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Britains CLIMATE – a description Cool summers 13 / 17*C Mild winters4 / 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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SOUTH WEST Warm summers Mild winters Wet NORTH EAST ? ? ? NORTH WEST ? ? ? SOUTH EAST ? ? ?
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Britains Climate REGIONS WET DRY
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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 The reason is the latitude Hotter Colder
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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
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