Editing Newark, New Jersey (section)

=== Climate ===
Newark lies in the transition between a [[humid subtropical]] and [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa/Dfa''), with cold winters and hot humid summers. The January daily mean is {{convert|32.8|F|1}},<ref name="NOAA" /> and although temperatures below {{convert|10|F|0}} are to be expected in most years,<ref>[https://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm 2015 Hardiness Zone Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623180858/https://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm |date=June 23, 2016 }}, [[Arbor Day Foundation]]. Accessed June 13, 2016/</ref> sub-{{convert|0|F}} readings are rare; conversely, some days may warm up to {{convert|50|F}}. The average seasonal snowfall is {{convert|31.5|in|cm}}, though variations in weather patterns may bring sparse snowfall in some years and several major [[nor'easter]]s in others, with the heaviest 24-hour fall of {{convert|25.9|in|cm}} occurring on December 26, 1947.<ref name="NOAA" /> Spring and autumn in the area are generally unstable yet mild. The July daily mean is {{convert|78.2|F|1}}, and highs exceed {{convert|90|F}} on an average 28.3 days per year,<ref name="NOAA" /> not factoring in the often higher [[heat index]]. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with the summer months being the wettest and fall and winter months being the driest.

The city receives precipitation ranging from {{convert|2.9|to|4.6|in|mm|0}} per month, usually falling on 8 to 12 days per month. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−14|F|0}} on February 9, 1934, to {{convert|108|F|0}} on July 22, 2011.<ref name="NOAA" /> The January freezing isotherm that separates Newark into ''Dfa'' and ''Cfa'' zones approximates the NJ Turnpike.

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