Drive, and the side entrance on Country Club Road. Wedgewood consists of single family homes and multi-family dwellings such as townhouses. Wedgewood Drive circles the whole neighborhood, and is a -mile circle. Other neighborhoods in Crystal Lake ring the town's namesake lake, and are called West End, North Shore, and the Vista. These neighborhoods consist of many older homes built on the lake shore, and vary greatly in size and style. Effectively a neighborhood and occupying the entire south shore of the lake is the independent Village of Lakewood, historically a restricted community connected strongly to the Crystal Lake Country Club alongside it. There are also numerous smaller subdivisions found in various spots around the city. Climate The city's climate is much like that of its large neighboring city, Chicago. The city experiences hot summers and cold winters, with temperatures slightly more extreme than those of closer suburbs, because rural land still surrounds the city. Due to the lack of the urban heat island effect, Crystal Lake experiences colder nights and lower precipitation than recorded at Chicago. High temperatures are usually comparable to those in Chicago, with only a few degrees difference on most days. The hottest month of the year is July, when the average high temperature is approximately . Temperatures in July, and in summer in general, can frequently exceed , and occasionally exceed , although this does not happen each year. The coldest month of the year is January, where the average high temperature is . Overnight low temperatures are usually around . In winter, the low temperatures fall below on many (often as many as fifteen or twenty) occasions per year. Extremely cold nights may record temperatures as low as or lower, but this is rare and does not happen each year. The wettest month of the year is August, when thunderstorms contribute brief, heavy downpours of rain. July is the second-wettest month of the year, also mainly due to thunderstorms. However, long dry spells can also occur at this time of year, sometimes lasting weeks. The two driest months of the year are January and February, where almost all of the precipitation falls as snow. In a typical year, total precipitation is with a winter snowfall total of . Large snowstorms, although rare, do occur and can accumulate large amounts of snow. In many years, at least one storm will deliver of snow in one