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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on January 01, 2015, 09:11:24 PM

Title: Cold weather: Record 2014 freeze for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Post by: Mark on January 01, 2015, 09:11:24 PM
The lowest temperatures of 2014 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland were recorded overnight.

Katesbridge, County Down, hit -8.8C (16.2F). Benson, Oxon, fell to -7.6C with -6.7C at Pembrey Sands, Dyfed.

Latest figures show the UK's coldest temperature of the year so far was -9C in Cromdale, Moray, on Saturday.

Meanwhile a Met Office cold weather alert for northern England and the Midlands has warned of health risks for vulnerable people.

BBC Weather said Scotland saw temperatures fall to -7.7C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, overnight from Sunday to Monday.
BBC News - Cold weather: Record 2014 freeze for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30610567)