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In Aviemore, in the Scottish Highlands, a temperature of −18.4 °C (−1.1 °F) — according to the Met Office, was recorded; the lowest temperature recorded in the UK since 2003. [10] [11] The maximum depth of the event was 55 cm (22 in) in Okehampton, Devon on 6 February.
A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
January again was colder than average across the UK, though much milder than December, with a mean temperature across the UK of 3.1 °C (37.6 °F). [43] In contrast to December, it was dry across most of the country (except South East England which was wetter than average [44]). It had more frost than average across most of the UK. [45]
January 2010 was provisionally the coldest January since 1987 in the UK. [1] A persistent pattern of cold northerly and easterly winds brought cold, moist air to the United Kingdom with many snow showers, fronts and polar lows bringing snowy weather with it. The first snow fell on 17 December 2009, before a respite over the Christmas period. [2]
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war [a]) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
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A major winter storm packing travel-snarling snow and dangerous ice is on track to arrive in the Northeast this weekend, a storm that AccuWeather meteorologists say will deliver the first big ...
A massive snowstorm travelled north through the UK until it reached Northern Ireland and Scotland, where it stayed for 61 hours. The Met Office issued emergency and extreme-weather warnings for Scotland and Northern Ireland for severe blizzards, very heavy snow, heavy rain, gale-force winds, and severe drifting. On 29 March, snow began to fall ...