Editing Greater Manchester (section)

===Climate===
Greater Manchester experiences a temperate [[Oceanic climate|maritime climate]], like most of the [[British Isles]], with relatively cool summers and mild winters. The county's average annual rainfall is {{cvt|806.6|mm|in|2}}<ref name="Greater Manchester weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/manchester_airport.html |title=Manchester Airport 1971–2000 weather averages |publisher=[[Met Office]] |year=2001 |access-date=15 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103050/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/manchester_airport.html |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> compared to the UK average of {{cvt|1125.0|mm|in|2}},<ref name="UK weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/uk.html |title=UK 1971–2000 averages |publisher=[[Met Office]] |year=2001 |access-date=15 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705140124/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/uk.html |archive-date=5 July 2009}}</ref> and its mean rain days are {{cvt|140.4|mm|in}} per annum,<ref name="Greater Manchester weather"/> compared to the UK average of {{cvt|154.4|mm|in}}.<ref name="UK weather"/> The mean temperature is slightly above average for the United Kingdom.<ref name="UK weather"/> Greater Manchester has a relatively high humidity level, which lent itself to the optimised and breakage-free textile manufacturing process that took place around the county. Snowfall is not common in the built up areas because of the [[Urban climate|urban warming]] effect but the [[West Pennine Moors]] in the northwest, [[South Pennines]] in the northeast and [[Peak District]] in the east receive more snow, and roads leading out of the county can be closed due to heavy snowfall.<ref name="Snow">{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/roads-chaos-as-snow-sweeps-in-1058608 |title=Roads chaos as snow sweeps in Manchester |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=Feb 24, 2005 |first1= Don |last1=Frame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184529/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/147/147321_roads_chaos_as_snow_sweeps_in.html |archive-date=30 September 2007}} Retrieved on 15 July 2007.</ref> They include the [[A62 road]] via [[Standedge]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Snow: West Yorkshire traffic and travel latest |url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/snow-west-yorkshire-traffic-and-travel-latest-1-1925071 |website=Halifax Courier |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005011/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/snow-west-yorkshire-traffic-and-travel-latest-1-1925071 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[M62 motorway#Milnrow to Outlane|Pennine section of the M62]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Live: M62 motorway closed and 20 miles of queues as snow and high winds return to Greater Manchester |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-m62-motorway-closed-and-20-1217237 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=7 January 2018 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005027/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-m62-motorway-closed-and-20-1217237 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[A57 road|A57]], [[Snake Pass]], towards [[Sheffield]].<ref name="Peaks">{{cite web |url=http://www.highpeak.co.uk/hp/h_snakbd.htm |title= Snake Pass |work=Peak District sightseer's guide |publisher=High Peak Interactive |year=2002 |access-date=6 July 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112081929/http://www.highpeak.co.uk/hp/h_snakbd.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the most southern point of Greater Manchester, Woodford's [[Met Office]] weather station recorded a temperature of {{cvt|-17.6|C}} on [[Winter of 2009-2010 in the United Kingdom|8 January 2010]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8444862.stm |title=Icy conditions hit the UK after days of heavy snow |work=BBC News |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220000151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8444862.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
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