Editing Plainfield, New Jersey (section)

===Climate===
Plainfield has a [[humid continental climate]], characterized by brisk to cold winters and hot, muggy summers. The lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-17|F}} on February 9, 1934, and the highest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|106|F}} on July 10, 1936, and August 11, 1949.<ref name=NOAA>[https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=okx NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527215410/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=okx |date=May 27, 2015 }}, [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Accessed March 2, 2012.</ref> According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Plainfield has a [[humid subtropical climate]], which is abbreviated as "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=970782&cityname=Plainfield,%20New%20Jersey,%20United%20States%20of%20America&units= Plainfield, New Jersey], [[Weatherbase]]. Accessed April 25, 2021. "Köppen Classification: Humid Subtropical Climate"</ref>
{{Weather box |metric first =
|location = Plainfield, New Jersey (1981–2010 normals)
|width = auto
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 39.3
|Feb high F = 43.4
|Mar high F = 52.5
|Apr high F = 63.9
|May high F = 74.1
|Jun high F = 82.6
|Jul high F = 86.8
|Aug high F = 85.1
|Sep high F = 77.7
|Oct high F = 65.9
|Nov high F = 54.9
|Dec high F = 43.4
|Jan low F = 23.3
|Feb low F = 25.4
|Mar low F = 31.7
|Apr low F = 41.0
|May low F = 50.2
|Jun low F = 59.8
|Jul low F = 65.0
|Aug low F = 63.4
|Sep low F = 55.7
|Oct low F = 44.2
|Nov low F = 36.0
|Dec low F = 27.8
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.29
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.77
|May precipitation inch = 4.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.12
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.58
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.30
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.90
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.72
|year precipitation inch= 48.44
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 8.0
|Feb snow inch = 10.0
|Mar snow inch = 3.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.8
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 4.0
|year snow inch= 27.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.7
|Feb precipitation days = 8.3
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 10.3
|Jun precipitation days = 10.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 8.3
|Oct precipitation days = 8.3
|Nov precipitation days = 9.1
|Dec precipitation days = 9.7
|Jan snow days = 2.9
|Feb snow days = 2.0
|Mar snow days = 1.4
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 1.4
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA/>
|date=March 2012
}}