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Wales has more rainfall than England because there are more mountains and hills, so when prevailing winds and warm moist air is forced uphill over highland the air condenses and cools which forms clouds and precipitation/rain occurs. Then drier air goes downwards and gets warmer and and moisture in the air evaporates. This cycle is also known as Relief Rainfall.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoFor two main reasons... 1) Wales is close to both the Atlantic ocean and also to the Irish sea. 2) Wales has a lot of mountains, so moisture laden air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish sea is forced to rise higher into the atmosphere when it meets the mountains. This damp air cools down as it rises higher and causes rainfall.
This is called relief rainfall 0=)
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∙ 14y agoFor two main reason, it is close to the Atlantic ocean and it is also mountainous.
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∙ 12y agoWales is the wettest place in Britain because of its mountains, its mountains are the first hurdles for clouds coming in off the Atlantic ocean
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Where is the place in Britain?
the wettest place on average is Crib Goch in Snowdonia, Wales, with 4470 millimetres or 176.0ins of rain
What is the top 5 wettest towns in Britain?
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The wettest place in the UK?
Snowdonia in Wales
Where is the wettest place in Wales?
All places in Wales are equally wet.
Where is the wettest place in Britain?
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Why is crib goch the wettest place in Britain?
because of Bob
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What is wettest city in Wales?
Cardiff
When was the wettest year in Britain?
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