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The climate of Massachusetts' is mainly a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers, cold, snowy winters and abundant precipitation. [1] Massachusetts is a states located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Most of its population of 7 million live in the Boston metropolitan area.
According to Weather Spark, "The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from June 9 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 70°F. The hottest month of the year in Cape Cod is ...
339 sq mi (880 km 2) [1] Elevation. 306 ft (93 m) Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
Hurricane Bob approaching New England on August 19, 1991. August 19, 1991 – Hurricane Bob made landfall on Block Island, Rhode Island, and Newport, Rhode Island, as a Category 2 hurricane. Winds gusted to Category 3 strength in southeastern Massachusetts. Bob was one of the smallest in area and yet most intense hurricanes to hit southern New ...
Dorothy Savarese, president of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative Board of Directors, said Cape Cod is probably the most vulnerable area of Massachusetts to the effects of climate change.
508 / 774. FIPS code. 25-12995. GNIS feature ID. 0618250. Website. www .chatham-ma .gov. Chatham ( / ˈtʃætəm /) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Chatham is located at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod and has historically been a fishing community.
Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, [2] is an island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, lying just south of Cape Cod. It is known for being a popular, affluent summer colony, and includes the smaller peninsula Chappaquiddick Island. It is the 58th largest island in the U.S., with a land area of about 96 square miles (250 km 2 ...
Provincetown ( / ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn /) is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, [3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. [4]