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Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, so temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the British Isles, with the coldest ever UK temperature of −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 10 January 1982 and also at Altnaharra, Highland, on 30 December 1995.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has warned communities to prepare for a risk of flooding.
Ireland was first hit on 26 November. Heavy snow caused many problems across the UK and the first disruption of snowfall occurred on 24 November in the Grampians, Eastern Scotland and Cairngorms, where snow showers blown from a northerly wind caused havoc as accumulations up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in Aviemore made conditions difficult and ...
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The city's highest recorded temperature was 43.2 °C (109.8 °F) on Australia Day 1940 at the Brisbane Regional Office, [10] with the highest temperature at the current station being 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 22 February 2004; [11] but temperatures above 38 °C (100 °F) are uncommon.
Snow, ice, and rain have battered Scotland and parts of northern England as a cold snap hits the region. Tuesday night could see parts of isolated Scottish glens dropping down as far as minus 15C.
The snow was accompanied by gale-force winds, peaking at 70 mph (110 km/h) during the period. [2] Snow showers continued to affect Highland Scotland on Wednesday 12 January, with blizzards caused by 100 mph (160 km/h) winds. Snow showers also affected parts of Southern Scotland, Northeast England and the Midlands.