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?  The best sites are on level ground, free from trees, buildings, or steep slopes that could affect measurements. Factors that can introduce uncertainties include buildings which can artificially warm temperature readings, trees that can shelter instruments from wind or sunshine, and valleys (frost

be significant but localised. Kirklees is mainly sheltered from prevailing westerly winds by the South Pennines. Calm winds can cause fog formation in the Colne valley, while slight easterly winds can blow fog in from the Humberhead Levels. HOW HAS THE AREA'S CLIMATE CHANGED? Temperature Difference (°C

. Inland valleys experience the coldest winter night temperatures, such as Rhyader (Powys) which experienced -23.3°C in January 1940. Rainfall in Wales varies widely, with Snowdonia receiving average annual totals exceeding 3000 mm in comparison to places along the coast which may receive less than

ychydig yn ysgafnach yng nghefn Nim wrth iddynt nesau at the Valley of Winds, lle cawsant eu curo o gwmpas. braidd yn anniolchgar... Yn olaf, bu farw’r gwynt ac agorodd y bryniau i ddatgelu Dinas Celestia. Mae tai siâp od, cymysgedd o siopau hynod a strydoedd strim-stram-strellach yn mynd o amgylch y

temperature for England, beating -3.3 °C at Buxton, Derbyshire on 5 March 1942, and at Spadeadam, Cumbria on 2 March 1965. A very large number of long-running weather stations recorded their lowest March daily maximum temperature on record, examples including -0.1 °C at Valley, Anglesey (87 years), 0.8

on the 29th. On the 28th, Valley (Gwynedd) recorded 16.1 hours of bright sunshine. Scotland diary of highlights June’s weather was relatively warm and quiet until the 12th but thundery showers broke out on some days, especially in the west and south. It was somewhat more unsettled from the 13th to 20th

and weather fronts bringing some substantial rainfall, especially to southwest England, south Wales, northwest England and west Scotland. The Newport-Shrewsbury railway line, badly affected by flooding from Storm Claudia in November, was pre-emptively closed ahead of the rain whilst the Valleys line

an important summer rainfall prediction for the Yangtze river basin for summer 2016, as long range forecasts were suggesting a very large El Niño event was on the way. 1 Li et al. 2016. Skillful seasonal prediction of Yangtze river valley summer rainfall. Environmental Research Letters. http

and weather fronts bringing some substantial rainfall, especially to southwest England, south Wales, northwest England and west Scotland. The Newport-Shrewsbury railway line, badly affected by flooding from Storm Claudia in November, was pre-emptively closed ahead of the rain whilst the Valleys line

Eskdalemuir (Dumfriesshire) 26 June 1953 Highest 60-minute total: 92 mm Maidenhead (Berkshire) 12 July 1901 Highest 90-minute total: 117 mm Dunsop Valley (Lancashire) 8 August 1967 Highest 120-minute total: 155 mm Hewenden Reservoir (Yorkshire) 11 June 1956 Highest 180-minute total: 178 mm Horncastle