Editing Owen Sound (section)

==Geography and climate==
Owen Sound experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid continental climate#Warm summer subtype|Dfb]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/North-America_Koppen_Map.png |format=PNG |title=Köppen Climate Classification Map of North America (University of Melbourne) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910225851/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/North-America_Koppen_Map.png |archive-date=September 10, 2013}}</ref> that is moderated by [[Lake Huron]]. Winters are cold and very snowy, while summers are warm and humid, but cooled by the lake waters (Georgian Bay and Lake Huron on either side) more than most other areas of southwestern Ontario. Precipitation is moderately high, as Owen Sound is in the direct line of the [[Lake-effect snow|Great Lakes snowbelt]], with an annual average precipitation of {{cvt|1100|mm}}. Summer thunderstorms are a common occurrence.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Owen Sound was {{cvt|40.0|C|1}} on July 3, 1911.<ref name="July 1911"/> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-36.7|C|1}} on February 6, 1895.<ref name="February 1895"/>
{{Weather box
|location = Owen Sound, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1878−present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 15.6
|Feb record high C = 18.5
|Mar record high C = 26.1
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 36.1
|Jun record high C = 35.0
|Jul record high C = 40.0
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 35.6
|Oct record high C = 30.6
|Nov record high C = 22.8
|Dec record high C = 18.5
|year record high C = 40.0
|Jan high C = -1.9
|Feb high C = -1.0
|Mar high C = 3.2
|Apr high C = 10.3
|May high C = 16.6
|Jun high C = 21.7
|Jul high C = 24.8
|Aug high C = 24.2
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 13.4
|Nov high C = 6.9
|Dec high C = 1.1
|year high C = 11.6
|Jan mean C = −5.4
|Feb mean C = −4.8
|Mar mean C = −1.0
|Apr mean C = 5.8
|May mean C = 11.5
|Jun mean C = 16.6
|Jul mean C = 20.1
|Aug mean C = 19.6
|Sep mean C = 15.8
|Oct mean C = 9.6
|Nov mean C = 3.8
|Dec mean C = −1.8
|year mean C = 7.5
|Jan low C = -9.0
|Feb low C = -8.7
|Mar low C = -5.2
|Apr low C = 1.2
|May low C = 6.4
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 15.3
|Aug low C = 15.0
|Sep low C = 11.4
|Oct low C = 5.7
|Nov low C = 0.7
|Dec low C = -4.8
|year low C = 3.3
|Jan record low C = -34.4
|Feb record low C = -36.7
|Mar record low C = -31.1
|Apr record low C = -18.3
|May record low C = -7.8
|Jun record low C = -1.7
|Jul record low C = 1.1
|Aug record low C = 2.2
|Sep record low C = -3.3
|Oct record low C = -10.6
|Nov record low C = -23.3
|Dec record low C = -30.0
|year record low C = -36.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 128.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 86.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 77.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 71.0
|May precipitation mm = 84.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 73.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 70.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 78.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 106.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 98.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 110.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 129.9
|year precipitation mm = 1114.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 27.9
|Feb rain mm = 21.5
|Mar rain mm = 42.4
|Apr rain mm = 63.8
|May rain mm = 84.0
|Jun rain mm = 73.5
|Jul rain mm = 70.4
|Aug rain mm = 78.7
|Sep rain mm = 106.1
|Oct rain mm = 96.4
|Nov rain mm = 82.8
|Dec rain mm = 36.7
|year rain mm = 783.9
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 101.0
|Feb snow cm = 64.8
|Mar snow cm = 35.4
|Apr snow cm = 7.3
|May snow cm = 0.1
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 1.6
|Nov snow cm = 27.2
|Dec snow cm = 93.2
|year snow cm = 330.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 20.7
|Feb precipitation days = 15.0
|Mar precipitation days = 12.9
|Apr precipitation days = 13.4
|May precipitation days = 12.8
|Jun precipitation days = 11.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.4
|Aug precipitation days = 11.6
|Sep precipitation days = 13.9
|Oct precipitation days = 17.7
|Nov precipitation days = 17.7
|Dec precipitation days = 19.7
|year precipitation days = 176.8
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 4.4
|Feb rain days = 3.5
|Mar rain days = 6.4
|Apr rain days = 12.3
|May rain days = 12.8
|Jun rain days = 11.1
|Jul rain days = 10.4
|Aug rain days = 11.6
|Sep rain days = 13.9
|Oct rain days = 17.5
|Nov rain days = 13.7
|Dec rain days = 7.1
|year rain days = 124.7
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 17.4
|Feb snow days = 12.3
|Mar snow days = 7.8
|Apr snow days = 2.0
|May snow days = 0.04
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 5.5
|Dec snow days = 14.0
|year snow days = 59.5
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=4486&lang=e&dCode=1&province=ONT&provBut=Go&month1=0&month2=12 |title=Owen Sound, Ontario |work=Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084103/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=4486&lang=e&dCode=1&province=ONT&provBut=Go&month1=0&month2=12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= "Owen Sound">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=owen+sound&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&optLimit=specDate&Year=1878&Month=12&Day=1&selRowPerPage=25 |title=Owen Sound |work=Canadian Climate Data |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819213130/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=owen+sound&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&optLimit=specDate&Year=1878&Month=12&Day=1&selRowPerPage=25 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= "February 1895">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1878-07-01%7C1962-02-28&mlyRange=1879-01-01%7C1962-12-01&StationID=4485&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=owen+sound&timeframe=2&Year=1895&Month=2 |title=Daily Data Report for February 1895 |work=Canadian Climate Data |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305183414/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name= "July 1911">{{cite web |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1878-07-01%7C1962-02-28&mlyRange=1879-01-01%7C1962-12-01&StationID=4485&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=owen+sound&timeframe=2&Year=1911&Month=7 |title=Daily Data Report for July 1911 |work=Canadian Climate Data |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305183418/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange= |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

The [[Sydenham River (Lake Huron)|Sydenham River]] is a waterway that connects to Owen Sound Bay and was formed from a pre-glacial river cutting into the limestone of the Niagara Escarpment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://facilities.owensound.ca/home/detail?CategoryIds=&FacilityTypeIds=&Keywords=&Page=9&CloseMap=false&Scroll=true&id=d23188a9-4a91-441c-8c26-d8c0d369e3ae | title=The Sydenham River | date=February 12, 2018 | access-date=September 9, 2023 | archive-date=October 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026104514/https://facilities.owensound.ca/home/detail?CategoryIds=&FacilityTypeIds=&Keywords=&Page=9&CloseMap=false&Scroll=true&id=d23188a9-4a91-441c-8c26-d8c0d369e3ae | url-status=live }}</ref>