Editing Frodsham (section)

===Climate===
Being close to the west coast and the [[Irish Sea]], the climate is generally [[temperate]] with few extremes of temperature or weather. The mean average temperature in the years 1971 to 2000 was 9.4 to 9.7&nbsp;°C, slightly above the average for the United Kingdom<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif |title=Mean Temperature: Annual Average 1971–2000 |access-date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203143739/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif |archive-date=3 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> as was the average amount of annual sunshine at 1391 to 1470&nbsp;hours.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif |title=Sunshine Duration: Annual Average 1971–2000 |access-date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204082810/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif |archive-date=4 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> The average annual rainfall was 741 to 870&nbsp;mm, slightly below the average for the UK.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif |title=Rainfall Amount: Annual Average 1971–2000 |access-date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719222449/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif |archive-date=19 July 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> The average number of days in the year when snow is on the ground is 0 to 6, which is low for the United Kingdom.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/dl/17.gif |title=Days of Snow Lying: Annual Average 1971–2000 |access-date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809125155/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/dl/17.gif |archive-date=9 August 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> The average number of days of air frost is 2 to 39, which is also low.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/daf/17.gif |title=Days of Air Frost: Annual Average 1971–2000 |access-date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Met Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705082009/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/daf/17.gif |archive-date=5 July 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>