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Information Is Beautiful (infobeautiful@vis.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-May-2026 00:56:41 JST Information Is Beautiful

Beautiful UK rainfall-as-elevation map
Wind direction plays a big role in UK rain.
(By Alasdair Rae @undertheraedar)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alasdair-rae-17640a124_reposting-my-great-britain-rainfall-map-in-activity-7350067721176317952-zOAz/
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1. This image is a detailed three-dimensional relief map of the United Kingdom, visualizing rainfall levels rather than elevation, though it uses a similar topographical style. The map shows the outline of Great Britain and part of Ireland (only Northern Ireland's northern coast is visible at the top right) with varying heights representing the amount of annual rainfall. The color palette is a gradient of greens and yellows, with taller, darker green peaks indicating higher rainfall and flatter, paler yellow areas indicating lower rainfall. The map vividly highlights the classic UK weather pattern: the highest rainfall occurs in the western and northern mountainous regions, particularly the Scottish Highlands, the Lake District in England, and the mountains of Wales, where dramatic, tall peaks dominate the landscape. In contrast, the Eastern side of England, especially the southeast, appears much flatter and paler, indicating it is the driest part of the country. The visual effect makes the rainfall data look like a highly textured landscape.
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