Massachusetts

===Climate===
{{main|Climate of Massachusetts}}Most of Massachusetts has a [[humid continental climate]], with cold winters and warm summers. Far southeast coastal areas are the broad transition zone to [[Humid Subtropical]] climates. The warm to hot summers render the [[oceanic climate]] rare in this transition, only applying to exposed coastal areas such as on the peninsula of [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]]. The climate of [[Boston]] is quite representative for the commonwealth, characterized by summer highs of around {{convert|81|F|C}} and winter highs of {{convert|35|F|C}}, and is quite wet. Frosts are frequent all winter, even in coastal areas due to prevailing inland winds. Boston has a relatively sunny climate for a coastal city at its latitude, averaging over 2,600 hours of sunshine a year.
[[File:Köppen Climate Types Massachusetts.png|thumb|Koppen climate types of [[Climate of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]]]
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|+Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected cities in Massachusetts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.php3?c=US&s=MA&statename=Massachusetts-United-States-of-America |title=Massachusetts climate averages |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
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!Location
!July (°F)
!July (°C)
!January (°F)
!January (°C)
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|[[Boston]] || 81/65 || 27/18 || 36/22 || 2/−5
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|[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] || 79/61 || 26/16 || 31/17 || 0/−8
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|[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] || 84/62 || 27/17 || 34/17 || 1/−8
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|[[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] || 80/65 || 26/18 || 37/23 || 3/−4
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|[[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]] || 80/61 || 26/16 || 33/18 || 1/−7
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|[[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] || 80/61 || 27/16 || 38/20 || 3/−6
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