Editing Durham, England (section)

===Climate===
The table below gives the average temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures taken between 1981 and 2010, and extreme temperatures back to 1850 for the weather station at [[Durham University Observatory]]:

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Like the rest of the United Kingdom, Durham has a [[temperate]] climate. At {{convert|675.65|mm|in|0}},<ref name="DH Climate">{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcwzefp2c|title= Durham 1991–2020 averages|website= [[Met Office]]|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> the average annual rainfall is lower than the national average of {{convert|1162.70|mm|in|0}}.<ref name="DH Climate"/> Equally there are only an average of 124.14 days<ref name="DH Climate" /> where more than {{convert|1|mm|in|2}} of rain falls compared with a national average of 159.08 days.<ref name="DH Climate" /> The city sees an average of 1479.95 hours of sunshine per year,<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national average of 1402.61 hours.<ref name="DH Climate" /> There is [[frost (temperature)|frost]] on 46.81 days<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national average of 53.36 days.<ref name="DH Climate" /> Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures are {{convert|13.20|and|5.71|°C|°F|1}}<ref name="DH Climate" /> compared with a national averages of {{convert|12.79|and|5.53|°C|°F|1}} respectively.<ref name="DH Climate" />

Durham has the second longest weather record in England, with continuous daily records since August 1843. The coldest temperature recorded was in February 1895, falling to {{convert|-18.0|°C|°F|1}}, and the hottest was in July 2022, reaching {{convert|36.9|°C|°F|1}}, beating the previous record from July 2019 by {{convert|4.0|°C|°F|1}}. The wettest day since homogeneous rainfall records began in 1876 was in September 1976, with {{convert|87.8|mm|in}} falling in 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://durhamweather.webspace.durham.ac.uk/a-brief-summary-of-durhams-climate/|title=A brief summary of Durham's climate|website=Durham Weather|publisher=Durham University|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://durhamweather.webspace.durham.ac.uk/annual-summary-2022|title= The weather at Durham in 2022|website=Durham Weather|publisher=Durham University|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>