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Frontal rainfall

The UK experiences depressions as it lies on the boundary between cool air from the Arctic and warm air from the tropics. Depressions form when warm air forces its way into the cold air. Fronts mark the boundary between the warm and cold air and rainfall is always found here. The UK experiences around 100 depressions every year, each bringing two bands of rain.

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