It always rains in London.
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“It always rains in London“, is a saying I often hear on my journeys around the world. But is it true?
Checking the annual rainfall for London and cities I visit on a regular basis gives the following results :-
London 585mm or 23″
Istanbul 843.9mm or 33″
Milan 985mm or 39″
Colombo 2400mm or 94″
Penang 2670mm or 105″
Perhaps the difference between London and the other cities is that when rain falls it falls very lightly in a form known as drizzle, compared say to Penang were the rain is very heavy, with very large raindrops.
The drizzle in London can fall or last for a long time, compared to Penang when the downpour will be over in a few minutes.
The climate of London is temperate, with temperatures in the summer moderate having only a few days heat waves, and in winter not having very low temperatures, again having only a few days of freezing weather. Compared to Penang’s climate which is tropical all year round, and having a monsoon season of high rainfall. This results in the ground staying wet in London for a long time, compared to Penang where the wet ground soon dries out as the rainwater evaporates to to the high temperature.
I walk every day in London, and it is rare that I need an umberella or coat to keep me dry.
So next time someone says to you, “It always rains in London“, please reply, “Always? How do you know?“, and quote the above statistics.
Oh, it rained yesterday.