Editing North Yorkshire (section)

===Climate===
North Yorkshire has a [[temperate]] [[oceanic climate]], like most of the UK. There are large climate variations within the county. The upper [[Pennines]] border on a [[Subarctic]] climate. Overall, with the county being situated in the east, it receives below-average rainfall for the UK. Inside North Yorkshire, the upper Dales of the Pennines are one of the wettest parts of England, where in contrast the driest parts of the Vale of Mowbray are some of the driest areas in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref>

Summer temperatures are above average, at 22&nbsp;°C. Highs can regularly reach up to 28&nbsp;°C, with over 30&nbsp;°C reached in [[heat waves]]. Winter temperatures are below average, with average lows of 1&nbsp;°C. Snow and Fog can be expected depending on location. The [[North York Moors]] and [[Pennines]] have snow lying for an average of between 45 and 75 days per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html# |title=Regional mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229172355/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref> Sunshine is most plentiful on the coast, receiving an average of 1,650 hours a year. It reduces further west in the county, with the [[Pennines]] receiving 1,250 hours a year.

{{Weather box
|location = North Yorkshire
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 15
|Feb record high C = 17
|Mar record high C = 21
|Apr record high C = 24
|May record high C = 29
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 40
|Aug record high C = 33
|Sep record high C = 29
|Oct record high C = 28
|Nov record high C = 19
|Dec record high C = 16
|Jan high C = 6
|Feb high C = 7
|Mar high C = 10
|Apr high C = 13
|May high C = 16
|Jun high C = 19
|Jul high C = 22
|Aug high C = 22
|Sep high C = 18
|Oct high C = 14
|Nov high C = 10
|Dec high C = 7
|Jan low C = 1
|Feb low C = 1
|Mar low C = 2
|Apr low C = 4
|May low C = 7
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 12
|Sep low C = 10
|Oct low C = 7
|Nov low C = 4
|Dec low C = 1
|Jan record low C = -14
|Feb record low C = -10
|Mar record low C = -13
|Apr record low C = -3
|May record low C = -1
|Jun record low C = 2
|Jul record low C = 5
|Aug record low C = 4
|Sep record low C = -1
|Oct record low C = -7
|Nov record low C = -14
|Dec record low C = -19
|Jan precipitation mm = 40
|Feb precipitation mm = 35
|Mar precipitation mm = 43
|Apr precipitation mm = 46
|May precipitation mm = 42
|Jun precipitation mm = 47
|Jul precipitation mm = 51
|Aug precipitation mm = 59
|Sep precipitation mm = 53
|Oct precipitation mm = 62
|Nov precipitation mm = 56
|Dec precipitation mm = 59
|year precipitation mm = 593
|source 1 =<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |title=UK mapped climate averages |access-date=27 September 2010 |publisher=The Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230185431/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/ukmapavge.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |title=Temperature of −19C is new Yorkshire record |date=3 December 2010 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206045542/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11908065 |archive-date=6 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |title=Temperatures hit 40C in Ryedale during UK heatwave |date=19 July 2022 |work=North Yorks Weather |publisher=Gazette Herald |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812123955/https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20290077.temperatures-hit-40c-ryedale-uk-heatwave/ |archive-date=12 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |title=UK heatwave: Parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire hit 40C |date=19 July 2022 |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309051123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62218587 |archive-date=9 March 2023 }}</ref>
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