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Climatic Conditions in London |
| London experiences a temperate sort of a climate with normally light precipitation. Generally speaking, precipitation is regular throughout the year in and around London. The temperature in the summer season does not raise much above 33 C (that is 91.4 F) in London. However, higher temperature during the summer season has now become more common in London these days. The highest temperature in London that was ever recorded in the history of London is 38.1C (that is, 100.6 F), recorded at a place called Kew Gardens (which is located between Richmond upon the river Thames and Kew in southwest London, England).
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This record highest temperature for the summer season in London was recorded during the European Heat Wave 2003. The cause behind this Heat Wave has been attributed to global warming and global dimming. This Heat Wave in London took place on the 10th of August 2003. The European Heat Wave was one of the hottest summers that are on the records in Europe. This Heat Wave had a considerable impact on the crops of different countries across Europe along with severe health crisis in certain countries of Europe.
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Heavy snowfall seldom occurs in London. As a result, heavy snowfall is almost unknown in and around London. Recently during the winter season, snow has generally settled once or twice. Moreover the average snowfall a year as recorded during the recent winter season in London is seldom more than an inch or so, which counts to around 25 mm. When compared to a sub tropical city such as Sydney or Rome, London would generally receive less precipitation when speaking on an annual basis, because London is a temperate city.
This will happen despite of the fact that the sub tropical regions generally receive fewer rainy days or overcast days when compared to those received by the tropical or temperate regions. Due to the presence of large built up areas in London, an "urban heat island" (or microclimate) gets created in and around London where heat is stored in the large buildings existing in London. Heat Island is such an area within a city or an industrial site which has a consistently higher temperature than the surrounding areas due to the greater retention of heat, as by buildings, concrete, and also asphalt.
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