Coldest minima recordings season 22-23

[Relativistic]

Not surprised to see Altnaharra so low; when I checked early this afternoon it was still below -10°C.

[damianslaw]

14 hours ago, A Winter's Tale said:

Now -15.6C at Altnaharra so a new coldest temperature of 2023 so far. 

Other low temperatures:

-13.9C Kinbrace 

-11.9C Loch Glascarnoch

-11.3C Resallach 

-10.5C Braemar

-10.1C Balmoral 

 

Surprised I thought we had seen something colder than that, was -15 degrees the previous low.. great to see it happen late season, all those who in feb say no more chance of cold and snow... blah blah blah!!!

[damianslaw]

How low did Scotland go last night/this morning?

Surprised this thread is so quiet, tonight expected to possibly be the coldest of the season in England. Current thoughts on lowest minima..

[damianslaw]

Oh well I'll keep this alive a little longer, -15.2 the low yesterday in Altnaharra, an impressive run of low minima for March.

[Aleman]

Not a coldest by any means  but -9.0C at Tulloch Bridge this morning is pretty chilly for the time of year. Also the -11.6, -12.5 and -12.5 they had a few weeks back is good going as well.

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[damianslaw]

5 hours ago, Aleman said:

Not a coldest by any means  but -9.0C at Tulloch Bridge this morning is pretty chilly for the time of year. Also the -11.6, -12.5 and -12.5 they had a few weeks back is good going as well.

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Thanks for posting in this thread, it has stayed alive a lot longer than a number of seasons recently.. Yes -9 degrees is cold, but not notable.

What were the lowest minima figures for this season, both Scotland and England and dates please.

[hillbilly]

1 hour ago, damianslaw said:

Thanks for posting in this thread, it has stayed alive a lot longer than a number of seasons recently.. Yes -9 degrees is cold, but not notable.

What were the lowest minima figures for this season, both Scotland and England and dates please.

-15.2 deg Kimbrace 8th March 

[damianslaw]

7 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

-15.2 deg Kimbrace 8th March 

Thanks, decent enough but nothing very notable.

[hillbilly]

3 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Thanks, decent enough but nothing very notable.

Fairly average in the last 20 years but the 12 winters from 1976 averaged -21 deg!

[damianslaw]

Just now, hillbilly said:

Fairly average in the last 20 years but the 12 winters from 1976 averaged -21 deg!

Yes, the cold came rather too early this year in December, without significant snow cover. Had the synoptics in early-mid Dec arrived a month later, then a low below -20 degrees could very easily have surfaced. 

[Frigid]

The models do remind me somewhat of April 2021, could have another round of cold nights. We got down to -4C quite a few times that month

[Relativistic]

13 hours ago, hillbilly said:

-15.2 deg Kimbrace 8th March 

Braemar dipped to -17.3C in December.

As for England, somewhere in Gloucestershire dipped to -15C in December.

 

[damianslaw]

8 hours ago, Relativistic said:

Braemar dipped to -17.3C in December.

As for England, somewhere in Gloucestershire dipped to -15C in December.

 

-17.3 degrees is a decent low minima, and -15 degrees in Gloucestershire also. Pleasing to note we can still record low minima without the need for deep cold uppers. Homegrown UK cold can deliver the goods.

[SummerShower]

2 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

-17.3 degrees is a decent low minima, and -15 degrees in Gloucestershire also. Pleasing to note we can still record low minima without the need for deep cold uppers. Homegrown UK cold can deliver the goods.

And that was without widespread snow cover.

[damianslaw]

26 minutes ago, SummerShower said:

And that was without widespread snow cover.

Yes, good snow cover aids lower temps and had we seen such conditions then lows below -20 degrees probably would have been recorded think Dec 2010. The combination of minimal solar heating in the depths of dark season helped, and a few days of very still air that wasn't mixed out helped produce the low temps. The run of 4 ice days 11th-15th was great and added the christmas seasonal feeling - far more preferable the usual wet mild mush we have, pity the 7th-17th couldn't have waited 10 days, 17th-27th.. to give a seasonal run in to christmas and cold wintry Christmas Day, better still perhaps optimum timing would have been 21st - 31st December.. how wonderful a seasonal christmas. 

[hillbilly]

9 hours ago, Relativistic said:

Braemar dipped to -17.3C in December.

