Editing Glasgow (section)

==Geography and climate==
{{Main|Geography of Glasgow}}
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| 1.6| 6.4|142
| 1.7| 7.0| 99
| 2.9| 9.1|110
| 4.4|12.1| 60
| 7.0|15.6| 63
| 9.7|17.8| 63
|11.8|19.6| 68
|11.5|19.1| 84
| 9.4|16.1|116
| 6.7|12.6|132
| 3.6| 9.0|131
| 2.2| 7.0|138
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Glasgow is located on the banks of the River Clyde, in [[Strathclyde|West Central]] Scotland. Another important river is the [[River Kelvin|Kelvin]], a tributary of the River Clyde, whose name was used in creating the title of [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin|Baron Kelvin]] the renowned physicist for whom the [[Kelvin|SI unit of temperature]], Kelvin, is named. The [[burgh]] of Glasgow was historically in [[Lanarkshire]], but close to the border with [[Renfrewshire]]. When elected county councils were established in 1890, Glasgow was deemed capable of running its own affairs and so was excluded from the administrative area of Lanarkshire County Council, whilst remaining part of Lanarkshire for [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy]] and judicial purposes.<ref>{{cite book |title=Guide to local government in parishes, counties and burghs |date=1892 |publisher=Royal College of Physicians |location=Edinburgh |pages=xxiii–xxx |url=https://archive.org/details/b21905678/page/n29/mode/2up |access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The County Council Magazine |date=1890 |publisher=F. Warne and Company |location=London |page=284 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nfAZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA284 |access-date=31 December 2021 |chapter=Preparing for the elections in Scotland}}</ref> 

The burgh was substantially enlarged in 1891 to take in areas from both Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire where the urban area had grown beyond the old burgh boundary.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=City of Glasgow Act 1891|year=1891|chapter=130|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> In 1893, the burgh became its own county for lieutenancy and judicial purposes too, being made a [[county of city|county of itself]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=County of the City of Glasgow Act 1893|year=1893|chapter=188|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> From 1975 to 1996 the city was part of [[Strathclyde Region]], with the city's council becoming a lower-tier [[City of Glasgow (1975–1996)|district council]]. Strathclyde was abolished in 1996, since when the city has again been responsible for all aspects of local government, being one of the 32 [[Subdivisions of Scotland|council areas]] in Scotland.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>

Glasgow has a northerly latitude, similar to that of [[Moscow]] and its climate is classified as [[Oceanic climate|oceanic]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb'') as it is close to Celtic Sea and the Gulf Stream. Glasgow has been named as the rainiest city of the UK, having an average of 170 days of rain a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-named-britains-rainiest-city-14510570 |title=Glasgow named as Britain's rainiest city |first=Jennifer |last=Russell |date=9 April 2018 |website=glasgowlive |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122084804/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-named-britains-rainiest-city-14510570 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/britains-rainiest-cities-revealed-good-news-for-londoners-9803812.html |title=Britain's rainiest cities revealed – and it's good news for Londoners |date=18 October 2014 |website=The Independent |access-date=5 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605114210/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/britains-rainiest-cities-revealed-good-news-for-londoners-9803812.html |archive-date=5 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The coldest month on record since the data series began is December 2010, during a severe [[Winter of 2010–11 in Great Britain and Ireland|cold wave]] affecting the British Isles. Even then, the December high was above freezing at {{cvt|1.6|C|F}} with the low of {{cvt|-4.4|C|F}}.<ref name="Climate Station Data for Paisley">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/stationdata/paisleydata.txt |title=Climate Station Data for Paisley |publisher=Met Office |access-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102104129/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/stationdata/paisleydata.txt |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> This still ensured Glasgow's coldest month of 2010 remained milder than the isotherm of {{cvt|-3|C|F}} normally used to determine continental climate normals. The warmest day in Glasgow was recorded in 2018, when temperatures exceeded {{cvt|31.9|C|F}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow record temperature: what is hottest weather ever recorded? |url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/weather/glasgow-record-temperature-what-is-hottest-weather-ever-recorded-in-city-how-does-it-compare-to-uk-record-3774603 |website=GlasgowWorld |access-date=6 February 2025 |language=en |date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

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