already united with England, but the Welsh flag is in widespread use throughout that country IL. Climate The U.K. covers a small area of 241 752 km. of which the island of great Britain(or Britain) takes up the great part of 228 279 km, accor 94% of the total. Britain is under 1000 km(about some 600 miles) from the south coast to the extreme north of Scotland and just under 500 km(some 300 miles) across in the widest part. No point in this country is as much as about 120 km from tidal waters The shores of British Isles, especially the western shores are bathed by a warm drift of water. the north atlantic drift which is a continuation of the gulf Stream. And except for certain periods in the winter, the British Isles lie wholly within the westerly wind belt, which is warmed by the Gulf Steam and made moist by the Atlantic Ocean. The prevailing south westerly winds make Britain much milder than that of many places in the same latitude The configuration of the Highland Zone in the north and west, and the lowland Zone in the south and east in Britain, and particularly the existence of numerous inlets, make the penetration inland of oceanic influences extremely effective. So it is not strange that Britain has a temperate, maritime climate, which is damp and warm all the year round and generally doesn't run to extremes. The temperature is rarely above 32C(90'F)or below -10C. The annual temperature is about 10C. In Britain, there are no great distinctions among the different seasons. But people can experience four seasons in the course of a single day. Day may break as a balmy spring morning; an hour or so later black clouds may have appeared from nowhere and the rain may be pouring down. At midday conditions may be really wintry with the temperature down by about eight degrees or more centigrade. And then, in the late afternoon the sky will clear, the sun will begin to shine, and for an hour or two before darkness falls, it will be summer It's quite safe to say there's weather instead of climate in Britain Due to the prevailing moist south---westerly winds, there's abundant rainfall in Britain. The average rainfall is about 1000 mm. In mountainous areas of the west and north. it reaches more than 1600 mm. but less than 800mm over central and eastern parts. Rain is fairly well distributed throughout the year. In some places there are even over 260 rainy days a year. In England much of the rain comes down as drizzle violent storm or wind is not the usual case The uncertainty about the weather and the constant rain has had a definitealready united with England, but the Welsh flag is in widespread use throughout that country. II. Climate The U.K. covers a small area of 241 752 km, of which the island of Great Britain (or Britain) takes up the great part of 228 279 km, accounting for over 94% of the total. Britain is under1000 km (about some 600 miles) from the south coast to the extreme north of Scotland and just under 500 km (some 300 miles) across in the widest part. No point in this country is as much as about 120 km from tidal waters. The shores of British Isles, especially the western shores are bathed by a warm drift of water, the North Atlantic Drift which is a continuation of the Gulf Stream. And except for certain periods in the winter, the British Isles lie wholly within the westerly wind belt, which is warmed by the Gulf Steam and made moist by the Atlantic Ocean. The prevailing south westerly winds make Britain much milder than that of many places in the same latitude. The configuration of the Highland Zone in the north and west, and the Lowland Zone in the south and east in Britain, and particularly the existence of numerous inlets, make the penetration inland of oceanic influences extremely effective. So it is not strange that Britain has a temperate, maritime climate, which is damp and warm all the year round and generally doesn’t run to extremes. The temperature is rarely above 32℃ (90℉) or below －10℃. The annual temperature is about 10℃. In Britain, there are no great distinctions among the different seasons. But people can experience four seasons in the course of a single day. Day may break as a balmy spring morning; an hour or so later black clouds may have appeared from nowhere and the rain may be pouring down. At midday conditions may be really wintry with the temperature down by about eight degrees or more centigrade. And then, in the late afternoon the sky will clear, the sun will begin to shine, and for an hour or two before darkness falls, it will be summer. It’s quite safe to say there’s weather instead of climate in Britain. Due to the prevailing moist south---westerly winds, there’s abundant rainfall in Britain. The average rainfall is about 1000 mm. In mountainous areas of the west and north, it reaches more than 1600 mm, but less than 800mm over central and eastern parts. Rain is fairly well distributed throughout the year. In some places there are even over 260 rainy days a year. In England much of the rain comes down as drizzle. Violent storm or wind is not the usual case. The uncertainty about the weather and the constant rain has had a definite