Editing Shropshire (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Harper Adams Agricultural College - geograph.org.uk - 423503.jpg|right|thumb|[[Harper Adams University]], where on 10 January 1982 the lowest temperature ever in England was recorded]]

The [[climate]] of Shropshire is moderate. Rainfall averages 760 to 1,000&nbsp;mm (30 to 40 in), influenced by being in the [[rainshadow]] of the [[Cambrian Mountains]] from warm, moist [[Precipitation (meteorology)#Frontal activity|frontal systems]] of the Atlantic Ocean which bring generally light precipitation in Autumn and Spring.<ref name="encarta">{{cite web|url=http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_781530177/Shrewsbury.html|title=Shropshire – MSN Encarta|access-date=24 February 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718233554/https://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_781530177/Shrewsbury.html|archive-date=18 July 2008}}</ref> The hilly areas in the south and west are much colder in the winter, due to their high elevation, they share a similar climate to that of the [[Welsh Marches]] and [[Mid-Wales]]. The flat northern plain in the north and east has a similar climate to that of the rest of the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]].

Being rural and inland, temperatures can fall more dramatically on clear winter nights than in many other parts of England. It was at [[Harper Adams University]], in [[Edgmond, Shropshire|Edgmond]], where on 10 January 1982 the lowest temperature weather record for England was broken (and is kept to this day): {{convert|−26.1|°C|°F}}.

The only major Met Office weather station in the county is located at [[Shawbury]], which is in the north, between [[Shrewsbury]] and [[Market Drayton]].

{{Shawbury weatherbox}}