Editing Rome, New York (section)

==Geography==
Rome is the second-largest city by area in [[New York State]], and the 140th [[List of United States cities by area|largest city in the United States]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|75.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|74.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} (0.99%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[New York State Route 26]], [[New York State Route 46]], [[New York State Route 49]] and [[New York State Route 69]] converge in downtown Rome and are part of two separate [[Concurrency (road)|triplexes]]. [[New York State Route 233]] becomes part of a [[Concurrency (road)|duplex]] with NY 69 south of the inner district before meeting its northern terminus at the Utica-Rome Expressway (NY 49). [[New York State Route 365]] passes through the eastern portion of the outer district before becoming part of the Utica-Rome Expressway at an interchange.

===Historic places===
The following are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2013a}}</ref>

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* [[First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rome]]
* [[Fort Stanwix]]
* [[Gansevoort-Bellamy Historic District]]
* [[Jervis Public Library]]
* [[Mills House (Rome, New York)|Mills House]]
* [[Rome Arsenal]]
* [[Rome Elks Lodge No. 96]]
* [[Zion Church (Rome, New York)|Zion Church]]
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===Climate===
Rome has a [[humid continental climate]] (or warm-summer climate: [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') with four distinct seasons,<ref>{{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 |publisher=E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung |bibcode=2006MetZe..15..259K |url=https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/files/40083/metz_Vol_15_No_3_p259-263_World_Map_of_the_Koppen_Geiger_climate_classification_updated_55034.pdf |access-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195637/https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/40083/file/metz_Vol_15_No_3_p259-263_World_Map_of_the_Koppen_Geiger_climate_classification_updated_55034.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Koppen">{{Cite web |title=Rome, New York Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=691527&cityname=Rome,+New+York,+United+States+of+America&units= |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Weatherbase |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207041410/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=691527&cityname=Rome,+New+York,+United+States+of+America&units= |url-status=live }}</ref> characterized by cold winters and temperate summers. Summer high temperatures range from {{cvt|70–82|F}}.<ref name="Koppen" /> The city is in USDA plant [[hardiness zone]] 5b, and native vegetation can tolerate temperatures from {{cvt|-10 to -15|F}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
Rome averages over {{convert|120|in|mm}} of snowfall each winter, mostly due to its proximity to [[Lake Ontario]] and the [[lake-effect snow]] that it produces.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

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|location = Rome, New York, (1991–2020 normals,{{Efn|Humidity data calculated from the averages of morning and evening relative humidities.}} extremes 1961–present)
<!-- need to get full extremes. If someone can interpret or find the full extremes from the NCDC website please do. Note: on the NWS site, the extremes is only from 2007–present but on the Westerm regional climate center site, the records go back to 1961.-->
|Jan record high F = 67
|Feb record high F = 72 
|Mar record high F = 83 
|Apr record high F = 91 
|May record high F = 93 
|Jun record high F = 97 
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 93
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 78 
|Dec record high F = 71
|year record high F = 99
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
|Jan high F = 30.1
|Feb high F = 31.8
|Mar high F = 41.0
|Apr high F = 54.9
|May high F = 68.9
|Jun high F = 76.2
|Jul high F = 80.9
|Aug high F = 79.3
|Sep high F = 72.0
|Oct high F = 58.9
|Nov high F = 46.8
|Dec high F = 35.7
|year high F = 56.4
<!-- Mean temperatures -->
|Jan mean F = 21.5
|Feb mean F = 22.5
|Mar mean F = 31.7
|Apr mean F = 44.5
|May mean F = 56.8
|Jun mean F = 65.3
|Jul mean F = 70.2
|Aug mean F = 68.7
|Sep mean F = 61.4
|Oct mean F = 49.7
|Nov mean F = 39.0
|Dec mean F = 28.3
|year mean F = 46.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
|Jan low F = 12.9
|Feb low F = 13.2
|Mar low F = 22.5
|Apr low F = 34.1
|May low F = 44.7
|Jun low F = 54.5
|Jul low F = 59.5
|Aug low F = 58.1
|Sep low F = 50.9
|Oct low F = 40.5
|Nov low F = 31.2
|Dec low F = 20.9
|year low F = 36.9
<!-- Record low temperatures -->
|Jan record low F = -31
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -16
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 27
|Oct record low F = 16
|Nov record low F = -4
|Dec record low F = -21
|year record low F = -31
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|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.50
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.37
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.43
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.72
|May precipitation inch = 4.46
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.20
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.25
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.60
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.95
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.67
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.72
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.95
|year precipitation inch = 43.82
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|Jan snow inch = 31.7
|Feb snow inch = 23.4
|Mar snow inch = 15.1
|Apr snow inch = 3.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 7.3
|Dec snow inch = 20.8
|year snow inch = 101.8
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|Jan humidity=66.0
|Feb humidity=66.2
|Mar humidity=65.0
|Apr humidity=64.1
|May humidity=63.3
|Jun humidity=66.8
|Jul humidity=66.0
|Aug humidity=68.2
|Sep humidity=72.7
|Oct humidity=69.8
|Nov humidity=72.3
|Dec humidity=72.3
|year humidity=67.9
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
|unit precipitation days= 0.01 in
|precip days colour= <!-- Enter "green" for green colors, "pastel" for pastel colours, "none" for no colours, remove this line for blue coloring. Affects rain and snow days as well -->
|Jan precipitation days = 12.9
|Feb precipitation days = 14.2
|Mar precipitation days = 13.2
|Apr precipitation days = 15.5
|May precipitation days = 14.9
|Jun precipitation days = 14.0
|Jul precipitation days = 13.1
|Aug precipitation days = 13.7
|Sep precipitation days = 13.4
|Oct precipitation days = 17.1
|Nov precipitation days = 15.7
|Dec precipitation days = 17.0
|year precipitation days = 174.7
<!-- Average number of snowy days -->
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 15.9
|Feb snow days = 11.7
|Mar snow days = 8.2
|Apr snow days = 2.8
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 4.2
|Dec snow days = 13.5
|year snow days = 56.7
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|Jan percentsun=42
|Feb percentsun=46
|Mar percentsun=52
|Apr percentsun=58
|May percentsun=64
|Jun percentsun=66
|Jul percentsun=65
|Aug percentsun=60
|Sep percentsun=54
|Oct percentsun=48
|Nov percentsun=43
|Dec percentsun=40
|year percentsun=53
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|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (snowfall 1981–2010),<ref name= NCDC>{{cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bgm |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111204219/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bgm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>{{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=USW00064775&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: Rome Griffiss Airfield, NY |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508171337/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00064775&format=pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014717&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: Griffiss AFB, NY |work=U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508171532/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014717&format=pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Western Regional Center<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ny3507 |publisher=Western Regional Center |title=GRIFFISS AFB, NEW YORK |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143610/https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ny3507 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|source 2=Weatherbase<ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web |title=Rome, New York |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=691527&units= |website=Weatherbase.com |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113235553/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=691527&units= |url-status=live}}</ref>
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