It's official: This winter was the coldest for more than 30 years

Daily Mail

"It will come as little surprise to millions of frost-bitten Britons, apart from possibly those at the Met Office.This winter was the coldest for more than 30 years, official figures show.Temperatures in December, January and February struggled to stay above zero, with the UK's average a chilly 1.51C (34.72F), making it the deepest freeze since 1978-1979.And in Scotland and Northern Ireland it was the hardest winter since 1962-63 when snow covered much of the UK from Boxing Day to late March.Altnaharra in northern Scotland recorded this winters' lowest temperature, with the mercury plummeting to minus 22.3C (minus 8.14F) on the morning of January 8th.The previous day brought England's lows, of minus 17.6C (0.32F) in Woodford on the edge of Manchester and minus17.7C (0.14F) in Benson, Oxfordshire."