Unusual cold and snowy conditions covering big snow of the island of Great Britain at the beginning of this month. On January 26, by NASA's Terra satellite was found from the above winter wonderland.
The snow on the grey middle blow from the north Atlantic over a storm system integration model, called Scandinavia seat ushered in very cold conditions, according to Accuweather.com. The high pressure model is located in Scandinavia and channel to the British in the Baltic sea and Russia in the west of the cold air, according to British weather (Met Office).
By January 21, in the afternoon, Redesdale camp, Scotland, 11 inches (29 cm), snowfall is the national leader, AccuWeather agencies reported. After AccuWeather agencies report that in Sennybridge, wales and 6 inches (15 centimeters) Dunkeswell, in southwest England eight inches (twenty centimeters) down. In London's heathrow airport of snow closed many schools and forced the flight cancellations and delays.
Snow is a rare sight, especially in the southern areas, Britain, the warm Gulf Stream funnel to the island waters flow, the influence of the atmosphere and conditions of the north of the island's latitude than expected mild.
Weather bureau records show that British think about 33 snow day each year, from 1971 to 2000 on the basis of the average level, although the topography of the high places, where the temperature is cold, this belongs to the most. And not all the snow, even if the stability on the ground, and a British years of snow on the ground to see only about 16.5 days. Scotland, is located in the high latitudes, see a higher average, in a year of snow or sleet about 52 days and 27.7 days, snow on the ground, weather bureau said. It lists the most snow place in Britain is Banffshire, a county in the northeast in Scotland, an annual average of 63.8 days snow or sleet. (in the other extreme is Cornwall, there is an average 10.2 days for snow or sleet).
Winter snowfall in the twentieth century England, in 1947, the bureau says, when snow falls on every January 22, and March 17, in somewhere between countries.
Due to the snow earlier this month, temperature has become moderate rainfall, reduce the form of rain, at least in the southern areas of the island. The sky has basically clear of Terra satellites in resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) took picture Britain, NASA earth observation points out, although some are still in the west of the island.
The southern part of the island of the heavy rains the threat of flood, some high altitude, may see strong gust of wind, the guardian reported.
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