Anybody Have the Temps Drop Below Zero Yet?

[ben86]

-18C at Castlederg in Northern Ireland last night, which is something like -0.3F and their national record, and also the first time they have ever been below 0F. Some places in central England have been as low as -3F with several date records and all-time location records going. There's been nothing like this since the 80s.

[wavehunter007]

With sub zero temp records in England…heavy rain/snow along the American West Coast…heavy snow in the Midwest USA….record wet conditions in Australia, etc…we should all keep in mind that weather records are often not as precise as we think they are. The location of an instrument relative to its exposure, how it is constructed, local topographic conditions…etc all play a role it what is record (reported). The movement of temp sensors in many cities (sometime from the city center to the outlaying Airport)...changes in rainfall collector construction...etc only creates more confusion and clouds long term weather data.

In most cases…there is no such thing as an unprecedented event in weather/climate. If it happens once…it has happened before…and will happen again someday.

[ElkHunter]

The worst we've had so far this year is -21F. That's the day I broke down half way to town.