.5 |Nov high F = 47.4 |Dec high F = 36.7 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 24.2 |Feb mean F = 25.0 |Mar mean F = 33.0 |Apr mean F = 44.4 |May mean F = 56.6 |Jun mean F = 66.3 |Jul mean F = 71.0 |Aug mean F = 69.4 |Sep mean F = 62.3 |Oct mean F = 50.6 |Nov mean F = 39.7 |Dec mean F = 30.2 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 16.8 |Feb low F = 17.3 |Mar low F = 24.7 |Apr low F = 34.3 |May low F = 45.7 |Jun low F = 56.2 |Jul low F = 61.2 |Aug low F = 59.6 |Sep low F = 52.2 |Oct low F = 41.6 |Nov low F = 31.9 |Dec low F = 23.7 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = -1.3 |Feb avg record low F = -0.2 |Mar avg record low F = 7.4 |Apr avg record low F = 23.3 |May avg record low F = 32.5 |Jun avg record low F = 44.6 |Jul avg record low F = 51.7 |Aug avg record low F = 50.2 |Sep avg record low F = 40.8 |Oct avg record low F = 28.7 |Nov avg record low F = 18.9 |Dec avg record low F = 8.4 |year avg record low F = -5.2 |Jan record low F = β16 |Feb record low F = β13 |Mar record low F = β8 |Apr record low F = 12 |May record low F = 24 |Jun record low F = 37 |Jul record low F = 46 |Aug record low F = 45 |Sep record low F = 30 |Oct record low F = 23 |Nov record low F = β2 |Dec record low F = β4 |year record low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.27 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.77 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.12 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.19 |May precipitation inch = 3.03 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.88 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.37 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.62 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.27 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.23 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.78 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.44 |year precipitation inch = 32.97 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 15.0 |Feb precipitation days = 12.5 |Mar precipitation days = 12.1 |Apr precipitation days = 13.4 |May precipitation days = 12.8 |Jun precipitation days = 11.6 |Jul precipitation days = 11.5 |Aug precipitation days = 10.5 |Sep precipitation days = 10.8 |Oct precipitation days = 15.3 |Nov precipitation days = 12.6 |Dec precipitation days = 15.5 |year precipitation days = 153.6 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00004724&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access β Station: Niagara Falls INTL AP, NY |access-date = September 11, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=buf |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data β NWS Buffalo |access-date = September 11, 2023 }} </ref> }} {{Weather box |location = Niagara Falls, New York (1991β2020 normals, extremes 1989β2019) |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 65 |Feb record high F = 70 |Mar record high F = 81 |Apr record high F = 93 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 95 |Jul record high F = 97 |Aug record high F = 95 |Sep record high F = 93 |Oct record high F = 85 |Nov record high F = 72 |Dec record high F = 72 |year record high F = 97 |Jan high F = 33.4 |Feb high F = 34.5 |Mar high F = 42.9 |Apr high F = 55.8 |May high F = 68.8 |Jun high F = 77.6 |Jul high F = 82.2 |Aug high F = 80.4 |Sep high F = 73.9 |Oct high F = 61.2 |Nov high F = 48.9 |Dec high F = 38.5 |year high F = 58.2 |Jan mean F = 26.0 |Feb mean F = 26.7 |Mar mean F = 34.4 |Apr mean F = 45.9 |May mean F = 58.3 |Jun mean F = 68.0 |Jul mean F = 72.8 |Aug mean F = 70.9 |Sep mean F = 63.7 |Oct mean F = 52.0 |Nov mean F = 41.2 |Dec mean F = 32.0 |year mean F = 49.3 |Jan low F = 18.6 |Feb low F = 18.8 |Mar low F = 26.0 |Apr low F = 36.0 |May low F = 47.9 |Jun low F = 58.3 |Jul low F = 63.4 |Aug low F = 61.4 |Sep low F = 53.6 |Oct low F = 42.8 |Nov low F = 33.4 |Dec low F = 25.4 |year low F = 40.5 |Jan record low F = β15 |Feb record low F = β13 |Mar record low F = -9 |Apr record low F = 14 |May record low F = 28 |Jun record low F = 38 |Jul record low F = 44 |Aug record low F = 44 |Sep record low F = 26 |Oct record low F = 24 |Nov record low F = 7 |Dec record low F = β7 |year record low F = -15 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.59 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.10 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.44 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.10 |May precipitation inch = 3.14 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.99 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.38 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.80 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.25 