Editing Lombardy (section)

===Climate===
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Lombardy has a wide array of climates due to variations in elevation, proximity to inland water basins, and large metropolitan areas. The climate is mainly [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Cfa), especially in the plains, though with significant variations from the Köppen model, especially in the normally long, damp, and cold winters. There is high seasonal temperature variation; in Milan, the average temperature is {{cvt|2.5|°C}} in January and {{cvt|24|°C}} in July. The plains are often subject to fog during the coldest months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate and average monthly weather in Lombardy, Italy |url=https://weather-and-climate.com:80/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-region-lombardy-it,Italy |access-date=19 June 2022|website=World Weather & Climate Information}}</ref>

In the Alpine foothills with an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Cfb), numerous lakes have a mitigating influence, allowing typically Mediterranean crops (such as olive and [[citrus fruit]]) to grow. In the hills and mountains, the climate is [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfb). In the valleys, it is relatively mild, while it can be severely cold with copious snowfalls above {{cvt|1500|m|ft}}.

Precipitation is more intense in the [[Prealpi Orobiche|Prealpine]] zone, with up to {{cvt|1500|to|2000|mm|1}} annually, but it is also abundant in the plains and alpine zones, with an average of {{cvt|600|to|850|mm|1}} annually. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|827|mm|in}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Statistical Yearbook: average rainfall, yearly and ten-year average, Lombardy and its provinces.|url=http://www.asr-lombardia.it/ASR/lombardia-e-province/ambiente-e-territorio/clima-e-inquinamento/tavole/100157/|publisher=Regione Lombardia|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175433/http://www.asr-lombardia.it/ASR/lombardia-e-province/ambiente-e-territorio/clima-e-inquinamento/tavole/100157/|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lake Garda, thanks to its size and position, mitigates the climate of its coasts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.giovannipagano.eu/ipertesti/geografia/lombardia_2/geografia/clima/climalago.htm|title=Il clima dei laghi|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> creating a "[[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]]" [[microclimate]] that makes the cultivation of olive trees and the production of [[olive oil]] possible; the so-called "Lombard oil" is also produced in other Lombard lake areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oliofelice.com/il-lago/no.html|title=Il lago di Garda e il suo microclima|access-date=9 May 2013|language=it|archive-date=27 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027132134/http://www.oliofelice.com/il-lago/no.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>