"Will Hand" wrote in message
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"mittens" wrote in message
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Will in Dartmoor and Nick in Devon, thanks for your info about the
weather in your neck of the woods.

The temperature variation in any given place in the UK is not extreme,
due to your maritime climate. However, from what I understand, unlike
southern Ontario, there are areas where the elevation affects weather
greatly.

On a separate note, a branch of my family on my father's side (the
Webbers) originally came from Chawleigh in Devon.

Bob :-)

Hi again Bob,

Elevation makes a massive difference in the UK. Western and northern hills
are
very wet. Conversely eastern areas in the normal rain shadow are
relatively dry.
Obviously snow is more common higher up but even modest hills of just 150m
to
200m can have a noticeable effect. In northern Britain, high ground above
700m
has a very wintry climate in winter and in Scotland the climate is almost
arctic
above the 900m contour. Distance from the sea also makes quite a big
difference
as regards temperature, also urban influences. The SE is hottest in summer
being
furthest from the temperate Atlantic, the SE can also have low
temperatures in
winter due to the same effect. For such a small island our weather is one
of the
most varying in the world.

Will
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And if I may add a little. Even the modest height of the Wolds in Yorkshire
and Lincolnshire which are predominantly below 200m, can make a significant
difference.

--
David Mitchell, 70m amsl, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.