Editing Hartford, Connecticut (section)

===Climate===
[[File:StateHouseSqHartford.jpg|thumb|right|State House Square in Downtown Hartford, 2008]]
The [[Köppen climate classification]] categorizes Hartford as the hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa'') bordering on Cfa humid subtropical under the 0&nbsp;°C isotherm. Winters are moderately cold, with periods of snow, while summers are hot and humid. Spring and fall are normally transition seasons, with weather ranging from warm to cool. The city of Hartford lies in [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[Hardiness zone]] 6b-7a.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Seasonally, the period from April through October is warm to hot in Hartford, with the hottest months being June, July, and August. In the summer months there is often high humidity and occasional (but brief) thundershowers. The cool to cold months are from November through March, with the coldest months in December, January, and February having average highs of {{convert|35|to|38|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and overnight lows of around {{convert|18|to|23|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box|title=National Weather Service Climate|last=Team|first=National Weather Service Corporate Image Web|website=W2.weather.gov|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505025324/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box|archive-date=May 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The average annual precipitation is approximately {{convert|47.05|in|mm|sigfig=3}},<ref name="Hartford-Springfield weatherbox NOAA"/> which is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Hartford typically receives about {{convert|51.7|in|cm|0}} of snow in an average winter—about 40% more than coastal Connecticut cities like New Haven, Stamford, and New London.<ref name="Hartford-Springfield weatherbox NOAA"/> Seasonal snowfall has ranged from {{convert|115.2|in|cm|0}} during the winter of 1995–96 to {{convert|13.5|in|cm|0}} in 1999–2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9602/tr9602.pdf |title=The Winter of 95–96: A Season of Extremes, National Climatic Data Center |access-date=June 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522111657/http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/techrpts/tr9602/tr9602.pdf |archive-date=May 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the summer, temperatures reach or exceed {{convert|90|°F}} on an average of 17 days per year;<ref name="Hartford-Springfield weatherbox NOAA"/> in the winter, overnight temperatures can dip to a range of {{convert|5 to -5|°F||abbr=}} on at least one night a year.<!--121 occurrences from 1981 to 2010--> Tropical storms and hurricanes have also struck Hartford, although the occurrence of such systems is rare and is usually confined to the remnants of such storms. Hartford saw extensive damage from the [[1938 New England Hurricane]], as well as with [[Hurricane Irene]] in 2011. The highest officially recorded temperature is {{convert|103|°F|0|abbr=on}} on July 22, 2011, and the lowest is {{convert|-26|°F|0|abbr=on}} on January 22, 1961; the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|-2|°F|0|abbr=}} on December 2, 1917, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|80|°F|0}} on July 31, 1917.<ref name="Hartford-Springfield weatherbox NOAA"/><!-- defined by template:Hartford–Springfield weatherbox -->
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