This leads to Dublin being 4 Â°C warmer than Seattle on the west coast of America, in spite of Dublin being further north by 6Â° and both cities having a marine climate. The prevailing wind blows from the southwest, breaking on the high mountains of the west coast.
Queen Elizabeth II is now the world's longest-reigning monarch, following the death of Thailandâs King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday. The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth has reigned for 64 years since the death of her father on Feb. 6, 1952 and is now the world's longest reigning monarch, the BBC reports.
Alexandrina Victoria ruled for more than 63 years until her death in 1901 at age 81. Queen Elizabeth, 86 and counting, can still overtake her great-great-grandmother. Until then, however, here's the order of the five longest-reigning U.K. monarchs. Reign:1837 to 1901 (63 years, 7 months, and 3 days).