Editing Westport, Massachusetts (section)

==Climate==

[[File:Westport River.jpg|thumb|Fall foliage on the Westport River, 2019]]
'''Winter:''' Seasonal effects begin in mid-December and end in mid-March. The snowiest times of the winter season are in January and February. Temperatures average highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s. The coldest time of the year in Westport occurs during January, in which residents can see temperature plummet into the teens and single digits.

'''Spring:''' Seasonal effects of spring begin in the end of March and end in mid-May, with mostly rain in March and April and sun/rain in May. Temperatures average with highs in the 50s/60s, and lows in the 40s/50s.

'''Summer:''' Seasonal effects begin in the end of May and end in mid-September, with mostly sunny conditions. Hurricanes/tropical storms usually hit or come close to Westport during late August and September. Temperatures average with highs in the 80s, and lows in the 60s and 70s. The hottest time of the year in Westport occurs in mid-July where temperatures can climb to highs in the 90s.

'''Fall/ Autumn:''' Seasonal effects begin in the end of September and end in the beginning of December with mostly sunny crisp, cool days. Temperatures range from 50s during the day, and 30s/40s at night.

'''Hurricanes:''' Tropical systems occasionally hit Westport or come close to Westport. The most favorable period for tropical systems in Westport are in mid to late August and during the month of September. The last tropical system to hit Westport was [[Hurricane Sandy]] on October 29, 2012, which hit the town at about {{convert|70|mph}} and brought powerful gusts and periods of heavy rain to the area. The storm disrupted power for many across the town, however, much of Westport's service was restored within a day.

{{Weather box
|location = Westport, Massachusetts
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 37.6
|Feb high F = 37.8
|Mar high F = 45.1
|Apr high F = 54.7
|May high F = 65.5
|Jun high F = 74.5
|Jul high F = 80.1
|Aug high F = 78.6
|Sep high F = 72.1
|Oct high F = 64.6
|Nov high F = 51.8
|Dec high F = 41.2
|year high F = 58.5
|Jan mean F = 30.6
|Feb mean F = 30.7
|Mar mean F = 38.1
|Apr mean F = 47.1
|May mean F = 57.4
|Jun mean F = 66.4
|Jul mean F = 72.3
|Aug mean F = 71.2
|Sep mean F = 64.6
|Oct mean F = 54.9
|Nov mean F = 45.0
|Dec mean F = 34.3
|year mean F = 51.1
|Jan low F = 23.5
|Feb low F = 23.5
|Mar low F = 31.1
|Apr low F = 39.6
|May low F = 49.3
|Jun low F = 58.3
|Jul low F = 64.8
|Aug low F = 63.9
|Sep low F = 57.0
|Oct low F = 47.3
|Nov low F = 38.1
|Dec low F = 27.5
|year low F = 43.5
|Jan record low F = −9
|Feb record low F = -11
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 10
|Dec record low F = -5
|year record low F = −11
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.98
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.50
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.21
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.82
|May precipitation inch = 3.23
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.27
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.91
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.25
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.27
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.31
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.06
|year precipitation inch = 43.82
|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center (normals 1958–1992)<ref name = WRCC >
{{cite web
  |url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ma6681
  |title = General Climate Summary Tables
  |publisher= Western Regional Climate Center
  |access-date = February 19, 2013
}}</ref>
|source 2 = The Weather Channel (extremes)<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMA0338
|title = Climate Statistics for Provincetown, Massachusetts
|access-date = May 7, 2012}}</ref>
|date=December 2012}}