Whilst the UK's lowest ever recorded currently stands at -27.2 in 1982 for the Aberdeenshire village of Braemar - just a few degrees colder than North Wales' worst.ĭo you remember the extreme temperatures in 19? Let us know in the comments below. The likes of Sweden, Finland and Norway aren't much warmer in the record books, but surprisingly Italy experienced -49.6 degrees and that was in 2013. Russia holds the record for the world's lowest recorded temperature.Īccording to data from Heat Traders, the rural locality of Oymyakon had a horrific low of -67.8 degrees in February 1933.
North Wales named one of UK's best destinations for a romantic getaway January is the coldest month in Bismarck, with an average high-temperature of 20.8☏ (-6.2☌) and an average low-temperature of 6.1☏ (-14.4☌). So even though it feels like a blizzard lately, temperatures are actually in the middle of our region's two recorded extremes which average out at six degrees.īut temperatures across the UK, both historically and now, are nothing compared to other countries across the globe. Heres where youll find answers to your questions about the lowest temperatures and coldest days in Billings, Montana. This sweltering heat, recorded at Hawarden Bridge in Flintshire, remains the warmest temperature ever experienced in Wales - and is higher than the same record held in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Photo by Ian CooperĪnd then almost nine years later the region saw its highest temperature yet, when 35.2 degrees was recorded in August 1990. This isn't much warmer that the coldest ever in the whole of Wales - which stands at -23.3 degrees in 1940 in Powys.Ĭorwen (pictured this week) was the location of the lowest ever recorded temperature in North Wales. On December 13 that year, Denbighshire residents experienced temperatures of -22.7 degrees. The overall record low temperature recorded at the summit was 47.5 degrees below zero, set in 1932. The coldest it's ever been in the region was way back in 1981, recorded in the town of Corwen. As of 11:32 p.m., the summit temp measured 46.1 degrees below zero, with wind speeds of 97 mph, and a wind chill clocking in at 108 below zero, according to the observatorys current summit conditions. In fact, this week's temperatures fall almost perfectly in-between the coldest and warmest temperatures ever recorded in North Wales. 
Graduate stranded in 40 degree Australian heat with flat tyre rescued by generous trucker.The chilly conditions and the appearance of snow have now caused temperatures to drop to between 2 to 8 degrees on average this week.īut whilst it may feel absolutely freezing, Met Office stats reveal that temperatures aren't as cold as they've been before. There were even reports of a "Siberian snowbomb" set to hit the country.
There has been ice and snow warnings for weeks and when the wintry conditions did arrive this week they led to multiple crashes across North Wales. 15, in 1936, that the temperature dropped to a ridiculously frigid and frighteningly cold minus 60 degrees on the Farenheit scale in downtown Parshall. The nation might be split on Brexit but one thing everyone can agree upon is the weather.
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