Editing Luton (section)

===Climate===
Luton has a [[temperateness|temperate]] [[Oceanic climate|marine climate]], like much of the [[British Isles]], with generally light [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] throughout the year. The weather is very changeable from day to day and the warming influence of the [[Gulf Stream]] makes the region mild for its [[latitude]]. The average total annual rainfall is {{convert|698|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} with rain falling on 117 days of the year.

The local climate around Luton is differentiated somewhat from much of South East England due to its position in the [[Chiltern Hills]], meaning it tends to be 1–2 degrees Celsius cooler than the surrounding towns – often flights at [[London Luton Airport|Luton airport]], lying {{convert|160|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level, will be suspended when marginal snow events occur, while airports at lower elevations, such as [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]], at {{convert|25|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level, continue to function. Absolute temperature extremes recorded at Rothamsted Research Station, {{convert|5|mi|0}} south south east of Luton town centre and at a similar elevation range from {{convert|-17.0|C|F}}<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]] | url= http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=18&year=1981&indexid=TNn&stationid=1844 | title = Anomaly details for station Rothamsted, UK and index TXx: Maximum value of daily maximum temperature}}</ref> in December 1981 and {{convert|-16.7|C|F}} in January 1963<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]] | url= http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1963&indexid=TNn&stationid=1844 | title = Anomaly details for station Rothamsted, UK and index TXx: Maximum value of daily maximum temperature}}</ref> to {{convert|36.6|C|F}} in July 2019<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]] | url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/1990/hot-spell-august-1990---met-office.pdf | title = Hot Spell – Aug 1990 Statistics}}</ref> and {{convert|33.8|C|F}} in August 1990<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]] | url= http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=14&year=1990&indexid=TXx&stationid=1844 | title = Anomaly details for station Rothamsted, UK and index TXx: Maximum value of daily maximum temperature}}</ref> and July 2006.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Met Office]]| url= http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/july2006 | title = Met Office: July 2006 – record temperatures and sunshine}}</ref> Records for Rothamsted date back to 1901.

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