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== Geography == [[File:City of Troy map 2.svg|thumb|upright|Neighborhoods of Troy]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (5.44%) is covered by water. Troy is located several miles north of Albany near the junction of the Erie and Champlain canals, via the Hudson River, and is the terminus of the [[New York Barge Canal]]. It is the distributing center for a large area.<ref name=Breuer>{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Breuer |url=http://www.troyvisitorcenter.org/tours/canal.html |title=RiverSpark: Crossroads of the Historic Canals |website=Troy's RiverSpark Visitor Center |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205184401/http://www.troyvisitorcenter.org/tours/canal.html |archive-date=December 5, 2004 |access-date=August 1, 2007}}</ref> The city is on the central part of the western border of Rensselaer County. The Hudson River makes up the western border of the city and the county's border with Albany County. The city borders within Rensselaer County, [[Schaghticoke, New York|Schaghticoke]] to the north, [[Brunswick, New York|Brunswick]] to the east, and [[North Greenbush, New York|North Greenbush]] to the south; to the west, the city borders the Albany County town of [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], the villages of [[Menands, New York|Menands]] and [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]], and the cities of [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]] and Cohoes. To the northwest, Troy borders the Saratoga County village of [[Waterford (village), New York|Waterford]] within the town of [[Waterford, New York|Waterford]]. The western edge of the city is flat along the river, and then steeply slopes to higher terrain to the east. The average elevation is 50 feet, with the highest elevation being 500 feet in the eastern part of the city. The city is longer than it is wide, with the southern part wider than the northern section of the city (the formerly separate city of Lansingburgh). Several [[kill (body of water)|kills]] ([[Dutch (language)|Dutch]] for creek) pass through Troy and empty into the Hudson. The Poesten Kill and Wynants Kill are the two largest, and both have several small lakes and waterfalls along their routes in the city. Several lakes and reservoirs are within the city, including Ida Lake, Burden Pond, Lansingburgh Reservoir, Bradley Lake, Smarts Pond, and Wright Lake. === Climate === Troy has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''). The average temperature throughout the year is {{Convert|50.9|F}}, with the highest average temperature in July being {{Convert|74.9|F}}, and January being the coldest month with an average temperature of {{Convert|25.5|F}}. The annual precipitation is {{convert|42.09|in}}. The highest temperature in New York State was recorded in Troy on July 22, 1926, when it reached 108 °F (42.2 °C). {{Weather box |location = Troy, New York (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1932–2018) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 66 |Feb record high F = 75 |Mar record high F = 86 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 97 |Jun record high F = 96 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 89 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 72 |year record high F = 101 |Jan avg record high F = 55.6 |Feb avg record high F = 54.8 |Mar avg record high F = 65.4 |Apr avg record high F = 82.9 |May avg record high F = 88.4 |Jun avg record high F = 92.5 |Jul avg record high F = 93.0 |Aug avg record high F = 92.6 |Sep avg record high F = 89.2 |Oct avg record high F = 79.0 |Nov avg record high F = 69.7 |Dec avg record high F = 57.6 |year avg record high F = 95.4 |Jan high F = 34.2 |Feb high F = 37.1 |Mar high F = 46.0 |Apr high F = 60.2 |May high F = 72.5 |Jun high F = 80.5 |Jul high F = 85.6 |Aug high F = 84.1 |Sep high F = 77.2 |Oct high F = 63.7 |Nov high F = 51.0 |Dec high F = 39.7 |year high F = 61.0 |Jan mean F = 25.5 |Feb mean F = 27.7 |Mar mean F = 36.1 |Apr mean F = 48.9 |May mean F = 60.9 |Jun mean F = 69.7 |Jul mean F = 74.9 |Aug mean F = 73.1 |Sep mean F = 65.8 |Oct mean F = 53.4 |Nov mean F = 42.1 |Dec mean F = 32.2 |year mean F = 50.9 |Jan low F = 16.9 |Feb low F = 18.2 |Mar low F = 26.2 |Apr low F = 37.7 |May low F = 49.3 |Jun low F = 59.0 |Jul low F = 64.1 |Aug low F = 62.2 |Sep low F = 54.4 |Oct low F = 43.2 |Nov low F = 33.2 |Dec low F = 24.7 |year low F = 40.8 |Jan avg record low F = -4.8 |Feb avg record low F = -1.4 |Mar avg record low F = 8.0 |Apr avg record low F = 25.4 |May avg record low F = 34.9 |Jun avg record low F = 46.2 |Jul avg record low F = 53.3 |Aug avg record low F = 50.1 |Sep avg record low F = 40.2 |Oct avg record low F = 29.4 |Nov avg record low F = 19.2 |Dec avg record low F = 6.7 |year avg record low F = -7.5 |Jan record low F = -23 |Feb record low F = -17 |Mar record low F = -11 |Apr record low F = 13 |May record low F = 20 |Jun record low F = 38 |Jul record low F = 45 |Aug record low F = 35 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 20 |Nov record low F = 10 |Dec record low F = -15 |year record low F = -23 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.65 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.43 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.91 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.09 |May precipitation inch = 3.79 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.61 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.64 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.92 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.83 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.23 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.84 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.15 |year precipitation inch = 42.09 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 10.1 |Feb precipitation days = 8.1 |Mar precipitation days = 9.2 |Apr precipitation days = 11.3 |May precipitation days = 12.1 |Jun precipitation days = 11.4 |Jul precipitation days = 11.4 |Aug precipitation days = 10.1 |Sep precipitation days = 9.5 |Oct precipitation days = 11.9 |Nov precipitation days = 10.2 |Dec precipitation days = 10.3 |year precipitation days = 125.6 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=aly |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = February 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>{{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=USC00308600&format=pdf |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Station: Troy L&D, NY |work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |access-date = February 6, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240307053143/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00308600&format=pdf |archive-date = March 7, 2024}}</ref> }}
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