Editing Dover (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Dovermap1945.jpg|thumb|210px|right|1945 Ordnance Survey map of Dover, showing the harbour]]
Dover is in the south-east corner of Britain. From [[South Foreland]], the nearest point to the European mainland, [[Cap Gris Nez]] is {{convert|34|km|mi}} away across the Strait of Dover.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eosnap.com/?tag=strait-of-dover |title=Eosnap.com |website=Eosnap.com |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-date=30 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530092024/http://www.eosnap.com/tag/strait-of-dover/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The site of its original settlement lies in the valley of the [[River Dour, Kent|River Dour]], sheltering from the prevailing south-westerly winds. This has led to the silting up of the river mouth by the action of [[longshore drift]]. The town has been forced into making artificial breakwaters to keep the port in being. These breakwaters have been extended and adapted so that the port lies almost entirely on reclaimed land.

The higher land on either side of the valley – the [[Dover Western Heights|Western Heights]] and the eastern high point on which [[Dover Castle]] stands – has been adapted to perform the function of protection against invaders. The town has gradually extended up the river valley, encompassing several villages in doing so. Little growth is possible along the coast, since the cliffs are on the sea's edge. The railway, being tunnelled and embanked, skirts the foot of the cliffs.

Dover has an [[oceanic climate]] (Köppen classification ''Cfb'') similar to the rest of the United Kingdom with mild temperatures year-round and a light amount of rainfall each month. The warmest recorded temperature was {{convert|37.4|C|F}}, recorded at [[Langdon Bay, Kent|Langdon Bay]] on 25 July 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=03796&decoded=yes&ndays=2&ano=2022&mes=07&day=19&hora=18|title=03796: Langdon Bay (United Kingdom)|website=Met Office|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126194703/https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=03796&decoded=yes&ndays=2&ano=2022&mes=07&day=19&hora=18|url-status=live}}</ref> While the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-9.5|C}}, recorded at [[Duke of York's Royal Military School|Dover RMS]] on 31 January 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/mintemp_map.php?date=1972-01-31|title=Minimum Temperatures observed on 31st Jan 1972 at 06Z (SYNOP)/09Z (MIDAS/BUFR) UTC (552 reports)|website=Starlings Roost Weather|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> The temperature is usually between {{convert|3|C}} and {{convert|21.1|C}}.

{{Weather box|location = Dover Harbour (Beach), elevation: {{convert|0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1918–present{{efn|Extreme temperature were recorded at Dover (1918–1961), Dover RMS (1959–1979), Dover No. 2 (2000–2002) and Langdon Bay (1989–present)}}
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| Jan record high C = 14.5
| Feb record high C = 16.6
| Mar record high C = 20.6
| Apr record high C = 25.0
| May record high C = 26.4
| Jun record high C = 30.8
| Jul record high C = 37.4
| Aug record high C = 33.0
| Sep record high C = 28.0
| Oct record high C = 24.1
| Nov record high C = 17.8
| Dec record high C = 15.0
| Jan high C = 8.1
| Feb high C = 8.3
| Mar high C = 10.6
| Apr high C = 12.6
| May high C = 16.0
| Jun high C = 18.5
| Jul high C = 20.9
| Aug high C = 21.1
| Sep high C = 19.0
| Oct high C = 15.7
| Nov high C = 11.8
| Dec high C = 8.9
| year high C = 14.3
| Jan mean C = 5.9
| Feb mean C = 6.0
| Mar mean C = 7.7
| Apr mean C = 9.7
| May mean C = 12.7
| Jun mean C = 15.4
| Jul mean C = 17.6
| Aug mean C = 17.9
| Sep mean C = 16.0
| Oct mean C = 12.9
| Nov mean C = 9.3
| Dec mean C = 6.6
| year mean C = 11.5
| Jan low C = 3.6
| Feb low C = 3.6
| Mar low C = 4.7
| Apr low C = 6.8
| May low C = 9.5
| Jun low C = 12.4
| Jul low C = 14.4
| Aug low C = 14.8
| Sep low C = 12.9
| Oct low C = 10.0
| Nov low C = 6.7
| Dec low C = 4.3
| year low C = 8.7
| Jan record low C = -9.5
| Feb record low C = -8.4
| Mar record low C = -7.2
| Apr record low C = -3.4
| May record low C = -0.1
| Jun record low C = 2.2
| Jul record low C = 5.0
| Aug record low C = 7.2
| Sep record low C = 1.7
| Oct record low C = -1.1
| Nov record low C = -3.9
| Dec record low C = -6.1
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 79.1
| Feb precipitation mm = 64.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 45.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 56.6
| May precipitation mm = 49.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 55.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 52.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 63.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 64.3
| Oct precipitation mm = 98.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 107.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 95.0
| year precipitation mm = 832.4
| Jan sun = 64.9
| Feb sun = 82.9
| Mar sun = 125.0
| Apr sun = 192.1
| May sun = 214.6
| Jun sun = 221.8
| Jul sun = 224.2
| Aug sun = 223.7
| Sep sun = 164.5
| Oct sun = 124.2
| Nov sun = 72.5
| Dec sun = 59.2
| year sun = 1769.7
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/u10fvfm1g | title=Dover Harbour (Beach) climate averages | publisher=Met Office | access-date=1 January 2022 | archive-date=27 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027221857/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/u10fvfm1g | 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=8 February 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=8 February 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>
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