Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

===Climate===
Newfoundland, in broad terms, has a cool summer subtype, with a [[humid continental climate]] attributable to its proximity to water — no part of the island is more than {{cvt|100|km}} from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Bornstein |first=Stephen |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1223011941 |title=Newfoundland and Labrador : a health system profile |date=2021 |others=John Abbott, Victor Maddalena, Aimee Letto, Melissa Sullivan, Pablo Navarro |isbn=978-1-4875-0840-1 |location=Toronto |oclc=1223011941|publisher=[[University of Toronto Press]]}}</ref> However, Northern Labrador is classified as a [[Polar region|polar]] [[tundra]] climate, and southern Labrador has a [[subarctic climate]].<ref name="ses">{{cite web |title=Climate Characteristics |url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/environment/seasonal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618214933/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/environment/seasonal.html |archive-date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=June 17, 2008 |publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland}}</ref> Newfoundland and Labrador contain a range of climates and weather patterns, including frequent combinations of high winds, snow, rain, and fog, conditions that regularly made travel by road, air, or ferry challenging or impossible.<ref name=":10"/>
[[File:Newfoundland and Labrador Köppen.svg|thumb|[[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate types]] of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
Monthly average temperatures, rainfall levels, and snowfall levels for four locations are shown in the attached graphs. [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] represents the east coast, [[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]] the interior of the island, [[Corner Brook]] the west coast of the island and [[Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador|Wabush]] the interior of Labrador. Climate data for 56 places in the province is available from [[Environment Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/stnselect_1981_2010_e.html?lang=e&province=NL&provSubmit=go|title=Station Results – 1981–2010 Climate Normals and Averages|publisher=Environment Canada|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316212407/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/stnselect_1981_2010_e.html?lang=e&province=NL&provSubmit=go|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The data for the graphs is the average over 30 years. Error bars on the temperature graph indicate the range of daytime highs and night time lows. Snowfall is the total amount that fell during the month, not the amount accumulated on the ground. This distinction is particularly important for St. John's, where a heavy snowfall can be followed by rain, so no snow remains on the ground.

Surface water temperatures on the Atlantic side reach a summer average of {{cvt|12|C}} inshore and {{cvt|9|C}} offshore to winter lows of {{cvt|-1|C}} inshore and {{cvt|2|C}} offshore.<ref name="ghi"/> Sea temperatures on the west coast are warmer than Atlantic side by 1–3&nbsp;°C (approximately 2–5&nbsp;°F). The sea keeps winter temperatures slightly higher and summer temperatures a little lower on the coast than inland.<ref name="ghi"/> The maritime climate produces more variable weather, ample precipitation in a variety of forms, greater [[humidity]], lower visibility, more clouds, less sunshine, and higher winds than a continental climate.<ref name="ghi">{{cite web|url=http://atlantic-web1.ns.ec.gc.ca/climatecentre/default.asp?lang=En&n=83846147-1|title=The Climate of Newfoundland|publisher=Environment Canada|access-date=June 17, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080519102701/http://atlantic-web1.ns.ec.gc.ca/climatecentre/default.asp?lang=En&n=83846147-1 |archive-date = May 19, 2008}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|+Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected locations in Newfoundland and Labrador<ref name="Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971–2000">{{cite web|url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/Welcome_e.html|title=National Climate Data and Information Archive|publisher=Environment Canada|access-date=September 2, 2010|archive-date=December 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211013802/http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/Welcome_e.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!Location
!July (°C)
!July (°F)
!January (°C)
!January (°F)
|-
|[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] || 20/11 || 68/52 || −1/−9 || 30/16
|-
|[[Grand Falls-Windsor]] || 23/11 || 73/52 || −2/–12 || 27/9
|-
|[[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]] || 21/11 || 71/51 || −3/−12 || 26/11
|-
|[[Corner Brook]] || 22/13 || 71/55 || −3/−10 || 28/15
|-
|[[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Stephenville]] || 20/12 || 68/54 || −2/−9 || 27/15
|-
|[[Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Fogo Island]] || 19/10 || 66/50 || −3/–9 || 26/16
|-
|[[Labrador City]] || 19/8 || 66/47 || −16/–27 || 2/–18
|-
|[[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]] || 21/10 || 69/50 || −12/−22 || 9/−8
|-
|[[Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador|Nain]] || 15/5 || 59/41 || −14/−23 || 7/−10
|}