As for England, somewhere in Gloucestershire dipped to -15C in December.

 

Sorry just realised my info was for 2023 and not the Winter season.

 

[Aleman]

That was a chilly one for July. It's just about possible that someone up early might have seen a touch of frost on their cars in a sheltered spot of Redesdale Valley.

 

Minimum Temperature Last 24h
07/20/2023 at 07:00 UTC

No.LocationStation IDAmount

1Redesdale (United Kingdom (the))03230 3.6°C

2Eskdalemuir (United Kingdom (the))03162 4.3°C

3Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the))03072 4.8°C

4Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the))03039 5.6°C

5Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom (the))03031 5.6°C

6Strathallan (United Kingdom (the))03144 5.8°C

7Aboyne (United Kingdom (the))03080 5.9°C

8Spadeadam (United Kingdom (the))03224 6.1°C

9Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the))03047 6.3°C

10Shap (United Kingdom (the))03225 6.5°C

11Wick (United Kingdom (the))03075 6.5°C

12Islay: Port Ellen (United Kingdom (the))03105 6.6°C

13Aviemore (United Kingdom (the))03063 6.7°C

14Benson (United Kingdom (the))03658 6.7°C

15Almondsbury (United Kingdom (the))03930 6.8°C

Script courtesy of  Michael Holden of Relay Weather. Data courtesy of Ogimet

 

[damianslaw]

4 hours ago, Aleman said:

That was a chilly one for July. It's just about possible that someone up early might have seen a touch of frost on their cars in a sheltered spot of Redesdale Valley.

 

Minimum Temperature Last 24h
07/20/2023 at 07:00 UTC

No.LocationStation IDAmount

1Redesdale (United Kingdom (the))03230 3.6°C

2Eskdalemuir (United Kingdom (the))03162 4.3°C

3Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the))03072 4.8°C

4Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the))03039 5.6°C

5Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom (the))03031 5.6°C

6Strathallan (United Kingdom (the))03144 5.8°C

7Aboyne (United Kingdom (the))03080 5.9°C

8Spadeadam (United Kingdom (the))03224 6.1°C

9Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the))03047 6.3°C

10Shap (United Kingdom (the))03225 6.5°C

11Wick (United Kingdom (the))03075 6.5°C

12Islay: Port Ellen (United Kingdom (the))03105 6.6°C

13Aviemore (United Kingdom (the))03063 6.7°C

14Benson (United Kingdom (the))03658 6.7°C

15Almondsbury (United Kingdom (the))03930 6.8°C

Script courtesy of  Michael Holden of Relay Weather. Data courtesy of Ogimet

 

A chilly night for July. Many a milder night 19 Jan.

[Frigid]

4 hours ago, Aleman said:

That was a chilly one for July. It's just about possible that someone up early might have seen a touch of frost on their cars in a sheltered spot of Redesdale Valley.

 

Minimum Temperature Last 24h
07/20/2023 at 07:00 UTC

No.LocationStation IDAmount

1Redesdale (United Kingdom (the))03230 3.6°C

2Eskdalemuir (United Kingdom (the))03162 4.3°C

3Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the))03072 4.8°C

4Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the))03039 5.6°C

5Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom (the))03031 5.6°C

6Strathallan (United Kingdom (the))03144 5.8°C

7Aboyne (United Kingdom (the))03080 5.9°C

8Spadeadam (United Kingdom (the))03224 6.1°C

9Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the))03047 6.3°C

10Shap (United Kingdom (the))03225 6.5°C

11Wick (United Kingdom (the))03075 6.5°C

12Islay: Port Ellen (United Kingdom (the))03105 6.6°C

13Aviemore (United Kingdom (the))03063 6.7°C

14Benson (United Kingdom (the))03658 6.7°C

15Almondsbury (United Kingdom (the))03930 6.8°C

Script courtesy of  Michael Holden of Relay Weather. Data courtesy of Ogimet

 

Surprised how cool it actually got, we only reached a min of 11C which isn't all that impressive. Think the last time we had a properly chilly July night was in 2020, can recall it falling to 6C multiple times. 

[hillbilly]

8 hours ago, damianslaw said:

A chilly night for July. Many a milder night 19 Jan.

