Editing Kirkby (section)

===Climate===
Due to its position near England's north-west coast, Kirkby has a [[temperate]] [[maritime climate]]; its [[Köppen climate classification]] is Cfb. Its mean annual temperature of {{convert|10.2|°C}}<ref name="weatherchannel">{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Annual Climatology for Kirkby, 30 year |url=http://uk.weather.com/climate/annualClimo-Kirkby-UKXX0873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520213256/http://uk.weather.com/climate/annualClimo-Kirkby-UKXX0873 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |access-date=29 May 2008 |website=[[The Weather Channel]] }}</ref> is similar to that throughout the [[River Mersey|Mersey]] basin and slightly cooler than the English average. The annual average sunshine duration, 1394.6&nbsp;hours,<ref name="MetOffice">{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Manchester Airport climate averages, 1971–2000 |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/manchester_airport.html |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 |access-date=29 May 2008 |website=[[Met Office]] }}</ref> is slightly higher than the UK average of 1339.7.<ref name="MetOffice2">{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=UK climate averages, 1971–2000 |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/uk.html |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 |access-date=30 May 2008 |website=Met Office }}</ref> January is the coldest month, with an average mean temperature of {{convert|4.7|°C}};<ref name="weatherchannel" /> July is the hottest, at {{convert|16.7|°C}}.<ref name="weatherchannel" /> Rainfall, {{convert|806.6|mm|in}}, is slightly lower than the England average of {{convert|838|mm}} and much lower than the UK average of {{convert|1,125.5|mm|in}}.<ref name="MetOffice2" /> October is the wettest month, with an average rainfall of {{convert|86|mm|in}}; April is the driest, with {{convert|49.1|mm|in}} of rain.<ref name="MetOffice" /> The nearest [[Met Office]] weather station is at [[Manchester Airport]].

{{Weather box
|location= Kirkby and the Liverpool area
|single line = yes
|metric first=yes
| Jan high C = 6.8
| Feb high C = 6.6
| Mar high C = 9.3
| Apr high C = 11.8
| May high C = 15.4
| Jun high C = 17.8
| Jul high C = 20.3
| Aug high C = 19.2
| Sep high C = 16.8
| Oct high C = 12.8
| Nov high C = 9.2
| Dec high C = 7.8
| year high C = 12.8
|Jan mean C=4.7
|Feb mean C=4.37
|Mar mean C=6.6
|Apr mean C=8.4
|May mean C=11.7
|Jun mean C=14.3
|Jul mean C=16.7
|Aug mean C=16.2
|Sep mean C=13.8
|Oct mean C=10.6
|Nov mean C=7.1
|Dec mean C=5.9
|year mean C=10.2
|Jan low C=2
|Feb low C=2.2
|Mar low C=3.2
|Apr low C=4.4
|May low C=6.4
|Jun low C=10.5
|Jul low C=12.7
|Aug low C=12.2
|Sep low C=10
|Oct low C=7.2
|Nov low C=4.4
|Dec low C=3
|year low C=6.5
|Jan rain mm=71.5
|Feb rain mm=51.8	
|Mar rain mm=64	
|Apr rain mm=49.1	
|May rain mm=53.8
|Jun rain mm=66.8	
|Jul rain mm=59.5	
|Aug rain mm=70.9 	
|Sep rain mm=69.9	
|Oct rain mm=86
|Nov rain mm=81.9
|Dec rain mm=81.4
|year rain mm=806.6
|Jan sun=49.6
|Feb sun=67	
|Mar sun=95.2
|Apr sun=138.9	
|May sun=188.8
|Jun sun=172.5
|Jul sun=183.8
|Aug sun=170.5
|Sep sun=127.2
|Oct sun=97.7
|Nov sun=60.6
|Dec sun=42.8
|year sun=1394.6

|source 1=[http://uk.weather.com The Weather Channel] (Temperature Data)<ref name="weatherchannel" />
|source 2=[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ Met Office] (Sunshine and Rainfall Data)<ref name="MetOffice" />
}}
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