Winter is officially over here in the UK and British Summer Time is just around the corner. This past winter was rather exciting for weather and climate enthusiasts! I must state this first…
What is Climate?
“Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of time”
Basically, the Climate is more than just the weather over a couple of months. However, if the weather is cooler over a long period of time then that will alter the climate statistics. This winter in the UK, Europe and Russia was indeed record breaking in many areas. Russia’s winter statistics are still being compiled, but as stated in an article in the daily mail today, it looks like the Siberian winter will be a record breaker in terms of prolonged spells of temperatures below minus 25.
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