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Where do you get the figures for Santon Downham? I wasn't aware places in England had average lows below freezing, I know places in the Pennines do (such as Malham)
Remember, most places are only a degree or so above freezing, lots of places that are frost prone like Rickmansworth, Grendon Underwood and Chipstead Valley would surely average a minimum of below zero for those months too. Even not particularly frost prone Cambridge averaged a mean jan min of -0.1c for 1921-1950 period IIRC.
It never does. We get about 25-30 frost days per year at Heathrow and <10 in central London.
Interesting.
The latitude at which NO DAYS have lows above freezing, in the low-lying central US, is about 33-34N. This line runs roughly through central Mississippi and southern Arkansas. This drops to roughly 31-32N as you enter the highlands of Texas. For example, the average low in Brownwood, Texas, located at 31.8N and 1400 ft on January 2nd through January 5th is 29.5F (about -1.4C).
Even on the Atlantic coast, at a station about 10 mi from the coast on the outskirts of Wilmington, NC at 34.3N, the average low dips below freezing (though only slightly) from December 31st to January 25th.
Never. The coldest month here only gets down to 1.2C/33F. Small towns around this area that are higher than about 200m/600ft asl and more than about 10km/6.5 miles from the coast, get between 1- 3 months with an average low below freezing.
Personally I'd disagree very much, the UK has one of the most interesting climates in the world, and this winter's been no exception, very variable and interesting, we've had every type of weather here at least, and then a big cold snap, and unusual mildness. Not to mention the weather is so different from year to year at the same times of year unlike many other far more predictable climates.
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