Editing Binghamton, New York (section)

===Climate===
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| Binghamton, New York
| 15.7|28.7|2.45
| 17.4|32.1|2.31
| 24.6|41.1|2.99
| 35.9|54.2|3.43
| 46.1|65.5|3.57
| 55.2|73.7|4.31
| 59.6|77.8|3.70
| 58.3|76.5|3.45
| 50.7|68.4|3.63
| 40.1|56.8|3.33
| 31.4|45.1|3.30
| 21.2|33.3|2.83
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Binghamton has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers.<ref name="koppen">{{Cite journal |last1=Kottek |first1=Marcus |last2=Greiser |first2=Jürgen |last3=Beck |first3=Christoph |last4=Rudolf |first4=Bruno |last5=Rubel |first5=Franz |display-authors=2 |title=World Map of Köppen−Geiger Climate Classification |date=June 2006 |journal=Meteorologische Zeitschrift |volume=15 |issue=3 |page=261 |doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130 |url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40083 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319192120/https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40083 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summers in Binghamton are typified by warm yet temperate days, and there are an average of only 2.6 days annually where the high exceeds {{convert|90|°F|0}}, with the highest recorded temperature at {{convert|98|°F|0}} on July 16, 1988.<ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/> Winters are somewhat less moderate, with 5.8 days with sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually on average; the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|−20|°F|0}} on January 15, 1957.<ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/> As with most cities in upstate New York, precipitation in Binghamton is spread evenly throughout the year.<ref name="koppen"/><ref name="NWS Binghamton, NY (BGM)"/>

Binghamton is the 10th rainiest city in the United States, with 162 rainy days a year.<ref name="farmersalmanac">{{cite web |last=Geiger |first=Peter |title=The 10 Worst Weather Cities |url=http://www.farmersalmanac.com/blog/2006/10/06/the-10-worst-weather-cities/ |publisher=Farmers' Almanac |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=October 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006103145/http://www.farmersalmanac.com/blog/2006/10/06/the-10-worst-weather-cities/ |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With 212 cloudy days annually, it is also the seventh cloudiest city in the country, and the cloudiest east of the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Dan |title=Interesting United States Weather Facts and Extremes |url=http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm |publisher=Texas Web Guide |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922012106/http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton's proximity to the [[Great Lakes]] results in significant cloudiness and precipitation. Weather systems traveling over the lake pick up significant moisture, and cooler air masses from the west and the north culminate in a continuously unsettled weather pattern.<ref name="farmersalmanac"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Dorish |first=Joe |title=Worst Weather Cities in the United States |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/worst-weather-cities-united-states-5541255.html?cat=16 |publisher=Yahoo! Voices |access-date=September 11, 2013 |date=March 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022721/http://voices.yahoo.com/worst-weather-cities-united-states-5541255.html?cat=16 |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nyclimate">{{cite web |title=The Climate of New York |url=http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu/climate_of_ny.html |publisher=New York State Climate Office, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University |access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412104922/http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu/climate_of_ny.html |archive-date=April 12, 2008}}</ref>

Snowfall is significant, with an annual total of {{convert|84.4|in|cm|0}}. Binghamton is not as greatly affected by [[lake-effect snow]] as cities further north or west such as [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], which are part of the Great Lakes [[snowbelt]].<ref name="goldensnowball">{{cite web |title=Comparison Golden Snowball City Stats 1940 – 2007 |url=http://www.goldensnowball.com/yearly-winners-golden-award.htm |publisher=Golden Snowball Award |access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208002625/http://www.goldensnowball.com/yearly-winners-golden-award.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> However, persistent snow bands from both the Great Lakes and the [[Finger Lakes]] occasionally result in moderate snows.<ref name="nyclimate"/> Binghamton receives occasional major snowfall from [[nor'easter]] storms as well (such as the [[1993 Storm of the Century]], or nearly four feet of snow in December 2020<ref name="1yearsnow">{{cite news |url=https://www.wicz.com/story/45482286/one-year-ago-four-feet-of-snow-covered-parts-of-broome-county |publisher=[[WICZ-TV]] |title=One Year Ago, Four Feet Of Snow Covered Parts Of Broome County |date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315134657/https://www.wicz.com/story/45482286/one-year-ago-four-feet-of-snow-covered-parts-of-broome-county |url-status=live }}</ref>), and competes for the [[Golden Snowball Award]] with other upstate cities.<ref name="goldensnowball"/>
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