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| Monthly average temperature for Denver, London, and Edinburgh. |
London and Edinburgh have similar weather patterns to Denver. January through about April are relatively similar and then in the summer months Denver's average temperature is anywhere from 7-10 degrees Celsius warmer. Come October through December the temperature are similar again. The annual temperature range in London is 13 degrees celsius, and in Edinburgh the annual temperature range is 12 degrees celsius. Denver has a much wider annual temperature range than either of the two cities in the UK, Denver's temperature range is 22 degrees celsius. The UK experiences similar seasonality to the Denver. Even though the UK doesn't get as warm in the summer, they still have a cold winter and a warmer summer.
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| Monthly average precipitation for Denver, London, and Edinburgh. |
Even though the temperature pattern for London and Edinburgh are similar to Denver's, the precipitation patterns are the exact opposite. January through May the UK has much higher precipitation levels, and in the summer they are closer on average to Denver's. And again August through December the UK shows much higher precipitation levels. The annual precipitation range for London is 34mm, and the range for Edinburgh is 30mm. The total precipitation levels for an average year in London is 752mm, and Edinburgh has a total level of 665mm, whereas Denver only has 397mm per year on average.
The overall climate in the UK is generally moderate. Depending on where you are in the region the weather ranges from dry warm air to wet cool air. The northern section of the UK tends to be colder while the southern areas are much warmer. To the east it is windier, cold and dry, while the west is wetter and warmer. (
southtravels. com). Below is a picture of the minimum average temperatures in the winter; as you can see the northern regions are much colder than the southeren.
I found it very interesting that the UK gets warm in the summer, yes not as warm as it does here in Denver, but warmer than I previously thought. The UK's temperature is still cooler than it is here in Denver. I'm guessing that is because Denver is land-locked making our temperatures warmer. On the other hand, the UK is surrounded by water, which takes longer to heat than land, making their climate cooler. As far as the precipitation in the UK, it does not surprise me that they are wetter than we are here in Denver. It is interesting that the UK's precipitation amount increase while Denver’s decreases. I find this interesting because both the UK and Denver are both in the Northern Hemisphere. Very interesting to read about, good job putting it all together!
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