Raining and
Snowing in
London 2015 Raining and Snowing in London
London has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb ), similar to all of southern
Britain.
Despite its reputation as being a rainy city, London receives less precipitation (with 601 mm (24 in) in a year), than
Rome (at 834 mm (33 in)),
Bordeaux (at 923 mm (36 in)),
Toulouse (at 668 mm (26 in)), and
Naples (at 1,
006 mm (40 in) per year).[
112][113][114][115][116]
Temperature extremes for all sites in the
London area range from 38.
1 °C (
100.6 °F) at Kew during
August 2003 [
117] down to −16.1 °C (
3.0 °F) at
Northolt during
January 1962.[
118] 38.5 °C (
101.3 °F) has been achieved in nearby
Gravesend, however, which tends to record the highest temperature readings in the UK during summer. Temperatures of below −20 °
C (−4.0 °F) have been noted prior to the
20th century, but the accuracy cannot be validated.
Summers are generally warm and sometimes hot,
London's average July high is 24 °
C (75.2 °F). On average London will see 31 days above 25 °
C (77.0 °F) each year, and 4.2 days above 30.0 °
C (86.0 °F) every year. During the
2003 European heat wave there were 14 consecutive days above 30 °C (86.0 °F) and 2 consecutive days where temperatures reached 38 °
C (100.4 °F), leading to hundreds of heat related deaths.
Winters are generally cool and damp with little temperature variation.
Snowfall does occur from time to time, and can cause travel disruption when this happens.
Spring and autumn are mixed seasons and can be pleasant. On 1
October 2011, the air temperature attained 30 °C (86.0 °F) and in
April 2011 it reached 28 °
C (82.4 °F). As a large city, London has a considerable urban heat island effect, making the centre of London at times 5 °
C (9 °F) warmer than the suburbs and outskirts. The effect of this can be seen below when comparing
London Heathrow on the outskirts of London with the London
Weather Centre which is located in the centre of London.
London (Listeni/ˈlʌndən/)[3] is the capital city of
England and the
United Kingdom.[4] It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants. Standing on the
River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the
Romans, who named it
Londinium.[5] London's ancient core, the
City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) mediaeval boundaries and in
2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. Since at least the
19th century, the term London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core.[6] The bulk of this conurbation forms the
Greater London administrative area (coterminous with the
London region),[7][8][note 1] governed by the
Mayor of London and the
London Assembly.[9][note 2]
London is a leading global city,[10][11] with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport all contributing to its preeminence.[12] It is one of the world's leading financial centres[13][14][15] and has the fifth-or sixth-largest metropolitan area
GDP in the world depending on measurement.[note 3][16][17] London is a world cultural capital.[18][19][20][21] It is the world's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals[22] and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic.[23] London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in
Europe.[24] In
2012, London became the first city to host the modern
Summer Olympic Games three times.[25]
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