Editing Woodridge, Illinois (section)

==Climate and environment==
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|Woodridge, Illinois
|14|32|1.85
|19|38|1.56
|28|50|2.62
|38|63|3.80
|48|75|3.94
|57|84|3.91
|63|87|3.97
|61|85|4.60
|53|78|3.38
|42|67|2.66
|32|50|3.20
|20|37|2.45
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Woodridge is in a [[humid continental climate]] zone.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/climates/north_american_climate |title=North American climate |access-date=2007-08-07 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia and Learning Resources |publisher=[[world Book Encyclopedia]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193707/http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight%2Fclimates%2Fnorth_american_climate |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On average, July is the warmest month, and January is the coldest month. August typically has the most [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]], and February the least. The record high for Woodridge was 105&nbsp;°F (40.56&nbsp;°C) in July 2005, and the record low of −26&nbsp;°F (−32&nbsp;°C) was set in January 1985.<ref name=WeatherChannel>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/60517 |title=Average Weather for Woodridge, IL – Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=2007-08-07 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815000428/http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/60517 |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Woodridge has been named a "[[Tree City USA|Tree City]]" by the Arbor Day Foundation for the past 16 years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vil.woodridge.il.us/whatsnew/pdf/ENews%202007/03-30-07_ENews.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083546/http://www.vil.woodridge.il.us/whatsnew/pdf/ENews%202007/03-30-07_ENews.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |title=Village Meetings |access-date=2007-08-18 |author=Village of Woodridge |date=March 30, 2007 |page=1 |df=mdy }}</ref> and a study undertaken in 1996 indicated that village has over 8,000 publicly owned trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/Urban/Includes/MoneyMattersUpdate.htm |title=Facts About Ash Trees and EAB |access-date=2007-08-18 |author=Illinois Department of Natural Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627060438/http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/Urban/Includes/MoneyMattersUpdate.htm |archive-date=June 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On June 20, 2021, just after 11pm local time, Woodridge was struck by an EF-3 tornado. The storm damaged 225 homes in Woodridge and adjoining suburbs. The tornado also damaged the rectory of Saint Scholastica Church and demolished the rectory's garage. There were no fatalities and eight people were sent to area hospitals.