UK Climate
- Created by: Alice Cullen
- Created on: 04-01-17 19:36
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- The UK has a mild climate - cool wet winters and warm, wet summers
- Temperature: follows a seasonal pattern
- Highest - July to August (average 19°C)
- Lowest - January to February (average 6°C)
- Temperature Change - 13°C
- Precipitation: follows a seasonal pattern
- Highest - October to January (120mm a month)
- Lowest - April to July (70mm a month)
- Fluctuates between February and March
- Sunshine Hours: follows a seasonal pattern
- Highest - May to August (170-180 hours per month)
- Lowest - December to January (40 hours per month)
- Temperature: follows a seasonal pattern
- There are 5 main reasons why climate varies within the UK:
- LATITUDE: (how far north or south of the equator a place is)
- The higher in latitude you go, the colder it gets
- The sun is at a lower point in the sky, so its heat energy is spread over more of the Earth's surface - each place recieves less heat energy than at lower latitudes
- Southern parts of the UK are warmer than northern parts because of their lower latitudes
- WINDS:
- The UK's…
- LATITUDE: (how far north or south of the equator a place is)
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