The climate is greatly influenced by its gobal postition.
The UK is a battle ground between warm tropical air from the south and cold polar air from the north
The two different types of air fight for the mid latitudes which is when England experiences such changeable weather.
During the summer the sun is high in the sky and brings longer periods of potential sunshine
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Reasons for the UK's climate
Ocean currents - the North Atlantic drift to the east of the UK controls our climate because it is a warm current. due to our latittude if we didnt have the warm current our climate would be much colder
Prevalling winds - Warm moist winds in the south west travel over the warm drift so become hotter, this is why we have a damp mild climate.
Maritime influence - because the Uk is an island it tends to be humid. This why we get quite a lot of rainfall and cloudy weather
Continentality - influence of being close to or far away from the sea
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