Britains CLIMATE

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Britains CLIMATE a description

• Cool summers 13 / 17C
• Mild winters 4 / 7 C
• Wet 600 2000 mms

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British TEMPERATURES in WINTER
WEST MILD
EAST COLD
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British TEMPERATURES in SUMMER

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British ANNUAL RAINFALL totals
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NORTH WEST ? ? ?
NORTH EAST ? ? ?
SOUTH WEST Warm summers Mild winters Wet
SOUTH EAST ? ? ?
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Britains Climate REGIONS
DRY
WET
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Britains CLIMATE An explanation
Temperatures in SUMMER Sun is higher in the sky
in summer Places in the south are warmer
Hotter Colder
The reason is the latitude
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Temperatures in the winter
Distance from the sea Places in the west are
warmer As they are nearer the Atlantic Ocean
And the warm ocean current the North Atlantic
Drift
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Where the wind comes from affects the weather
We usually get westerly winds which are WET
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High hills are colder and wetter
The hills are in the west e.g. in Wales