Editing Brighton (section)

===Climate===
{{See also|Climate of the United Kingdom}}
Brighton has a [[Temperateness|temperate]] climate: its [[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Köppen climate classification]] is ''Cfb''. It is characterised by cool summers and cool winters with frequent cloudy and rainy periods.<ref name="EncB40">{{Harvnb|Carder|1990|loc=§. 40.}}</ref> Average rainfall levels increase as the land rises: the 1958–1990 mean was {{cvt|740|mm|in}} on the seafront and about {{cvt|1000|mm|in}} at the top of the South Downs above Brighton.<ref name="EncB40"/> Storms caused serious damage in [[Great Storm of 1703|1703]], 1806, 1824, 1836, 1848, 1850, 1896, 1910 and [[Great Storm of 1987|1987]]. Heavy snow is rare, but particularly severe falls were recorded in 1881 and 1967.<ref name="EncB40"/>
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|location=Brighton
|metric first=Yes
|single line=Yes
|Jan high F=46
|Feb high F=46
|Mar high F=49
|Apr high F=53
|May high F=60
|Jun high F=66
|Jul high F=71
|Aug high F=72
|Sep high F=65
|Oct high F=59
|Nov high F=52
|Dec high F=48
|year high F=57
|Jan low F=38
|Feb low F=38
|Mar low F=40
|Apr low F=43
|May low F=48
|Jun low F=53
|Jul low F=58
|Aug low F=58
|Sep low F=54
|Oct low F=49
|Nov low F=43
|Dec low F=40
|year low F=47
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm=88
|Feb precipitation mm=60
|Mar precipitation mm=51
|Apr precipitation mm=58
|May precipitation mm=56
|Jun precipitation mm=50
|Jul precipitation mm=54
|Aug precipitation mm=62
|Sep precipitation mm=67
|Oct precipitation mm=105
|Nov precipitation mm=103
|Dec precipitation mm=97
|year precipitation mm=851
|source 1=Met Office{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
|date=June 2011
}}
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|+Average sea temperature<ref>[http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/united-kingdom/brighton-january.htm Brighton average sea temperature] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706102403/http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/united-kingdom/brighton-january.htm |date=6 July 2015 }} – seatemperature.org</ref>
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