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The climate is mild. It is hard to say that England has typical weather because
of the sudden changes that occur - showers from what was only a few hours be-
fore a clear blue sky; sunshine that makes you want to leave off most of your
clothes followed by winds that set you wishing for two overcoats. The winter
fogs are, indeed, awful; they surpass all imagination.
So, what is the weather like in England in winter? It is not so cold as in Rus-
sia. The temperature seldom falls below 3 or 4 degrees. The usual temperature is
about zero; the landscape doesn’t change very much in winter. The grass re-
mains green all the year round. The air is frequently damp and foggy. It often
rains and it seldom snows. The snow usually melts very quickly. The English
ports are ice-free and its rivers are not frozen throughout the year. But still, in
the winter months. Britain is affected by Polar air. Then there is a cold, dry, bit-
ing wind which brings black frosts
. February and March are the months with
most snow though it can fall as late as June in the Scottish Highlands.
The seasons do not differ too sharply from one another, one merges
gradually
into
another. Spring comes slowly in England and it grows warmer gradually.
Spring is the driest season. Cold, dry winds blow, the skies
are calm and clear.
The weather in spring, however, is changeable, and even if the sky is blue, with-
out a single cloud in the morning, it is always wise to take a mac or an umbrella.
In early summer the winds send fine sunny weather with blue skies in which
clouds
may build up by day and die away at night. If the temperature goes above
23 or 25 degrees they call it a heatwave,
because it is above the usual average
temperature for their summers. Thunderstorms are common in summer and the
counties in the east get most rain in this season. But the rain is heavier in the
hills and it is here that great floods occur which do the most damage in narrow
valleys.
Because of its climate England is a land of gardens and flowers. Indeed, they
have flowers all the year round. Roses, for example, can be found in flower-beds
from late spring until December.
In early autumn, especially after a fine summer, the air is damp as the sun
sinks lower. The temperature falls and mist and fog form in the evening after a
fine day. At first they melt in the warmth of the early morning sun but as the
days get shorter they may last throughout the day
. At other times strong winds
bring stormy weather with heavy rains and gales
.
The English people find it difficult to convince foreigners that England is not
always, or most of the year covered with a thick blanket of fog. It is true that
they do have some fog, but only rarely there is such a thick fog that all the traffic
comes to a standstill. These thick fogs that are called “pea-soupers
” (pea-soup
fogs) belonging more to fiction than to fact are very bad for the lungs and can
kill people who suffer from bronchitis or asthma.
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