Tropical temperatures really,i think the English record minimum for July is -1.7 deg,Kielder,1965

[Aleman]

Somebody probably did see a light frost in Scotland this morning.

07/21/2023 at 16:00 UTC
No. Location Station ID Amount
1 Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the)) 03047 1.6°C
2 Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the)) 03072 3°C
3 Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the)) 03039 4°C
4 Eskdalemuir (United Kingdom (the)) 03162 5.4°C
5 Benson (United Kingdom (the)) 03658 6°C
6 Aboyne (United Kingdom (the)) 03080 6.1°C
7 Sennybridge (United Kingdom (the)) 03507 6.1°C
8 Pershore (United Kingdom (the)) 03529 6.2°C
9 Almondsbury (United Kingdom (the)) 03930 6.4°C
10 Exeter Airport No2 (United Kingdom (the)) 03844 6.5°C
11 Pembrey Sands (United Kingdom (the)) 03605 6.6°C
12 Redesdale (United Kingdom (the)) 03230 6.6°C
13 South Uist Range (United Kingdom (the)) 03023 7.1°C
14 Yeovilton (United Kingdom (the)) 03853 7.2°C
15 Shobdon (United Kingdom (the)) 03520 7.4°C
Script courtesy of Michael Holden of Relay Weather. Data courtesy of Ogimet

 

Edited July 21, 2023 by Aleman

[Aleman]

Even colder - just. Tulloch Bridge again with 1.5C.

 

No. Location Station ID Amount
1 Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the)) 03047 1.5°C
2 Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom (the)) 03031 2.4°C
3 Aviemore (United Kingdom (the)) 03063 3.4°C
4 Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the)) 03072 3.4°C
5 Aboyne (United Kingdom (the)) 03080 3.6°C
6 Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the)) 03039 4.7°C
7 Tain Range (United Kingdom (the)) 03062 5.5°C
8 Wick (United Kingdom (the)) 03075 5.7°C
9 Baltasound (United Kingdom (the)) 03002 6.3°C
10 Aultbea (United Kingdom (the)) 03034 6.4°C
11 Kinloss (United Kingdom (the)) 03066 6.5°C
12 Aberdeen / Dyce (United Kingdom (the)) 03091 7.1°C
13 Leuchars (United Kingdom (the)) 03171 7.1°C
14 Strathallan (United Kingdom (the)) 03144 7.9°C
15 Kirkwall Airport (United Kingdom (the)) 03017 8.3°C

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2023 by Aleman

[Frigid]

37 minutes ago, Aleman said:

Even colder - just. Tulloch Bridge again with 1.5C.

 

No. Location Station ID Amount
1 Tulloch Bridge (United Kingdom (the)) 03047 1.5°C
2 Loch Glascarnoch (United Kingdom (the)) 03031 2.4°C
3 Aviemore (United Kingdom (the)) 03063 3.4°C
4 Cairnwell (United Kingdom (the)) 03072 3.4°C
5 Aboyne (United Kingdom (the)) 03080 3.6°C
6 Bealach Na Ba No2 (United Kingdom (the)) 03039 4.7°C
7 Tain Range (United Kingdom (the)) 03062 5.5°C
8 Wick (United Kingdom (the)) 03075 5.7°C
9 Baltasound (United Kingdom (the)) 03002 6.3°C
10 Aultbea (United Kingdom (the)) 03034 6.4°C
11 Kinloss (United Kingdom (the)) 03066 6.5°C
12 Aberdeen / Dyce (United Kingdom (the)) 03091 7.1°C
13 Leuchars (United Kingdom (the)) 03171 7.1°C
14 Strathallan (United Kingdom (the)) 03144 7.9°C
15 Kirkwall Airport (United Kingdom (the)) 03017 8.3°C

 

 

 

You'd think the CET would be tanking as a result of these lows. Tulloch Bridge probably a frost hollow. 

[Aleman]

The colder air has not extended fully down to the CET region. It's basically been cool in northernmost England and Scotland and only cold in places with no cloud at night.  Look at recent weeks' cloud cover for Redesdale (Northumbria)  and Aboyne (Grampians)  for instance. I suppose the bottom of any glacial valley in the North could see a touch of frost if the weather is cool and it gets a cloud free night - even in July. The last couple of nights have only been a few degrees cooler than what normally happens in isolated spots anyway, I suppose.

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