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It was -18 degs F for the high temp one day during a cold snap during late Jan or early Feb. 1996 (I think), here in rural southcentral wisconsin. The temp. stayed below zero F, day and night, for about 4 days in a row. That's the coldest I can remember, though there have many, many other days when it has stayed below zero during the day.
About 9C when I was living in Sydney, happened a couple of times in June and July with a very cold wind, nothing under double digit figures here though, probably around 12C but this is very rare.
Not sure what the lowest record high is in this area (I would presume below zero since our record low is -29). Personally, I'd guess the coldest highs I've seen were probably in the teens.
Coldest I've encountered here since 2003 was -9.8°C / 14.4°F on December 22nd 2009.
I'm surprised that yours is as low as Long Island (next to NYC, a somewhat more coastally influenced part of the Northeast US compared to most) Is Buxton more continental than much of England?
I'm surprised that yours is as low as Long Island (next to NYC, a somewhat more coastally influenced part of the Northeast US compared to most) Is Buxton more continental than much of England?
Not really, it is mostly the elevation that gives rise to nights like that. The most "continental" parts of the UK are the south midlands where there are frost pockets that can reach down to -15 to -20C on very cold winter nights when other places don't get below -10C. Benson in Oxfordshire is a good example.
There seems to be some confusion in this tread between "lowest high temps" and "lowest temps". People, this thread is about the former, please don't post lowest minimum temps. It also helps to know what general area or city you're writing about. Thanks!
Not really, it is mostly the elevation that gives rise to nights like that. The most "continental" parts of the UK are the south midlands where there are frost pockets that can reach down to -15 to -20C on very cold winter nights when other places don't get below -10C. Benson in Oxfordshire is a good example.
Was your 14°F (-10°C) lowest temperature a lowest high temperature or lowest night temperature? I had assumed it was your lowest high temperature.
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