Case Study: UK Climate

Temperate maritime climate

• influenced by the sea
• generally warm summers, mild winter
• generally quite wet

Warmer than expected for its latitude due to the ocean current (North Atlantic Drift) which warms the land.

In summer the south is warmer than the north

• because it has a greater latitude

In winter the west is warmer than the eats

• because it is more influenced by the North Atlantic Drift

In summer the west is wetter than the eats

• because there is felief rainfall and the east is in a rain shadow