Editing Columbia, Missouri (section)

===Climate===
Columbia has a [[humid continental]] climate ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa)'' marked by sharp seasonal contrasts in temperature, and is in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 6a.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#|title= USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|year= 2012|website= planthardiness.ars.usda.gov|publisher= Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University|access-date= 2014-05-30|url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date= February 27, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|31.0|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|78.5|°F|1}} in July, while the high reaches or exceeds {{convert|90|°F|0}} on an average of 35 days per year, {{convert|100|°F|0}} on two days, while two nights of sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows can be expected.<ref name = "NOWData NWS St. Louis, MO (LSX) COUthr"/> Precipitation tends to be greatest and most frequent in the latter half of spring, when severe weather is also most common. Snow averages {{convert|16.5|in|cm}} per season, mostly from December to March, with occasional November accumulation and falls in April being rarer; historically seasonal snow accumulation has ranged from {{convert|3.4|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 2005–06 to {{convert|54.9|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1977–78.<ref name = "NOWData NWS St. Louis, MO (LSX) COUthr"/> Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−26|°F|0}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 12, 1899]] to {{convert|113|°F|0}} on July 12 and 14, 1954. Readings of {{convert|−10|°F|0}} or {{convert|105|°F|0}} are uncommon, the last occurrences being January 7, 2014 and July 31, 2012.<ref name = "NOWData NWS St. Louis, MO (LSX) COUthr"/>
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