Looking at the MO stats for winter, Scotland 2.12 C which ties with 1960, each month -December 3.4C tied with 2002, 1959 and 1985 , January 0.5C which is 10th coldest overall, Feb 2.5C tied with 1925
for my area of East Scotland -winter 1.71C which is .01 degrees below 2018, December 3.0C tied with 1929,1936,1912,1951,1959 &2000 , Jan 0.1C tied with 1982 and tied 12th coldest overall, Feb2.1C tied with 1899,1925 &1984