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The average temperature was −3.7 °C which was 4.5 °C below the long-term mean. This made December 2010 the fourth-coldest of the last 120 years. Only 1890, 1969 and 1933 were colder. The cold was strongest in the northern half of Germany with deviations from the long-term mean between −5 °C and −6 °C. [26]
However, the lowest temperature of the winter of −21.2 °C (−6.2 °F) was recorded at Altnaharra, Sutherland at 10 am on 2 December and Braemar and Kinbrace both dropped to −20 °C (−4 °F) on the night of 2 December. 7 people have been confirmed to have died due to the cold weather.
Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2010 occurred late on December 21 (early on December 22 in EST), and ends at the March equinox, which in 2011 occurred on March 20. [2] Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 28. [3]
Just because it's cold for a day, a week, or a season, it doesn't mean global warming is over. All months have been warming since recordkeeping began in 1880, including December.
An estimated 5,000 people died from the flu during the 2021-2022 season (of about 9 million instances of the disease), according to CDC data. Several factors make precise mortality estimates ...
For instance, New York City, which is expected to have highs 40 to 41 from Sunday to Thursday, will face its coldest start to December since 2019, when highs were 36 to 42 degrees Dec. 1 to 5 ...
2002–2003 was an unusually cold winter in the Northern and Eastern US. 2010–2011: Persistent bitter cold in the entire eastern half of the US from December onward, with few or no midwinter warm-ups, and with cool conditions continuing into spring. La Niña and negative Arctic oscillation were strong factors. Heavy and persistent ...
December's long moon, also called the cold moon, will be the longest full moon of 2023. The shortest day of the year According to timeanddate.com , the Winter Solstice occurs on Dec. 21 and there ...