Week 10 Extreme Weather

     The UK has a history of having some severe weather events in recent years, be that prolonged heavy rainfall, heavy snow in their winter months, extreme heat, or strong winds. Although the UK has an issue with every one of these events every year, I will be mainly putting my focus on the heavy snow in the winter months.

    The UK on average gets about 23.7 days worth of snow per year with some areas getting more snow on average, such as Scottland at about 38.1 days per year, and some areas getting less snow such as Cornwall with about 7,4 days on average. The UK had some of the coldest winters in its history in the mid-1700s as well as 1800'a as well as extreme weather in the 1970s and 1980s, with winters reaching down to below negative 10 to negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit. But in recent years there has been a shift in the cold winters, actually, this year the UK, as well as the rest of Europe, has had one of the warmest winters in their history, with temperatures rising about 1.4C on average.

    In the event of extreme weather, the UK government updates its plan every year if changes are made to insure that the safety of Uk residents is accounted for, which can be found here.



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