Editing Albany County, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:ThacherParkPano.jpg|thumb|240px|View of the towns of [[Guilderland, New York|Guilderland]] and [[New Scotland, New York|New Scotland]] and the city of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] from [[Thacher Park]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|533|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|523|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|10|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 3, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

Albany County is in the east central part of New York, extending southward and westward from the point where the [[Mohawk River]] joins the [[Hudson River]]. Its eastern boundary is the Hudson; a portion of its northern boundary is the Mohawk.

The terrain of the county ranges from flat near the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers to high and hilly to the southwest, of the [[Helderberg Escarpment]] and the [[Helderberg Mountains]]. The highest point is one of several summits near Henry Hill at approximately {{convert|2,160|ft|m}} above sea level; The lowest point is {{convert|62|ft|m|0}} above sea level at the Hudson River's southernmost extent in the county.

===Climate===
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The Capital District has a [[humid continental]] [[climate]], with cold, snowy winters, and hot, wet summers. Albany receives around {{convert|36.2|in|mm}} of rain per year, with 135 days of at least {{convert|0.01|in|mm}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. Snowfall is significant, totaling about {{convert|63|in|mm}} annually,<ref name=climatezone>{{cite web | title = Climate information for Albany, New York | publisher = climate-zone.com | access-date = June 6, 2009 | url = http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/new-york/albany/| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090511025254/http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/new-york/albany/| archive-date= May 11, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> but with less accumulation than the [[Lake-effect snow|lake-effect]] areas to the north and west, being far enough from [[Lake Ontario]]. Albany County is however, close enough to the coast to receive heavy snow from [[Nor'easter]]s, and the region gets the bulk of its yearly snowfall from these types of storms. The county also occasionally receives [[Alberta clipper]]s. Winters are often very cold with fluctuating conditions, temperatures often drop to below {{convert|0|°F|°C|abbr=on}} at night. Summers in the Albany can contain stretches of excessive heat and humidity, with temperatures above&nbsp;{{convert|90|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and dew points near 70. Severe [[thunderstorms]] are common but [[tornadoes]] are rare. Albany receives on average per year 69 sunny days, 111 partly cloudy days, and 185 cloudy days;<ref>{{cite web|title=Cloudiness |url=http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/cldy.html |publisher=University of Utah, Department of Atmospheric Sciences |access-date=June 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326080816/http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/cldy.html |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref> and an average, over the course of a year, of less than four hours of sunshine per day, with just over an average of 2.5 hours per day over the course of the winter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunshine Hours Page |access-date=June 6, 2009 |url=http://www.thewellers.com/weller43/sunshine.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515033306/http://www.thewellers.com/weller43/sunshine.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The chance during daylight hours of sunshine is 53%, with the highest percentage of sunny daylight hours being in July with 64%, and the lowest month is November with 37%.<ref name=climatezone/>

===Adjacent counties===
Albany County is bordered by six counties. Listed [[clockwise]], they are:
* [[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady County]] – northwest
* [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]] – north
* [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]] – east
* [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]] – southeast
* [[Greene County, New York|Greene County]] – south
* [[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie County]] – west