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Weather records in the UK

Authored by Malcolm Cline

Geography

1st Grade

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Weather records in the UK
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The wettest place in England is Seathwaite near Borrowdale in Cumbria.​

What is the annual rainfall total for Seathwaite in mm?

890mm

1050mm

2960mm

3150mm

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The lowest temperature in the UK was recorded at Braemar in East Scotland on 10th January 1982. What was the temperature in degrees Celsius?

-16.4

-20.1

-25.3

-27.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which location in the UK has the highest mean annual temperature (measured in degrees Celsius)?

Bournemouth on the south coast

Scilly Isles near Cornwall

Eastbourne, near Brighton

Norwich in East Anglia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the sunniest place in Britain?

Basingstoke in Hampshire

Brighton in East Sussex

Bognor in West Sussex

Bude in Cornwall

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The strongest gust of wind recorded in Britain was on 20th March, 1986 on the summit of Cairn Gorm in Scotland, but how strong (in mph) was it?

82 miles per hour

126 miles per hour

173 miles per hour

215 miles per hour

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

St Osyth on the East coast of Essex is claimed to be the driest recorded place in the UK. What is its annual rainfall in mm per year?

278mm

513mm

585mm

691mm

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the RGS Weather Station, what have been the highest and lowest recorded temperatures at Reigate Grammar School (in degrees Celsius)?

35.1 and -6.1

36.2 and -4.4

33.5 and -5.0

37.2 and -4.6

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