Editing Gainesville, Florida (section)

===Climate===
Gainesville's climate is defined as [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa''), with tropical-like summers, warm to hot shoulder seasons, and mild winters. Due to its inland location, Gainesville experiences wide temperature fluctuations, and it is part of USDA Plant [[hardiness zone]] 9a.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the hot season, from roughly May 15 to September 30, the city's climate is similar to the rest of the state, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms and high humidity. Average temperatures range from the low 70s (21–23&nbsp;°C) at night to around {{convert|91|°F|0}} during the day.

In the cool season, Gainesville experiences 15 nights of temperatures at freezing or below and sustained freezes every few years. The record low of {{cvt|6|°F|0}} was reached on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 13, 1899]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/gnv_records_February.shtml |title=Gainesville Records for February |publisher=[[National Weather Service]] |access-date=July 21, 2007}}</ref> and the city experienced light snow and freezing rain on Christmas Eve, 1989. Traces of snow were also recorded in 1977,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alligator.org/news/snow-in-gainesville-here-s-what-it-looked-like-in/article_59548270-f404-11e7-b1f1-07d0e62a8553.html|title=Snow in Gainesville? Here's what it looked like in 1977.|last=Kneale|first=Dennis|date=January 19, 1977|website=The Independent Florida Alligator|language=en|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> 1996, 2010<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alexander |first1=Jackie |title=NWS confirms Sunday morning snow flurries for Gainesville |url=https://www.gainesville.com/news/20101226/nws-confirms-sunday-morning-snow-flurries-for-gainesville |website=The Gainesville Sun |date=December 26, 2010|access-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gainesville.com/news/20180102/snow-in-gainesville-could-happen-wednesday|title=Snow in Gainesville? Could happen Wednesday|last=Callahan|first=Joe|date=January 3, 2018|website=Gainesville Sun|language=en|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> The daily average temperature in January is {{convert|54.8|°F|1}}; on average, the window for freezing temperatures is December 4 to February 24, allowing a growing season of 282&nbsp;days, although the 1949–50 winter season did not record a freeze.<ref name="auto">{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jax
| title = NOWData − NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 2, 2021
}}</ref> Like the rest of the state, cold temperatures are almost always accompanied by clear skies and [[High pressure area|high pressure systems]]; snow is therefore rare. Temperatures reaching {{convert|100|°F|0}} or falling below {{convert|20|°F|0}} are rare, having respectively last occurred on June 4, 2019, and January 11, 2010.

The city's flora and fauna are also distinct from coastal regions of the state, and include many deciduous species, such as [[dogwood]], maple, hickory and [[sweet gum]], alongside palms, [[live oak]]s, and other evergreens. This allows the city to enjoy brief periods of fall color in late November and December and a noticeable, prolonged spring from mid-February through early April. This is a generally pleasant period, as colorful blooms of [[azalea]] and [[redbud]] complement a cloudless blue sky, for this is also the period of the lowest precipitation and lowest humidity. The city averages {{convert|48.31|in|sigfig=3}} of rain per year. June through September accounts for most annual rainfall, while autumn and early winter are the driest.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Gainesville, Florida ([[Gainesville Regional Airport]]), 1991−2020 normals,<ref>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</ref> extremes 1890−present
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 67.2
| Feb high F = 70.9
| Mar high F = 76.0
| Apr high F = 81.5
| May high F = 87.6
| Jun high F = 90.3
| Jul high F = 91.1
| Aug high F = 90.6
| Sep high F = 88.1
| Oct high F = 82.3
| Nov high F = 74.7
| Dec high F = 69.3
|year high F = 80.8
|Jan mean F = 54.8
|Feb mean F = 58.4
|Mar mean F = 62.7
|Apr mean F = 68.5
|May mean F = 75.0
|Jun mean F = 79.9
|Jul mean F = 81.4
|Aug mean F = 81.3
|Sep mean F = 78.8
|Oct mean F = 71.4
|Nov mean F = 62.7
|Dec mean F = 57.3
|year mean F = 69.3
| Jan low F = 42.8
| Feb low F = 46.2
| Mar low F = 50.0
| Apr low F = 55.8
| May low F = 62.9
| Jun low F = 69.8
| Jul low F = 72.0
| Aug low F = 72.2
| Sep low F = 69.5
| Oct low F = 60.8
| Nov low F = 50.8
| Dec low F = 45.5
|year low F = 58.3
|Jan avg record high F = 80.8
|Feb avg record high F = 83.3
|Mar avg record high F = 86.4
|Apr avg record high F = 89.8
|May avg record high F = 94.3
|Jun avg record high F = 96.5
|Jul avg record high F = 96.0
|Aug avg record high F = 95.1
|Sep avg record high F = 93.3
|Oct avg record high F = 89.8
|Nov avg record high F = 85.1
|Dec avg record high F = 81.3
|year avg record high F= 97.8
|Jan avg record low F = 24.8
|Feb avg record low F = 27.7
|Mar avg record low F = 32.0
|Apr avg record low F = 40.4
|May avg record low F = 50.4
|Jun avg record low F = 63.0
|Jul avg record low F = 67.4
|Aug avg record low F = 67.6
|Sep avg record low F = 60.2
|Oct avg record low F = 43.4
|Nov avg record low F = 32.5
|Dec avg record low F = 28.3
|year avg record low F= 22.8
|Jan record high F =  89
|Feb record high F =  91
|Mar record high F =  96
|Apr record high F =  96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F =  99
|Oct record high F =  96
|Nov record high F =  91
|Dec record high F =  87

|Jan record low F = 10
|Feb record low F =  6
|Mar record low F = 22
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 42
|Jun record low F = 50
|Jul record low F = 60
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 48
|Oct record low F = 32
|Nov record low F = 20
|Dec record low F = 13
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.29
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.67
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.49
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.74
| May precipitation inch = 3.08
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.56
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.68
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.40
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.05
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.68
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.79
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.88
|year precipitation inch = 48.31
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.2
| Feb precipitation days = 7.2
| Mar precipitation days = 7.4
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2
| May precipitation days = 6.9
| Jun precipitation days = 14.9
| Jul precipitation days = 15.9
| Aug precipitation days = 16.1
| Sep precipitation days = 11.0
| Oct precipitation days = 7.2
| Nov precipitation days = 5.8
| Dec precipitation days = 7.0
| year precipitation days = 113.8
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00012816&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991−2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 2, 2021
}}</ref> }}