Come rain or shine
Subtitle: a weather miscellany
By: Storm Dunlop
Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 2015
Place of publication: West Sussex
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781783725458; 9781783725472; 9781849537186
Subjects: Weather; Miscellanea; SCIENCE; Earth Sciences; Geography; Geology
Description: In Faversham, Kent, in 2003, the highest ever temperature in the UK was recorded: a blistering 38.5 °C (101.3 °F). The word ""blirty"" in Scotland describes ""gusts of wind and rain."" The weather is a subject that the British simply cannot leave alone, and for good reason-it's likely that for more than half the year they will experience at least three seasons in one day, so there's always plenty to talk about. This charming miscellany, as wide-ranging and unpredictable as the weather itself, is filled with curious historical facts, amazing statistics, and fascinating anecdotes that will keep.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Useful Notes; Chapter 1; title: Sunshine; Chapter 2; title: Rain; Chapter 3; title: Cloud, Mist and Fog; Chapter 4; title: Wind; Chapter 5; title: Storms; Chapter 6; title: Snow and Ice; Chapter 7; title: Extremes; Chapter 8; title: Forecasting: Instruments and Inventions; FOR THE LOVE OF RADIO 4; For more about Summersdale.