Editing Point Pelee National Park (section)

==Climate==
Point Pelee has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'' under the [[Köppen climate classification]]) with warm, humid summers, and cold winters that is modified by the surrounding waters of Lake Erie.<ref name = wetland /> It lies in a zone that is characterized by variable weather due to conflict between polar and tropical air masses.<ref name="climate">{{cite web | url = http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/on/pelee/visit/visit5.aspx | title = Point Pelee National Park of Canada: Weather | publisher = Parks Canada | date = August 2009  | access-date = 24 May 2013}}</ref>
Its position in Lake Erie modifies its climate, resulting in warmer winter and fall temperatures compared to inland regions, as the lake cools more slowly than the surrounding land though during the spring, temperatures remain cooler than inland areas due to the land warming faster than the lake.<ref name = climate />

Winters are cold with a January average temperature of {{convert|-3.9|C|1}}. Owing to its position in Lake Erie, winter temperatures are warmer than inland locations at a similar latitude due to the release of the heat stored by the lake.<ref name = climate /><ref name = EPA>{{cite web | url = http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/glat-ch2.html#Climate | title = Natural Processes in the Great Lakes | work = The Great Lakes An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book | publisher = U.S Environmental Protection Agency | access-date = 24 May 2013}}</ref> As a result, temperatures below {{convert|-20|C|1}} are rare, with only 1.9 days where the temperature reaches or falls below {{convert|-20|C|1}}.<ref name = CCN /> The maximum temperature usually stays below freezing on most days although mild spells of weather can occur time to time. The park receives {{convert|98.9|cm|in|1}} of snowfall per year and there are 30.6 days with measurable snow.<ref name = CCN /> The park is not located in the [[Snowbelt|snowbelt region]], and snow cover is intermittent through the winter.

Summers are warm and humid with the warmest month, July, averaging {{convert|22.4|C|1}}, which is among the highest in Ontario.<ref name = climate /> The surrounding lake moderates summertime temperatures, cooling the flow of warm air masses originating from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and as a result, temperatures above {{convert|30|C|1}} are rare, with only 4–8 days per year in the park.<ref name = EPA /><ref name = CCN />

{{Weather box|location = Point Pelee National Park
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 13.0
| Feb record high C = 14.5
| Mar record high C = 22.5
| Apr record high C = 28.5
| May record high C = 31.5
| Jun record high C = 33.5
| Jul record high C = 34.0
| Aug record high C = 34.5
| Sep record high C = 31.0
| Oct record high C = 25.5
| Nov record high C = 20.6
| Dec record high C = 18.5
|year record high C = 34.5
| Jan high C = -0.8
| Feb high C =  0.3
| Mar high C =  5.0
| Apr high C = 11.6
| May high C = 18.1
| Jun high C = 23.6
| Jul high C = 26.8
| Aug high C = 25.7
| Sep high C = 21.6
| Oct high C = 15.0
| Nov high C =  8.3
| Dec high C =  1.9
|year high C = 13.1
| Jan mean C = −3.9
| Feb mean C = −3.0
| Mar mean C =  1.4
| Apr mean C =  7.4
| May mean C = 13.7
| Jun mean C = 19.4
| Jul mean C = 22.4
| Aug mean C = 21.5
| Sep mean C = 17.6
| Oct mean C = 11.4
| Nov mean C =  5.5
| Dec mean C = −0.7
|year mean C =  9.4
| Jan low C = -6.9
| Feb low C = -6.2
| Mar low C = -2.2
| Apr low C =  3.1
| May low C =  9.3
| Jun low C = 15.1
| Jul low C = 18.0
| Aug low C = 17.2
| Sep low C = 13.6
| Oct low C =  7.8
| Nov low C =  2.6
| Dec low C = -3.3
|year low C =  5.7
| Jan record low C = -27.0
| Feb record low C = -24.0
| Mar record low C = -18.0
| Apr record low C =  -9.8
| May record low C =  -3.2
| Jun record low C =   3.0
| Jul record low C =   7.0
| Aug record low C =   4.0
| Sep record low C =  -1.7
| Oct record low C =  -5.5
| Nov record low C =  -9.4
| Dec record low C = -23.0
|year record low C = -27.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 57.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 58.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 69.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 75.6
| May precipitation mm = 76.9
| Jun precipitation mm = 79.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 83.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 85.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 92.7
| Oct precipitation mm = 69.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 94.8
| Dec precipitation mm = 77.4
| year precipitation mm = 922.1
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 27.9
| Feb rain mm = 31.3
| Mar rain mm = 51.7
| Apr rain mm = 71.7
| May rain mm = 76.9
| Jun rain mm = 79.8
| Jul rain mm = 83.6
| Aug rain mm = 85.9
| Sep rain mm = 92.7
| Oct rain mm = 69.6
| Nov rain mm = 90.9
| Dec rain mm = 56.8
|year rain mm = 818.8
| snow colour = green
| Jan snow cm = 30.5
| Feb snow cm = 27.3
| Mar snow cm = 18.4
| Apr snow cm =  3.8
| May snow cm =  0.0
| Jun snow cm =  0.0
| Jul snow cm =  0.0
| Aug snow cm =  0.0
| Sep snow cm =  0.0
| Oct snow cm =  0.06
| Nov snow cm =  3.6
| Dec snow cm = 20.0
|year snow cm = 103.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 13.4
| Feb precipitation days = 11.4
| Mar precipitation days = 12.8
| Apr precipitation days = 14.7
| May precipitation days = 13.3
| Jun precipitation days = 11.7
| Jul precipitation days = 10.9
| Aug precipitation days = 10.1
| Sep precipitation days = 11.7
| Oct precipitation days = 13.5
| Nov precipitation days = 15.3
| Dec precipitation days = 15.4
|year precipitation days = 154.4
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days =  4.7
| Feb rain days =  4.9
| Mar rain days =  9.0
| Apr rain days = 14.0
| May rain days = 13.3
| Jun rain days = 11.7
| Jul rain days = 10.9
| Aug rain days = 10.1
| Sep rain days = 11.7
| Oct rain days = 13.5
| Nov rain days = 14.2
| Dec rain days =  8.9
|year rain days = 127.1
|unit snow days = 0.2&nbsp;cm
| Jan snow days = 9.2
| Feb snow days = 7.1
| Mar snow days = 4.7
| Apr snow days = 1.3
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.15
| Nov snow days = 1.7
| Dec snow days = 7.5
|year snow days = 31.6
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "CCN">{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/ONT/ONT_OWEN-WARR_ENG.csv
| title = Point Pelee, Ontario
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 September 2013}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}