Editing Whitby (section)

==Climate==
The area generally has warm summers and relatively mild winters. Weather conditions vary from day to day as well as from season to season. Its latitude means that it is influenced by predominantly westerly winds with [[Depression (meteorology)|depressions]] and their associated [[weather front|fronts]], bringing unsettled and windy weather particularly in winter. Between depressions there are often small mobile [[anticyclone]]s that bring periods of fine weather. In winter anticyclones bring cold dry weather. In summer the anticyclones tend to bring dry settled conditions which can lead to drought. The two dominant influences on the climate of the Whitby area are shelter against the worst of the moist westerly winds provided by the North York Moors and the proximity of the North Sea. Late, chilly springs and warm summers are a feature of the area but there are often spells of fine autumn weather. Onshore winds in spring and early summer bring mists or low [[stratus cloud]]s (known locally as [[Haar (fog)|sea frets]]) to the coast and moors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Climates: North East England |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ne/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105223816/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ne/ |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=20 July 2011 |publisher=The Met Office}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Whitby, elevation: {{convert|41|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present
|collapsed = y
|metric first = y
|single line = y
| Jan record high C = 14.8
| Feb record high C = 19.6
| Mar record high C = 20.0
| Apr record high C = 25.0
| May record high C = 25.6
| Jun record high C = 30.9
| Jul record high C = 29.9
| Aug record high C = 33.1
| Sep record high C = 27.9
| Oct record high C = 28.0
| Nov record high C = 17.8
| Dec record high C = 16.2
|Jan high C = 7.3
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 9.8
|Apr high C = 12.0
|May high C = 14.7
|Jun high C = 17.6
|Jul high C = 19.9
|Aug high C = 19.7
|Sep high C = 17.3
|Oct high C = 13.8
|Nov high C = 10.1
|Dec high C = 7.7
|year high C = 13.1
|Jan mean C = 4.7
|Feb mean C = 5.1
|Mar mean C = 6.5
|Apr mean C = 8.4
|May mean C = 11.0
|Jun mean C = 13.8
|Jul mean C = 16.1
|Aug mean C = 16.0
|Sep mean C = 13.8
|Oct mean C = 10.7
|Nov mean C = 7.4
|Dec mean C = 5.1
|year mean C = 9.9
|Jan low C = 2.2
|Feb low C = 2.3
|Mar low C = 3.2
|Apr low C = 4.8
|May low C = 7.3
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C = 12.2
|Aug low C = 12.2
|Sep low C = 10.3
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 4.7
|Dec low C = 2.4
|year low C = 6.6
| Jan record low C = -11.8
| Feb record low C = -10.5
| Mar record low C = -12.5
| Apr record low C = -7.0
| May record low C = -2.3
| Jun record low C = 0.3
| Jul record low C = 1.9
| Aug record low C = 3.0
| Sep record low C = 0.5
| Oct record low C = -3.0
| Nov record low C = -8.7
| Dec record low C = -19.6
|Jan precipitation mm = 57.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 46.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.4
|May precipitation mm = 38.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 57.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 49.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 61.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 58.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 71.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 66.7
|year precipitation mm = 644.1
|Jan sun = 60.9
|Feb sun = 87.7
|Mar sun = 129.8
|Apr sun = 167.5
|May sun = 211.4
|Jun sun = 194.0
|Jul sun = 202.5
|Aug sun = 188.2
|Sep sun = 145.7
|Oct sun = 108.2
|Nov sun = 70.3
|Dec sun = 55.7
|year sun = 1622.0
|source 1 = [[Met Office]]{{efn|Data was calculated from Met Office raw monthly long term data from 1991–2020.}}<ref name="Met Averages">{{cite web |title=Whitby 1991–2020 averages |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/stationdata/whitbydata.txt |access-date=10 November 2016 |publisher=Met Office |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025170505/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/pub/data/weather/uk/climate/stationdata/whitbydata.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
| source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php|title=Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature|access-date=7 March 2023|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201173843/http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmin_map.php|title=Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature|access-date=7 March 2023|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201173844/http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmin_map.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Whitby and the River Esk (2011.10.19).jpg|thumb|left|Whitby seen from A171]]
On 5 January 2016 the town was seriously affected by flash floods.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 January 2016 |title=UPDATE: Whitby Recovers From Flooding |work=Yorkshire Coast Radio |url=https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/1842539/update-whitby-recovers-from-flooding/ |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422070247/https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/1842539/update-whitby-recovers-from-flooding/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[North Yorkshire Police]] cautioned motorists to drive with "extreme caution" and advised that the area be avoided "unless absolutely necessary".<ref>{{cite news |date=5 January 2015 |title=UK weather Whitby North Yorkshire cut off by flash floods |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/12081856/UK-weather-Whitby-north-Yorkshire-cut-off-by-flash-floods.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/12081856/UK-weather-Whitby-north-Yorkshire-cut-off-by-flash-floods.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=6 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>