Editing Bethlehem Township, New Jersey (section)

===Climate===
{{Weather box |metric first = 
|location = Bethlehem Township, NJ
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 71.0
|Feb record high F = 76.0
|Mar record high F = 85.0
|Apr record high F = 93.0
|May record high F = 96.0
|Jun record high F = 98.0
|Jul record high F = 100.0
|Aug record high F = 100.0
|Sep record high F = 102.0
|Oct record high F = 91.0
|Nov record high F = 82.0
|Dec record high F = 73.0
|Jan high F = 35.8
|Feb high F = 39.1
|Mar high F = 48.5
|Apr high F = 59.4
|May high F = 70.6
|Jun high F = 78.6
|Jul high F = 83.5
|Aug high F = 82.0
|Sep high F = 74.8
|Oct high F = 64.1
|Nov high F = 51.9
|Dec high F = 40.5
|year high F= 60.7
|Jan record low F = -23.0
|Feb record low F = -24.0
|Mar record low F = -6.0
|Apr record low F = 9.0
|May record low F = 25.0
|Jun record low F = 33.0
|Jul record low F = 38.0
|Aug record low F = 35.0
|Sep record low F = 25.0
|Oct record low F = 18.0
|Nov record low F = 2.0
|Dec record low F = -14.0
|Jan low F = 17.5
|Feb low F = 19.0
|Mar low F = 27.2
|Apr low F = 36.4
|May low F = 46.5
|Jun low F = 55.4
|Jul low F = 60.9
|Aug low F = 59.5
|Sep low F = 51.7
|Oct low F = 39.7
|Nov low F = 31.5
|Dec low F = 23.3
|year low F= 39.1
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.30
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.35
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.18
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.54
|May precipitation inch = 4.93
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.78
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.03
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.78
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.31
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.09
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.05
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.32
|year precipitation inch = 53.66 
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.idcide.com/weather/nj/bloomsbury.htm |title=Bloomsbury, NJ Weather |author=BELVIDERE BRIDGE Weather station |publisher=Open Publishing |year=2009 |work=Bloomsbury, NJ Weather Data |access-date=December 1, 2009}}
|date=August 2010</ref>
}}

Bethlehem Township falls under the "Northern [[New Jersey]]" climate zone. According to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at [[Rutgers University]], the Northern climate zone covers about one-quarter of New Jersey and consists mainly of elevated highlands and valleys which are part of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] Uplands. Surrounded by land, this region can be characterized as having a [[continental climate]] with minimal influence from the [[Atlantic Ocean]], except when the winds contain an easterly component. Prevailing winds are from the southwest in summer and from the northwest in winter. Being in the northernmost portion of the state, and with small mountains up to {{convert|1800|ft}} in elevation, the Northern Zone normally exhibits a colder temperature regime than other climate regions of the State of New Jersey. This difference is most dramatic in winter when average temperatures in the Northern Zone can be more than ten degrees Fahrenheit cooler than in the Coastal Zone. Annual snowfall averages {{convert|40|to|50|in}} in the northern zone as compared with an average of {{convert|10|to|15|in}} in the extreme south.<ref>[http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/?section=uscp&target=NJCoverview ONJSC], Rutgers University. Accessed December 1, 2009.</ref>

Bethlehem Township falls under the [[USDA]] 6a Plant [[Hardiness zone]].<ref>[http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/# USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map], [[United States Department of Agriculture]] / Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University. Accessed January 10, 2015.</ref>