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.27 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.89 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.76 |year precipitation inch = 34.71 |Jan snow inch = 22.3 |Feb snow inch = 16.3 |Mar snow inch = 11.6 |Apr snow inch = 2.2 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.2 |Nov snow inch = 4.1 |Dec snow inch = 15.7 |year snow inch = 72.4 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 18.4 |Feb precipitation days = 14.7 |Mar precipitation days = 13.3 |Apr precipitation days = 13.4 |May precipitation days = 12.7 |Jun precipitation days = 11.3 |Jul precipitation days = 10.7 |Aug precipitation days = 10.4 |Sep precipitation days = 10.3 |Oct precipitation days = 13.7 |Nov precipitation days = 13.3 |Dec precipitation days = 16.2 |year precipitation days = 158.4 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 14.6 |Feb snow days = 12.1 |Mar snow days = 7.3 |Apr snow days = 2.4 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 3.9 |Dec snow days = 10.3 |year snow days = 50.8 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA /><ref> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00305840&format=pdf | title = Station: Niagara Falls, NY | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991β2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 9, 2021}}</ref> }} ===Neighborhoods=== * Buffalo Avenue β runs along the south end along the Niagara River once home to a vast number of old families with architecturally significant mansions; further east (past John Daly Boulevard) the street is surrounded by a number of industrial sites to 56th Street before returning to a residential area and ending at the [[Love Canal]] area at 102nd Street. * Central District<ref>[[:File:Map_-_Niagara_Falls_NY.svg|see map for boundaries]] the area corresponding to a region with boundaries around the text ''City of Niagara Falls''</ref> * Deveaux β Located in the northwestern corner (west of the North End) along the Niagara River is residential area built in the 1920s to 1940s. Named for Judge [[Samuel DeVeaux]] who left his estate to be established as the Deveaux College for Orphans and Destitute Children in 1853 (closed 1971), now the site of [[DeVeaux Woods State Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niagara2008.com/history149.html |title=Niagara County Historical Society's Bicentennial Moments β DeVeaux School |website=Niagara2008.com |access-date=2016-11-24}}</ref> and [[DeVeaux School Historical District]]. * Downtown β Area around the Falls and home to hotels including Seneca Niagara Resort Casino, Niagara Falls State Park, [[Niagara Falls Culinary Institute]] (formerly [[Rainbow Centre Factory Outlet]]) * East Side β the area bounded by the gorge on the west, Niagara Street on the south, Ontario Avenue on the North and Main Street (NY Rt 104) on the east.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/East-Side_Niagara-Falls_NY/overview|title=East Side, Niagara Falls, NY Real Estate Market|website=www.realtor.com}}</ref> * Hyde Park β Located near the namesake Hyde Park next to Little Italy as well as home to Hyde Park Municipal Golf Course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niagarafallsusa.org/Hydepark.cfm |title=Niagara Falls City Government HydePark |access-date=2016-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506081603/http://www.niagarafallsusa.org/Hydepark.cfm |archive-date=2016-05-06 }}</ref> * LaSalle β Bounded by 80th Street, Niagara Falls Boulevard, Cayuga Drive and [[LaSalle Expressway]] was built up in the 1940s to 1960s. [[Cayuga Island]] is linked to neighborhood. The actual neighborhood where the Love Canal was to be built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/niagara-falls/la-salle/ |title=La Salle 14304 Niagara Falls, NY Neighborhood Profile |website=Neighborhoodscout.com |access-date=2016-11-24}}</ref> * [[Little Italy, Niagara Falls, New York|Little Italy]] β home to a once predominately Italian community that runs along Pine Avenue from Main Street to Hyde Park Boulevard * [[Love Canal]] β Established in the 1950s on land acquired from [[Hooker Chemical Company]]. Most of the neighborhood was evacuated in the 1980s after toxic waste was discovered underground. Resettlement began in 1990.<ref>{{Cite GNIS|1802797|Love Canal}}</ref> * Niagara Street β residential area east of Downtown along Niagara Street (distinct from Niagara Ave.) once home to a predominately German and Polish community. * [[North End, Niagara Falls, New York|North End]] β runs along Highland Avenue in the north end of the city before it merges with Hyde Park Boulevard.
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