Climate in England.

Weather in England is as variable as the topography. As in other temperate maritime zones, the averages are moderate, ranging in the Thames Valley from about 2 C in January to 22 C in July; but the extremes in England go below -18 C and above 32 C.

The climate is objectionable, with frequent rains and mists, but no extreme cold. Yet there is snow cover in the higher parts of England about 50 days a year. Though known as a wet country, northeastern and central England has less than 1,000 millimetres of rainfall annually and frequently suffers from drought. In parts of the southeast, the annual rainfall averages only 500 millimetres.

Charles II thought that the English climate was the best in the world – “a man can enjoy outdoor exercise in all but five days of the year.” But no one would dispute that it is unpredictable. It’s a well-known fact that when two Englishmen meet their first talk is of the weather. This changeability of the weather, not only season by season but day by day and even hour by hour, has had a profound effect on English art and literature.

Answer the questions:

1. Is the difference between the temperature averages and extremes considerable in England?

2. Are there any places with a stable snow cover?

3. Are there any regions suffering from drought?

4. What is the impact of the weather on Englishmen?

Variable [ʹveəriəbl] – изменчивый, непостоянный

Topography - топография

Temperate [ʹtempərit] – умеренный

Maritime [ʹmæritaim] – морской, приморский

Moderate [ʹmɔderit] - умеренный

To range – колебаться в пределах

Objectionable – спорный, неудобный, неприемлемый

Rainfall – количество осадков

Annually [ʹænjuəli] - ежегодно

To average [ʹævəriʤ] – в среднем равняться, составлять

Profound [prəʹfaund] – глубокий, основательный

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