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===Climate=== Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Erie falls within either a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') if the {{convert|0|°C}} isotherm is used or a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') if the {{convert|-3|°C}} isotherm is used. It is located in the [[snow belt]] that stretches from [[Cleveland]] to [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and [[Watertown, New York|Watertown]]; winters are moderately cold, with heavy [[lake effect snow|lake-effect snow]], but also with occasional stretches of mild weather that cause accumulated snow to melt. The city experiences a full range of weather events, including snow, ice, rain, thunderstorms, and fog. The city's lakeside location helps to temper summer heat, with an average of 4 days with highs at or above {{convert|90|°F|0}} annually, and the highest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|100|°F|0}} on June 25, 1988. An average of 3 days have lows of {{convert|0|°F|0}} or colder annually, and the lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|−18|°F|0}} on January 19, 1994, and February 16, 2015.<ref name="Erie NOAA"/> Erie is third on ''[[The Daily Beast]]''{{'}}s list of snowiest places in the United States, averaging {{convert|78.7|in|cm}};<ref>{{cite web |date=December 27, 2010 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-12-27/americas-20-snowiest-cities-from-denver-to-duluth-buffalo-to-billings |title=America's 20 Snowiest Cities, from Denver to Duluth, Buffalo to Billings |access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref> however, the 1981–2010 normal seasonal snowfall is {{convert|100.8|in|cm|0}}. Average annual snowfall in the decade 2010-2019 was {{convert|100.7|in|cm|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erie PA Snowfall Totals & Snow Accumulation Averages - Current Results |url=https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Pennsylvania/Places/erie-snowfall-totals-snow-accumulation-averages.php |website=currentresults.com |access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> The adverse winter conditions caused USAir Flight 499 to overrun the runway at [[Erie International Airport]] on February 21, 1986, and caused [[whiteout (weather)|whiteouts]] that were responsible for a 50-car [[multiple-vehicle collision|pile-up]] on [[Interstate 90 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 90]] on January 25, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=January 26, 2007 |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-25-penn-pileup_x.htm |title=50-car pileup on snowy Erie highway |access-date=May 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32835&key=1 |title=Accident Report |access-date=May 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124133/https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32835&key=1 |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> The coldest maximum temperature on record was {{convert|-4|F|C}} in 1994 and the average coldest maximum between 1991 and 2020 was {{convert|13|F|C}}.<ref name="Erie NOAA"/> The warmest overnight low on record was {{convert|82|F|C}} once in 1918 and another time during the [[1936 North American heat wave]].<ref name="Erie NOAA"/> On average, the warmest low of the year is {{convert|75|F|C}}.<ref name="Erie NOAA"/> On December 24 and 25, 2017, Erie received {{convert|53|in|cm|0}} of snowfall, breaking a record for the largest two-day snowfall anywhere in Pennsylvania.<ref>Craig, Tim (December 26, 2017). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/26/record-setting-christmas-storm-buries-pennsylvanias-fourth-largest-under-more-than-4-feet-of-snow/ Record-setting Christmas storm buries Pennsylvania's fourth largest city under more than 4 feet of snow]". ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>Fritz, Angela (December 26, 2017). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/12/26/how-this-pennsylvania-city-got-more-than-4-feet-of-snow-in-just-30-hours/ How this Pennsylvania city got more than 4 feet of snow in just 30 hours]". ''The Washington Post''.</ref> By the close of the 2017–2018 snow season, Erie had recorded {{convert|198.5|in|m|abbr=on}} of snow, its snowiest season on record, breaking the previous record of {{convert|149.1|in|m|abbr=on}} inches set in 2000–2001 by a large margin.<ref name="Erie NOAA"/> The [[hardiness zone]] is now 7a along the lakeshore and 6b in the remainder of the city. [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/] {{Erie, Pennsylvania weatherbox}}
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