Editing Newquay (section)

==Geography==
===Climate===
As with the rest of the [[British Isles]] and South West England, Newquay experiences a [[maritime climate]] with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest Met Office weather station is St. Mawgan/Newquay Airport, about 3.5 miles to the north east of the town centre. Temperature extremes in the area since 1960 vary from {{convert|31.3|C|F}} in June 1976 and August 1995<ref>{{Cite web |title=1976 temperature |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=14&year=1995&indexid=TXx&stationid=2130 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611101030/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=14&year=1995&indexid=TXx&stationid=2130 |archive-date=11 June 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |publisher=[[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]}}</ref>  down to {{convert|-9.0|C|F}} during January 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 temperature |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=1816 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611101043/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=1816 |archive-date=11 June 2012 |access-date=16 August 2013 |publisher=[[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]}}</ref>

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|location = [[Newquay Cornwall Airport]]<br>[[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 03817; coordinates {{coord|50.43869|N|4.99645|W|type:landmark_region:GB|name=Newquay Cornwall Airport - Climate Station|format=dms}}; elevation: {{convert|103|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present{{efn|Extreme temperature records were measured at NQY from 1960–2008, since 2008 extremes and average extremes were recorded at Newquay Weather Station.}}
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 15.1
|Feb record high C = 18.4
|Mar record high C = 22.2
|Apr record high C = 24.3
|May record high C = 27.9
|Jun record high C = 31.3
|Jul record high C = 31.4
|Aug record high C = 32.4
|Sep record high C = 29.9
|Oct record high C = 26.5
|Nov record high C = 19.2
|Dec record high C = 16.5
| Jan avg record high C  = 13.0
| Feb avg record high C  = 13.3
| Mar avg record high C  = 16.8
| Apr avg record high C  = 18.9
| May avg record high C  = 22.6
| Jun avg record high C  = 25.0
| Jul avg record high C  = 25.8
| Aug avg record high C  = 24.0
| Sep avg record high C  = 22.5
| Oct avg record high C  = 20.7
| Nov avg record high C  = 16.4
| Dec avg record high C  = 13.6
| year avg record high C = 27.3
|Jan high C = 9.0
|Feb high C = 9.0
|Mar high C = 10.4
|Apr high C = 12.5
|May high C = 15.1
|Jun high C = 17.5
|Jul high C = 19.1
|Aug high C = 19.1
|Sep high C = 17.7
|Oct high C = 14.6
|Nov high C = 11.7
|Dec high C = 9.7
|year high C = 13.8
| Jan mean C = 6.7
| Feb mean C = 6.6
| Mar mean C = 7.7
| Apr mean C = 9.4
| May mean C = 12.0
| Jun mean C = 14.5
| Jul mean C = 16.3
| Aug mean C = 16.4
| Sep mean C = 14.9
| Oct mean C = 12.2
| Nov mean C = 9.4
| Dec mean C = 7.4
| year mean C = 11.1
|Jan low C = 4.3
|Feb low C = 4.1
|Mar low C = 5.1
|Apr low C = 6.4
|May low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.5
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 12.1
|Oct low C = 9.8
|Nov low C = 7.1
|Dec low C = 5.1
|year low C = 8.5
| Jan avg record low C  = -0.0
| Feb avg record low C  = 0.7
| Mar avg record low C  = 0.7
| Apr avg record low C  = 3.1
| May avg record low C  = 5.5
| Jun avg record low C  = 8.6
| Jul avg record low C  = 10.9
| Aug avg record low C  = 10.6
| Sep avg record low C  = 8.5
| Oct avg record low C  = 5.4
| Nov avg record low C  = 4.2
| Dec avg record low C  = 1.5
| year avg record low C = -1.6
|Jan record low C = -9.0
|Feb record low C = −8.5
|Mar record low C = -8.5
|Apr record low C = −2.1
|May record low C = 1.0
|Jun record low C = 2.7
|Jul record low C = 7.4
|Aug record low C = 7.2
|Sep record low C = 4.9
|Oct record low C = -0.1
|Nov record low C = −4.2
|Dec record low C = −6.7
|year record low C = −9.0
|unit rain days= 1.0&nbsp;mm
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 109.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 83.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 65.7
|May precipitation mm = 58.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 63.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 71.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 77.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 108.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 127.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 115.7
|year precipitation mm = 1019.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 16.4
|Feb precipitation days = 13.3
|Mar precipitation days = 12.4
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 9.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.5
|Oct precipitation days = 15.2
|Nov precipitation days = 17.8
|Dec precipitation days = 17.1
|year precipitation days= 158.1
| daily           =Y
| Jan humidity    =86
| Feb humidity    =85
| Mar humidity    =84
| Apr humidity    =82
| May humidity    =82
| Jun humidity    =84
| Jul humidity    =85
| Aug humidity    =85
| Sep humidity    =85
| Oct humidity    =86
| Nov humidity    =86
| Dec humidity    =86
| Jan dew point C =4
| Feb dew point C =4
| Mar dew point C =5
| Apr dew point C =6
| May dew point C =8
| Jun dew point C =11
| Jul dew point C =13
| Aug dew point C =13
| Sep dew point C =11
| Oct dew point C =9
| Nov dew point C =7
| Dec dew point C =5
|Jan sun = 67.8
|Feb sun = 91.1
|Mar sun = 133.3
|Apr sun = 194.3
|May sun = 224.2
|Jun sun = 219.5
|Jul sun = 207.5
|Aug sun = 196.7
|Sep sun = 167.1
|Oct sun = 119.8
|Nov sun = 75.1
|Dec sun = 61.6
|year sun = 1758.0
|source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Mawgan Climate |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gbuqyjzyd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111133932/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gbuqyjzyd |archive-date=11 November 2018 |access-date=11 November 2018 |publisher=[[UKMO]]}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Mawgan extremes |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/anomaly.php?indexcat=**&indexid=TNn&year=1962&seasonid=18&create_image=true&minx=-528750.00000003&miny=-4659285.7142857&maxx=-312083.33333334&maxy=-4496785.7142857&MapSize=560%2C420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&mainmap.x=336&mainmap.y=207&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611101146/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/anomaly.php?indexcat=**&indexid=TNn&year=1962&seasonid=18&create_image=true&minx=-528750.00000003&miny=-4659285.7142857&maxx=-312083.33333334&maxy=-4496785.7142857&MapSize=560,420&imagewidth=560&imageheight=420&mainmap.x=336&mainmap.y=207&CMD=QUERY_POINT&CMD=QUERY_POINT#bottom |archive-date=11 June 2012 |access-date=12 November 2011 |publisher=[[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]}}</ref> Source #3: Newquay Weather Station<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newquay Weather Station - Yearly Temperature Summary Reports |url=http://www.newquayweather.com/wxtempsummary.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015232/http://www.newquayweather.com/wxtempsummary.php |archive-date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2016-10-20 |website=Newquayweather.com}}</ref>

Source 4: Time and Date<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@11821572/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages at Saint Mawgan
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 16 January 2022}}</ref>

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===Geology===
The bedrock underlying Newquay is the [[Devonian]] age [[Meadfoot Group]], a succession of interbedded [[mudstone]]s, [[siltstone]]s and [[sandstone]]s, with occasional beds of [[limestone]]. [[Quaternary]] age deposits of blown sand cover the bedrock in the western part of the town. Some mineralisation associated with the [[Cornubian batholith|Cornubian granite batholith]] that intrudes into much of the peninsular is found in the western part of the town near [[Fistral Beach]], in the form of [[lode]]s of [[lead]] and [[silver]] minerals.