Editing Huntingdon (section)

==Geography==
The town lies on the north bank of the [[River Great Ouse]] opposite [[Godmanchester]] and close to the market town of [[St Ives, Cambridgeshire|St Ives]] to the east and the village of [[Brampton, Cambridgeshire|Brampton]] to the west. Huntingdon incorporates the village of [[Hartford, Cambridgeshire|Hartford]] to the east and the developing areas of Oxmoor, Stukeley Meadows and Hinchingbrooke to the north and west.

Between Godmanchester, Huntingdon and Brampton lies [[Portholme|Portholme Meadow]], England's largest.<ref>[http://www.huntingdon-town.info/portholme.htm http://www.huntingdon-town.info/portholme.htm] ''huntingdon-town.info''</ref> Its {{convert|257|acre|abbr=off}} contain many rare species of grass, flowers and [[dragonfly]]. It is the only known British habitat of the marsh dandelion. It acts as a natural reservoir for water in times of flood, enabling the river to run off slowly, so helping to preclude flooding in nearby towns. It has also served as a horse racecourse and once was a centre for aviation.

===Business===
Huntingdon is home to many local businesses, including [[Huntingdon Racecourse]]. Hinchingbrooke Business Park also contains offices and warehouses.

===Climate===
The nearest weather station for long-term data is at [[RAF Wyton]], {{cvt|3|mi|sigfig=1}} north-east of the town centre. More recently Monks Wood, {{cvt|5|mi|sigfig=1}} to the north-west, has also provided data.

Like most of Britain, Huntingdon has a temperate, maritime climate free of temperature extremes, with rainfall spread fairly evenly over the year. The absolute maximum recorded at Wyton was {{cvt|35.4|C}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=0&year=1990&indexid=TXx&stationid=2122 |title=> 1990 Maximum |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110526/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=0&year=1990&indexid=TXx&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in August 1990; the temperature at Monks Wood rose in July 2006 to {{cvt|35.1|C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/july2006/MaxTemp1907Points_jpeg.JPG |title=> July 2006 |access-date=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629215609/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/july2006/MaxTemp1907Points_jpeg.JPG |archive-date=29 June 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The mean annual warmest day is {{convert|29.7|C}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=TXx&stationid=2122 |title=> The mean annual warmest day |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011160914/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=TXx&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and on 16 days a year will rise to {{cvt|25.1|C}} or above.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=SU&stationid=2122 |title=>25c days |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095322/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=SU&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Typically 43.2 nights of the year report an air frost.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=FD&stationid=2122 |title=air frost incidence |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095337/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=FD&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The absolute minimum at Wyton was {{cvt|-16.1|C}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=0&year=1982&indexid=TNn&stationid=2122 |title=1982 minimum |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308043751/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=0&year=1982&indexid=TNn&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in January 1982. The mean for the annual coldest night of the year is {{cvt|-7.7|C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=TNn&stationid=2122 |title=Mean annual coldest night |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201139/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=TNn&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

With annual rainfall at under {{convert|550|mm|frac=2|abbr=off}} a year,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=RR&stationid=2122 |title=Annual average rainfall |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724160808/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=RR&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Huntingdon area is among the driest in the UK—103.4 days on average record at least 1&nbsp;mm of rain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=RR1&stationid=2122 |title=Annual average wetdays |access-date=2011-02-25 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724160815/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1971-2000&indexid=RR1&stationid=2122 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All averages mentioned refer to the period 1971–2000.

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | metric first = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Monks Wood (1991–2020)
 | Jan high C = 7.6
 | Feb high C = 8.4
 | Mar high C = 11.1
 | Apr high C = 14.1
 | May high C = 17.2
 | Jun high C = 20.0
 | Jul high C = 22.6
 | Aug high C = 22.5
 | Sep high C = 19.5
 | Oct high C = 15.2
 | Nov high C = 10.7
 | Dec high C = 7.8
 | year high C = 14.8
 | Jan low C = 1.4
 | Feb low C = 1.4
 | Mar low C = 2.6
 | Apr low C = 4.2
 | May low C = 6.8
 | Jun low C = 9.9
 | Jul low C = 11.9
 | Aug low C = 12.0
 | Sep low C = 10.0
 | Oct low C = 7.4
 | Nov low C = 4.2
 | Dec low C = 1.8
 | year low C = 6.2
 | rain colour = green
 | Jan rain mm = 48.7
 | Feb rain mm = 37.4
 | Mar rain mm = 37.8
 | Apr rain mm = 42.7
 | May rain mm = 45.5
 | Jun rain mm = 52.3
 | Jul rain mm = 55.9
 | Aug rain mm = 56.0
 | Sep rain mm = 52.6
 | Oct rain mm = 63.2
 | Nov rain mm = 57.0
 | Dec rain mm = 53.3
 | year rain mm = 602.3
 | unit rain days = 1 mm
 | Jan rain days = 10.5
 | Feb rain days = 9.2
 | Mar rain days = 8.7
 | Apr rain days = 8.6
 | May rain days = 8.1
 | Jun rain days = 8.7
 | Jul rain days = 8.2
 | Aug rain days = 8.8
 | Sep rain days = 8.5
 | Oct rain days = 10.0
 | Nov rain days = 11.1
 | Dec rain days = 10.5
 | year rain days = 111.1
 | Jan sun = 57.4
 | Feb sun = 80.6
 | Mar sun = 118.8
 | Apr sun = 159.3
 | May sun = 191.8
 | Jun sun = 184.5
 | Jul sun = 195.0
 | Aug sun = 184.0
 | Sep sun = 147.3
 | Oct sun = 111.9
 | Nov sun = 66.9
 | Dec sun = 57.7
 | year sun = 1555.2
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref name="Met Office normals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcrf4enk4
|title = Monks Wood (Cambridgeshire) UK climate averages - Met Office
|publisher = Met Office
|access-date = July 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}