London Winter Temperatures From 1858 To 1881

[Weather-history]

Here's a table of temperatures recorded during the winter months of 1858-59 to 1880-81 at 9am at Camden Square in London

Note how February is the mildest month out of the three

Decembers

11 below mean

12 above mean

January

10 below mean

13 above mean

February

9 below mean

14 above mean

[Summer of 95]

My first instinct on reading this table was surprise at the lack of sub-freezing averages, considering that 9am is not long after sunrise in Dec and Jan and thus I'd expect it to be not too far from the average minimum. I'm very surprised to find months with below-freezing CET averages recording above-freezing 9am temperatures (Decembers 1874 and 1878). However apart from these very cold months, there seems to be (at first glance) a distinct similarity between the monthly average CET and London's 9am temperature (which I'd expected to be closer to the CET minimum).

Edited October 20, 2008 by Summer of 95