Editing Crystal Palace, London (section)

==Geography==
{{See also|Geography of London|London Clay}}
Crystal Palace is about {{convert|7|mi|0}} southeast of [[Charing Cross]] on [[Norwood Ridge]] and includes one of the highest points of London at 112&nbsp;metres above the mean sea level (OS map reference TQ337707).<ref name=OSHeight/> The Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in the centre of the park, is {{convert|88|m}} above the mean sea level.<ref name="MetOfficeCPNSCClimate">{{cite web |title=UK climate&nbsp;— Averages&nbsp;— Crystal Palace National Sports CentreUK climate&nbsp;— Averages&nbsp;— Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |url= http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/crystal-palace-national-sports-centre#?tab=climateTables |work=Met Office website |publisher=Met Office |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The soil in the area has been classified as typically "Slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils", with impeded drainage, moderate [[Fertility (soil)|fertility]] and a [[loamy]] profile.<ref name="CranfieldSoil">{{cite web |title=Soilscapes |url= https://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes/ |work=National Soils Research Institute |publisher=Cranfield University |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref> The nearest Met Office climate station is based in [[Greenwich Park]].

{{Weather box
|collapsed = true
|location = London ([[Greenwich]])
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 18.5
|Feb record high C = 19.7
|Mar record high C = 25.3
|Apr record high C = 29.8
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 35.6
|Jul record high C = 36.5
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 35.4
|Oct record high C = 29.9
|Nov record high C = 21.1
|Dec record high C = 17.7
|year record high C = 38.5
|Jan high C = 8.3
|Feb high C = 8.5
|Mar high C = 11.4
|Apr high C = 14.2
|May high C = 17.7
|Jun high C = 20.7
|Jul high C = 23.2
|Aug high C = 22.9
|Sep high C = 20.1
|Oct high C = 15.6
|Nov high C = 11.4
|Dec high C = 8.6
|year high C = 15.2
|Jan low C = 2.6
|Feb low C = 2.4
|Mar low C = 4.1
|Apr low C = 5.4
|May low C = 8.4
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.9
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 11.2
|Oct low C = 8.3
|Nov low C = 5.1
|Dec low C = 2.8
|year low C = 7.5
|Jan record low C = -10.0
|Feb record low C = -9.0
|Mar record low C = -8.0
|Apr record low C = -2.0
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 5.0
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 3.0
|Oct record low C = -4.0
|Nov record low C = -5.0
|Dec record low C = -7.0
|year record low C = -10.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 51.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 38.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 40.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 45.0
|May precipitation mm = 46.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 47.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 41.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 50.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 68.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 58.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.0
|year precipitation mm = 591.8
|Jan humidity = 91
|Feb humidity = 89
|Mar humidity = 91
|Apr humidity = 90
|May humidity = 92
|Jun humidity = 92
|Jul humidity = 93
|Aug humidity = 95
|Sep humidity = 96
|Oct humidity = 95
|Nov humidity = 93
|Dec humidity = 91
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 10.8
|Feb rain days = 8.5
|Mar rain days = 9.6
|Apr rain days = 9.4
|May rain days = 9.0
|Jun rain days = 8.3
|Jul rain days = 8.0
|Aug rain days = 7.6
|Sep rain days = 8.5
|Oct rain days = 10.7
|Nov rain days = 10.1
|Dec rain days = 9.9
|Jan snow days= 4
|Feb snow days= 4
|Mar snow days= 3
|Apr snow days= 1
|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= 1
|Dec snow days= 3
|Jan sun = 49.9
|Feb sun = 71.4
|Mar sun = 107.1
|Apr sun = 159.8
|May sun = 181.2
|Jun sun = 181.0
|Jul sun = 192.1
|Aug sun = 195.1
|Sep sun = 138.9
|Oct sun = 108.1
|Nov sun = 58.5
|Dec sun = 37.4
|year sun = 1480.5
|source 1 = Record highs and lows from [[BBC Weather]],<ref name="AverageWeatherLondon">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8?type=node&clear=ABCD&state=fo:D |title=London, Greater London: Average conditions |publisher=[[BBC Weather]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511121445/http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8?type=node&clear=ABCD&state=fo:D |archive-date=11 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> except August and February maximum from [[Met Office]]<ref name="Met_Aug_2003_Hot_Spell">{{cite web|title=August 2003&nbsp;— Hot spell |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/aug03maxtemps.html#maxtemps10aug |publisher=[[Met Office]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209163022/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/aug03maxtemps.html |archive-date=9 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html#highest_daily_maximum_england |title=Monthly temperature records by country |publisher=Met Office |access-date=22 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206164520/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/monthly_temperature_country.html |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}</ref>
|source 2 = All other data from [[Met Office]],<ref name = GreenwichStats>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19812010/sites/greenwich.html
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121027145637/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19812010/sites/greenwich.html
 | url-status = dead
 | archive-date = 27 October 2012
 | title = Greenwich 1981–2010 averages
 | publisher = [[Met Office]]
 | access-date = 10 April 2013}}</ref> except for humidity and snow data which are from NOAA<ref>{{cite web|title=NOAA|url=ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-VI/UK/03776.TXT|publisher=NOAA}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}