Published under a CC license. What is the coldest recorded temperature in the UK? A notably dry and very sunny April, the sunniest April on record for the UK, with the most air frosts for at least 60 years. Senior Scientist at the Met Offices National Climate Information Centre Mike Kendon said:April has been an incredibly notable month in terms of the statistics. Learn more about how Statista can support your business. In fact it is even 2.0C colder than the recommended temperature for the inside of a domestic freezer. Facebook: quarterly number of MAU (monthly active users) worldwide 2008-2022, Quarterly smartphone market share worldwide by vendor 2009-2022, Number of apps available in leading app stores Q3 2022, Research expert covering mobility and logistics, Profit from additional features with an Employee Account. The figure below shows UK daily average temperatures for the year. Chart. It had already been reported thatApril had seen its highest level of air frost in 60 years, with an average of 14days of air frost topping the previous record figure of 11 days in 1970 (records for air frost go back to 1960). The snow is set to move further northwards as the week goes on, with weather warnings largely confined to Scotland by the weekend, where up to eight inches could fall on higher ground. Video report by ITV News Correspondent Geraint Vincent. Met Office: A review of the UKs climate in 2021. Overall, there is a fairly even split of days above (red shading) and below (blue shading) the 1991-2020 climatological average. Bruce Farquharson, an area commander for the Scottish fire and rescue service, said very dry winter vegetation along the western coastline made conditions ideal for wildfires, and urged people to be extremely cautious with naked flames. [1], Daily records unless otherwise specified are from 0900-2100 UTC. Northern Trains is urging people not to travel on any routes in the Calder Valley after several trees fell onto the line between Halifax and Rochdale. It was warmer than all but one year in this series prior to 1990. Cities such as Manchester and Carlisle may drop to -4C on Thursday, and York is expected to have lows of -6C. The M62 had to be closed in Rochdale overnight after a vehicle caught fire, and in Huddersfield when a lorry jack-knifed in the snow. Fire crews battled a wildfire on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides on Wednesday, with similar incidents recorded on Skye, Harris and Bernera. Spring Support your business with world-leading science and technology. Data from the Met Office; graphic created by Neil Kaye. 10 February 2021. The average temperature last month was 2.2C - the coldest January since 2010. Winter as a whole was colder and wetter than average. Show publisher information Thurrock Council in Essex said more than 100 workers, mostly from street cleaning and waste collection teams, were diverted from regular duties to help clear snow from footpaths and routes to medical centres. Wildlife Trust officers say, however, that overall, British birds and bugs are well adapted to fickle springs, with some winners and some losers. However, average in todays climate is still the UKs 18th warmest in a record stretching back to 1884. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the National Climate Information Centre. Even August, which has felt dull across much of the UK, hasn't been unusually cool, with the Met Office advising averages temperatures are "actually near to the long-term average at the moment . A frigid April weather pattern deprived much of Europe of springtime and the cold, stormy weather has yet to fully retreat. Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germanys meteorological agency, wrote that temperatures were 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1 Fahrenheit) below average and that it was the second-frostiest April on record, trailing only 1929. All national meteorological agencies, including the Met Office in the UK, retain extensive historical records of weather and climate observations. The answer rather hinges on what we define as average a rather tricky concept in a shifting climate. This is a cold winter in our current climate, but not as severe as cold winters of the past. The average temperature last month was 2.2C, the Met Office said. But creating an official list of daily temperature records for the UK was no easy task. United Kingdom weather records - Wikipedia It is useful to reflect further on these figures. A long, prolonged spell of dry and settled conditions was only interrupted by awet few daysin western Scotland in the first half of the month, and cold nights have been the norm across theUK, especially innorthern England and Scotland, with thelowest reading coming in at9.4CatTulloch Bridge on 12 April. Currently, you are using a shared account. However, 2021 included the UK's ninth warmest summer and equal-third warmest autumn on record in series from 1884. Winter and February climate statistics - Met Office For long-term climate monitoring, 1961-1990 is also retained as a standard. In fact it is even 2.0C colder than the recommended. Traffic Scotland warned motorists to remain at home unless their journey was essential. The French government declared the frost damage a "calamit agricole (agricultural disaster).