Many station minimum temperature records have fallen across the UK overnight, with records falling at stations as far apart as Scotland, Devon and Sussex. This is significant so early in the winter and follows forecasts of exceptionally cold conditions for last night.
The coldest temperature overnight was -20.4 °C at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
| Overnight Records 2/3 December | Previous record |
| -17.9 °C LEEMING | 07-01-1970 (-15.0°C) |
| -17.3 °C LINTON ON OUSE | 14-02-1991 (-14.2°C) |
| -17.5 °C CHURCH FENTON | 14-02-1991 (-15.2°C) |
| -10.4 °C INVERBERVIE NO.2 | 29-12-1995 (-8.1°C) |
| -12.8 °C SPADEADAM | 04-03-2001 (-12.7°C) |
| -12.6 °C DISHFORTH AIRFIELD | 21-12-1963 (-10.0°C) |
| -11.7 °C YEOVILTON | 29-12-1964 (-10.0°C) |
| – 7.8 °C SHOEBURYNESS | 15-12-1991 (-5.8°C) |
| – 6.0 °C ST BEES HEAD NO.2 | 28-12-1995 (-5.8°C) |
| – 7.5 °C HERSTMONCEUX | 31-12-1996 (-5.3°C) |
| – 9.1 °C KENLEY AIRFIELD | 20-12-1999 (-6.5°C) |
| – 5.2 °C LANGDON BAY | 20-12-1999 (-4.5°C) |
| – 6.0 °C SOLENT | 20-12-1999 (-5.0°C) |
| -14.7 °C SHAP | 31-12-2003 (-11.4°C) |
| – 5.3 °C CARDINHAM, BODMIN | 28-12-2005 (-4.5°C) |
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