Editing Buxton (section)

=== Climate ===
Buxton has an [[oceanic climate]] with short, mild summers and long, cool winters. At about {{convert|1000|ft}} above sea level,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://elevationmap.net/town-hall-buxton-sk17-uk?latlngs=(53.25680577753629,-1.9140136241912842) |title=Town Hall Buxton Sk17 Uk on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Town Hall Buxton Sk17 Uk. |last=elevationmap.net |website=elevationmap.net |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803222833/http://elevationmap.net/town-hall-buxton-sk17-uk?latlngs=(53.25680577753629,-1.9140136241912842) |archive-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> Buxton is the highest [[market town]] in England.<ref name="alston" group="nb"/> Buxton's elevation makes it cooler and wetter than surrounding towns, with a daytime temperature typically about 2&nbsp;°C lower than Manchester.

A [[Met Office]] weather station has collected climate data for the town since 1867, with digitised data from 1959 available online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.buxtonweather.co.uk/metofficeslopes.htm |title=The Buxton Meteorological Station: A Brief History |first=Michael |last=Hilton |publisher=BuxtonWeather.com |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref> In June 1975, the town suffered a freak snowstorm that stopped play during a cricket match.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Francis |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2361401/Bird-still-foxed-by-day-snow-stopped-play.html |title=June Snow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804012514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2361401/Bird-still-foxed-by-day-snow-stopped-play.html |archive-date=4 August 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=22 June 2005}}</ref>

{{Weather box|location = Buxton, elevation: {{convert|299|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1874–present
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| metric first            = y
| single line             = y
| Jan record high C       = 13.0
| Feb record high C       = 15.3
| Mar record high C       = 21.6
| Apr record high C       = 23.9
| May record high C       = 27.2
| Jun record high C       = 29.6
| Jul record high C       = 35.9
| Aug record high C       = 32.7
| Sep record high C       = 25.9
| Oct record high C       = 25.0
| Nov record high C       = 16.7
| Dec record high C       = 13.7
| year record high C      = 32.7
| Jan high C              = 5.5
| Feb high C              = 5.9
| Mar high C              = 8.2
| Apr high C              = 11.2
| May high C              = 14.5
| Jun high C              = 17.2
| Jul high C              = 19.1
| Aug high C              = 18.7
| Sep high C              = 15.9
| Oct high C              = 11.8
| Nov high C              = 8.2
| Dec high C              = 5.9
| year high C             = 
| Jan mean C              = 3.2
| Feb mean C              = 3.3
| Mar mean C              = 5.0
| Apr mean C              = 7.4
| May mean C              = 10.3
| Jun mean C              = 13.2
| Jul mean C              = 15.1
| Aug mean C              = 14.8
| Sep mean C              = 12.4
| Oct mean C              = 9.0
| Nov mean C              = 5.8
| Dec mean C              = 3.6
| year mean C             = 
| Jan low C               = 0.9
| Feb low C               = 0.7
| Mar low C               = 1.8
| Apr low C               = 3.5
| May low C               = 6.1
| Jun low C               = 9.1
| Jul low C               = 11.1
| Aug low C               = 10.9
| Sep low C               = 8.8
| Oct low C               = 6.1
| Nov low C               = 3.4
| Dec low C               = 1.2
| year low C              = 
| Jan record low C        = -17.2
| Feb record low C        = -15.0
| Mar record low C        = -16.7
| Apr record low C        = -8.0
| May record low C        = -4.4
| Jun record low C        = -0.4
| Jul record low C        = -0.6
| Aug record low C        = 0.6
| Sep record low C        = -1.7
| Oct record low C        = -6.6
| Nov record low C        = -9.3
| Dec record low C        = -14.0
| year record low C       = −17.2
| precipitation colour    = green
| Jan precipitation mm    = 127.4
| Feb precipitation mm    = 116.1
| Mar precipitation mm    = 100.0
| Apr precipitation mm    = 86.5
| May precipitation mm    = 82.0
| Jun precipitation mm    = 92.6
| Jul precipitation mm    = 100.8
| Aug precipitation mm    = 101.5
| Sep precipitation mm    = 105.7
| Oct precipitation mm    = 141.8
| Nov precipitation mm    = 136.3
| Dec precipitation mm    = 153.3
| year precipitation mm   = 
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days  = 16.5
| Feb precipitation days  = 15.0
| Mar precipitation days  = 13.4
| Apr precipitation days  = 12.2
| May precipitation days  = 11.6
| Jun precipitation days  = 12.7
| Jul precipitation days  = 13.2
| Aug precipitation days  = 14.1
| Sep precipitation days  = 13.1
| Oct precipitation days  = 15.8
| Nov precipitation days  = 17.2
| Dec precipitation days  = 17.4
| year precipitation days = 
| Jan sun                 = 41.1
| Feb sun                 = 67.6
| Mar sun                 = 104.5
| Apr sun                 = 151.3
| May sun                 = 185.2
| Jun sun                 = 170.8
| Jul sun                 = 182.9
| Aug sun                 = 169.3
| Sep sun                 = 126.8
| Oct sun                 = 90.3
| Nov sun                 = 52.4
| Dec sun                 = 40.3
| year sun                = 
| source 1                = [[Met Office]]<ref name="Met Averages">{{Cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcqwurqwy |title=Buxton 1991–2020 averages |access-date=16 December 2021 |publisher=Met Office}}</ref>
| source 2                = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute|KNMI]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/indicesextremes/customquerytimeseriesplots.php |title=Buxton extreme values |access-date=8 November 2011 |publisher=[[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106050735/http://eca.knmi.nl/indicesextremes/customquerytimeseriesplots.php |archive-date=6 November 2011 }}</ref> Meteo Climat<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-2292-1874-2020.php |title=STATION BUXTON |access-date=3 July 2021 |publisher=Meteo Climat}}</ref>
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