▁winter s ▁that ▁is ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁surrounding ▁waters ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁It ▁lies ▁in ▁a ▁zone ▁that ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁variable ▁weather ▁due ▁to ▁conflict ▁between ▁polar ▁and ▁tropical ▁air ▁masses . ▁Its ▁position ▁in ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁mod ifies ▁its ▁climate , ▁resulting ▁in ▁war mer ▁winter ▁and ▁fall ▁temper atures ▁compared ▁to ▁in land ▁regions , ▁as ▁the ▁lake ▁co ols ▁more ▁slowly ▁than ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁though ▁during ▁the ▁spring , ▁temper atures ▁remain ▁cool er ▁than ▁in land ▁areas ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁war ming ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁lake . ▁ ▁Winter s ▁are ▁cold ▁with ▁a ▁January ▁average ▁temperature ▁of ▁. ▁O wing ▁to ▁its ▁position ▁in ▁Lake ▁Er ie , ▁winter ▁temper atures ▁are ▁war mer ▁than ▁in land ▁locations ▁at ▁a ▁similar ▁latitude ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁heat ▁stored ▁by ▁the ▁lake . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁temper atures ▁below ▁ ▁are ▁rare , ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 . 9 ▁days ▁where ▁the ▁temperature ▁reaches ▁or ▁falls ▁below ▁. ▁The ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁usually ▁stays ▁below ▁free zing ▁on ▁most ▁days ▁although ▁m ild ▁sp ells ▁of ▁weather ▁can ▁occur ▁time ▁to ▁time . ▁The ▁park ▁receives ▁ ▁of ▁snow fall ▁per ▁year ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 0 . 6 ▁days ▁with ▁meas urable ▁snow . ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁not ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁snow b elt ▁region , ▁and ▁snow ▁cover ▁is ▁inter mitt ent ▁through ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁Sum mers ▁are ▁warm ▁and ▁hum id ▁with ▁the ▁warm