Friday 10 January 2020

UK’s new highest temperature for December is confirmed in Scotland

UK’s new highest temperature for December is confirmed in Scotland

The Met Office has verified that December 28th 2019 was the hottest day of the month on record in Britain.

The previous record was 18.3C, in Achnashellach in the Highlands on 2 December 1948.

The high temperature has been attributed to a meteorological phenomenon known as the Foehn Effect.

It occurs when moisture-laden, high humidity air is pushed over high ground by strong winds. As it rises, the air cools and condenses, forming cloud and rain.

Dry air then travels down the other side of the mountain, picking up heat as it goes and resulting in higher temperatures at ground level.

In the UK, this effect is commonly seen in eastern Scotland, north-east Wales and north-east England.

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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