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It is a nice frosty morning around Forfar at just around 0.*oC now.

It is a nice frosty morning around Forfar at just around 0.*oC now.

 

Quite warm then.  It is the moderating effect by being close to the sea.

 

Being far from the sea we get some cold temp here.  http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2012/10/16/top-ten-coldest-recorded-temperatures-in-the-uk/

 

Not quite day after tomorrow but quite a start to the winter season or the below -40C we would have in Ontario.

 

One of my favourite movie clips....

 

The British Isles is quite near to the sea everyplace.

Your Link shows the temps of places that are no more than 50 miles from the Sea.

 

A Google will tell you the furthest you can get from the Coast as a crow flies any place in the UK,

and in Scotland that will never be more than 60 miles.

Never more than 70 miles in England.

The Central Areas of Scotland & the Highlands is warmer right now than areas near the sea like 2 miles inland from Stonehaven were it was lovely and chilly this morning.

 

We will see later how the temperature drops, but often its not how low it goes, but how damp it is before the temperature drops.

Right now the ground is not that cold.

Part of the British Isles being an Island Nation.

http://trafficscotland.org/weatherstations

 

Scorchio later next week.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by goneoffSKion1

Got a snow warning for tonight and tomorrow morning...

Think these would have been more useful this morning

 

 

Amphibious vehicle required.

The British Isles is quite near to the sea everyplace.

Your Link shows the temps of places that are no more than 50 miles from the Sea.

 

A Google will tell you the furthest you can get from the Coast as a crow flies any place in the UK,

and in Scotland that will never be more than 60 miles.

Never more than 70 miles in England.

The Central Areas of Scotland & the Highlands is warmer right now than areas near the sea like 2 miles inland from Stonehaven were it was lovely and chilly this morning.

 

We will see later how the temperature drops, but often its not how low it goes, but how damp it is before the temperature drops.

Right now the ground is not that cold.

Part of the British Isles being an Island Nation.

http://trafficscotland.org/weatherstations

 

Scorchio later next week.

 

Meriden, alleged centre of England by some but some say a farm a few miles away.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom 

 

Some facts about the winter of 10/11...http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/dec2010 

 

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by lol-lol

Coton in the Elms furthest from the coast in England i think.  Wikipedia,

 

Not doing a who's pee might freeze most often.

But i doubt that Government Cold Weather Payments have been triggered very often in the Midlands Post Code Areas over the last few years.

Cold Temperatures does not mean Snow falling or lying or even wet roads.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by goneoffSKion1

2010 was really bad because we got a good dump of snow (about 2' round here) which was followed up by a prolonged period of very cold temperatures. There wasn't actually much more snow after the first flurry.

 

Apart from the first few days life actually went on ok. But it was so cold the ice wouldn't melt even with salt. Eventually they used diggers to lift the ice (about 4" solid compacted snow) and put it in the back of tippers. There were still piles of ice melting in May 2011.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by Aspman

I just had a Automated phone message from SSE.

Weather Warning of possible disruption to Electricity between 9pm & 3am.  Nice.

Just noticed this thread is still alive. I personally gave it a life expectancy of about 10 minutes when I started it.... LOL 

But i doubt that Government Cold Weather Payments have been triggered very often in the Midlands Post Code Areas over the last few years.

Cold Temperatures does not mean Snow falling or lying or even wet roads.

 

FYI

 

East Scotland, positively balmy.

 

Due to the Welsh mountains, Pennines etc we sometimes get the mini corridor-effect like the US gets between the Rockies and the Appalachian hence the Midlands has 3 of the top ten lowest UK temperature and not even height  above sea level assisted.  

 

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by lol-lol

That balmy weather in the North East / Cairngorm area is why there are 3 Ski Centres in a 50 mile radius.

From the East the Snow will blow.

The right amount of moisture and cold air and thats what you get.

In the past 5 Winters from Aboyne and Dyce Weather Stations there were Cold Weather Triggers 

of Zero or Forecast as Zero average temp over a 7 day period 7,5,7,5,4 times.

 

The saying too cold to snow can be true, because it is cold but dry.

 

2010, 

here in Forfar the Snow fell on the 23rd October, and then it stayed below freezing for 6 weeks, 

day and night, it got cleared a bit and then topped up again as it snowed,

the Snow never thawed except on roofs and in the sun where it was strong, and that was about to until the day they were starting to clear it from the streets,

then there was 2 weeks of mild weather before winter proper arrived.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by goneoffSKion1

I knew this would turn into a who's coldest Peeing contest. OK boys, first one to pee cubes wins...

lol-lol has shown where is the coldest most often.

All pee i see steams.

 

'Do not eat the yellow snow'

-16.3 in Bucks/Oxfordshire area?  Nonsense

I knew this would turn into a who's coldest Peeing contest. OK boys, first one to pee cubes wins...

 

Done the "pee the longest trail" but think i will give the ice cubes a miss.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by lol-lol

-16.3 in Bucks/Oxfordshire area?  Nonsense

 

Fraid not.  Met office measured.

 

Bucks/Oxfordshire, -17C, I dream of it being that warm, try -19C in Pershore (Met Office weather station)

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/20/chill-record-worcester-pershore-festive  

 

This was in the last El Nino winter in 2010/11 like this one is due to be but soem signs say even deeper as El Nino is stronger this year. 

lol-lol has shown where is the coldest most often.

All pee i see steams.

 

'Do not eat the yellow snow'

 

Na, Na.  Just a snap shot of just after the Winter Solstice during the last El  Nino winter.

 

As I said, us here in the Midlands have had 2 of the 7 lowest UK temperatures recorded.

http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2012/10/16/top-ten-coldest-recorded-temperatures-in-the-uk/

 

Top ten coldest recorded temperatures in the UK

 

This lists the lowest temperatures recorded in separate cold spells since 1961.

  Date Station Area Temperature

1= 10 January 1982 Braemar East Scotland -27.2 °C

1= 30 December 1995 Altnaharra No 2 North Scotland -27.2 °C

3 13 December 1981 Shawbury Midlands -25.2 °C

4 13 January 1979 Carnwath West Scotland -24.6 °C

5 20 January 1984 Grantown-On-Spey East Scotland -23.6 °C

6 27 January 1985 Lagganlia North Scotland -23.4 °C

7 13 January 1987 Caldecott P Sta Midlands -23.3 °C

 

Temperatures below -20 °C are most common at stations in East Scotland followed by North Scotland and the Midlands in England

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by lol-lol

The heart of an ex was a lot colder than that!!!!

Heard it might get "a little chilly" in Devon tomorrow.  Don't think it warrants me putting on winters though

The heart of an ex was a lot colder than that!!!!

 

 

Absolute Zero.

 

-273.15 degrees C.

 

Where even atoms stop vibrating.

 

Dead. Nothingness. 

Absolute Zero.

 

-273.15 degrees C.

 

Where even atoms stop vibrating.

 

Dead. Nothingness. 

Nope colder than that. Trust me anyone who eats your last packet of Shrimps (sweet type) is below absolute zero. He would have probably eaten my jelly snakes.... nah kidding, over my dead body.

Edited 20 November, 201510 yr by Lady Elanore

Nope colder than that. Trust me anyone who eats your last packet of Shrimps (sweet type) is below absolute zero. He would have probably eaten my jelly snakes.... nah kidding, over my dead body.

 

Feel the same way about Captain Morgans and peanut butter but they were always safe.  Lol-lol does not (often) share food (and even less, drink) but having weird tastes helps preserve.

Edited 21 November, 201510 yr by lol-lol