Question: describe the pattern of rainfall in the uk

title: Climate of the United Kingdom
text: hide Climate data for Birmingham Elmdon , 99m asl , 1971 -- 2000 , extremes 1901 -- ( sunshine 1961 -- 1990 ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 15.0 ( 59 ) 18.1 ( 64.6 ) 23.7 ( 74.7 ) 26.0 ( 78.8 ) 30.0 ( 86 ) 31.6 ( 88.9 ) 32.9 ( 91.2 ) 34.9 ( 94.8 ) 29.8 ( 85.6 ) 26.8 ( 80.2 ) 18.7 ( 65.7 ) 15.7 ( 60.3 ) 34.9 ( 94.8 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 6.7 ( 44.1 ) 7.1 ( 44.8 ) 9.8 ( 49.6 ) 12.7 ( 54.9 ) 16.0 ( 60.8 ) 19.0 ( 66.2 ) 21.3 ( 70.3 ) 20.8 ( 69.4 ) 17.8 ( 64 ) 13.6 ( 56.5 ) 9.5 ( 49.1 ) 6.9 ( 44.4 ) 13.4 ( 56.1 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) 1.4 ( 34.5 ) 1.1 ( 34 ) 2.9 ( 37.2 ) 4.2 ( 39.6 ) 7.1 ( 44.8 ) 10.0 ( 50 ) 12.1 ( 53.8 ) 11.8 ( 53.2 ) 9.7 ( 49.5 ) 6.8 ( 44.2 ) 3.8 ( 38.8 ) 1.6 ( 34.9 ) 6.0 ( 42.8 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) − 20.8 ( − 5.4 ) − 13.7 ( 7.3 ) − 11.6 ( 11.1 ) − 6.6 ( 20.1 ) − 3.8 ( 25.2 ) − 0.8 ( 30.6 ) 1.2 ( 34.2 ) 2.2 ( 36 ) − 1.8 ( 28.8 ) − 6.8 ( 19.8 ) − 8.9 ( 16 ) − 18.5 ( − 1.3 ) − 20.8 ( − 5.4 ) Average precipitation mm ( inches ) 73.2 ( 2.882 ) 51.4 ( 2.024 ) 55.8 ( 2.197 ) 61.9 ( 2.437 ) 61.3 ( 2.413 ) 65.6 ( 2.583 ) 63.8 ( 2.512 ) 66.7 ( 2.626 ) 68.1 ( 2.681 ) 82.7 ( 3.256 ) 74.8 ( 2.945 ) 79.7 ( 3.138 ) 805 ( 31.69 ) Mean monthly sunshine hours 49.7 60.0 101.5 129.2 178.0 186.2 181.0 166.8 134.3 97.2 64.2 46.9 1,395 Source # 1 : Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute Source # 2 : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration