GreatPlacesToRetire |
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Lake Placid Air Quality Essex County |
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. | Good Days | Moderate Days | Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | Unhealthy Days | Very Unhealthy Days |
2017 | 312 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 333 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 336 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 355 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 349 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lake Placid Water Quality Ausable Watershed |
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. | % Good | % Threatened | % Impaired |
2014 | na | na | na |
2012 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | na | na | na |
2008 | 84 | 0 | 16 |
2006 | na | na | na |
2004 | na | na | na |
2002 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Lake Placid Recreation |
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. | # of Parks | # of Parks (99 City Avg) |
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service) |
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site, Saratoga National Historical Park plus 1 more | 7 |
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites) |
0 | 26 |
State Parks, Sites, etc. | 4 | 11 |
Lake Placid Climate (1971-2000) |
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. | . | 99 City Avg | January - Avg Low Temp | 5 F | 27 F |
January - Avg Daily Temp | 16 F | 37 F |
July - Avg Daily Temp | 66 F | 74 F |
July - Avg High Temp | 78 F | 86 F |
Avg Annual Precipitation | 40 in | 35 in |
Lake Placid Elevation | |
1,940 feet | GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet |
Lake Placid Natural Hazards |
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. | Risk Level | 99 City Average |
Total Hazard Risk | Lower | Moderate |
Earthquake | 1.5% | 10.9% |
Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk |
Hurricane | 0 | 10 |
Flood | Very High | Very High |
Tornado | Very Low | Low |
Volcano | No Risk | No Risk |
Wildfire | Low | Low |
Lake Placid Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear) |
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Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors) |
Distance from City | GPTR 99 City Average |
Nine Mile Point (2) | 130 miles | 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station |
Fitzpatrick (1) | 130 miles |
Lake Placid Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual) |
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. | . | 99 City Avg |
Total Degree Days | 8,683 | 5,915 |
HDD | 8,547 | 4,662 |
CDD | 136 | 1,253 |
Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)
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