Editing Adirondack Mountains (section)

== Climate ==
The climate is strongly [[humid continental climate|continental]], with high [[humidity]] and [[precipitation]] year-round. The Adirondacks typically experience pleasantly warm, rainy weather in the summer (June–August), with temperatures in the range of {{cvt|66|-|73|F}}, cooler than the rest of New York State due to the higher elevation. Summer evenings in the Adirondacks are chilly, with temperatures ranging on average between {{cvt|45|-|54|F}}. Winters (December–March) are long, cold, snowy and harsh, with temperatures ranging from {{cvt|18|to|23|F}}. Winter nights are frigid, with temperatures between {{cvt|-2|and|4|F}}.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Spring (April–May) and fall (September–November) are short transitional seasons. 
{{Weather box|width=auto|Mar precipitation inch=5.31|Sep precipitation inch=6.22|Aug precipitation inch=5.29|Jul precipitation inch=6.13|Jun precipitation inch=5.79|May precipitation inch=5.59|Apr precipitation inch=5.40|Feb precipitation inch=3.98|Nov precipitation inch=5.83|Jan precipitation inch=4.56|precipitation colour=green|year low F=32.4|Dec low F=13.9|Nov low F=24.7|Oct low F=32.6|Oct precipitation inch=6.97|Dec precipitation inch=5.22|Aug low F=52.0|Jul humidity=70.8|year humidity=68.6|Dec humidity=72.0|Nov humidity=69.9|Oct humidity=70.7|Sep humidity=73.0|Aug humidity=72.8|Jun humidity=70.4|year precipitation inch=66.29|May humidity=63.8|Apr humidity=60.1|Mar humidity=62.4|Feb humidity=66.2|Jan humidity=71.1|humidity colour=green|Sep low F=44.7|Jul low F=52.9|location=Lake Placid, NY. Elevation: 2,054 ft (626 m)|Jul high F=71.6|year high F=50.3|Dec high F=30.6|Nov high F=40.1|Oct high F=50.3|Sep high F=63.7|Aug high F=70.6|Jun high F=67.9|Feb mean F=20.6|May high F=60.5|Apr high F=44.8|Mar high F=30.7|Feb high F=24.6|Jan high F=23.4|single line=Y|Jan mean F=17.5|Mar mean F=25.0|Jun low F=48.9|Dec mean F=23.4|May low F=38.9|Apr low F=27.9|Mar low F=15.9|Feb low F=3.7|Jan low F=2.9|year mean F=41.4|Nov mean F=34.5|Apr mean F=38.4|Oct mean F=44.1|Sep mean F=54.7|Aug mean F=61.3|Jul mean F=62.3|Jun mean F=58.4|May mean F=49.9|Jan dew point F = 10.7|Feb dew point F = 11.1|Mar dew point F = 16.8|Apr dew point F = 26.5|May dew point F = 38.3|Jun dew point F = 48.8|Jul dew point F = 52.7|Aug dew point F = 52.5|Sep dew point F = 46.2|Oct dew point F = 35.2|Nov dew point F = 25.7|Dec dew point F = 15.7|source 1=PRISM Climate Group<ref name=prism>{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|website=www.prism.oregonstate.edu|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>}}