Freezing conditions continue

It was another very cold night across many regions of the UK, with temperatures falling as low as -18.6 C at Castlederg in County Tyrone. This provisional temperature is the lowest recorded in Northern Ireland and beats the record set just a few days ago.

The tables below show the lowest temperatures (below minus 5 C) recorded at a selection of Met Office observing sites last night and snow depths recorded at 9am this morning.

Location Minimum Temperature (°C)
CASTLEDERG -18.6
ALTNAHARRA NO 2 -18.5
BRAEMAR NO 2 -17.3
EDENFEL -16.4
TULLOCH BRIDGE -16.4
CLUANIE INN NO 3 -16.1
TYNDRUM NO 3 -16
DALWHINNIE NO 2 -15.5
STRATHALLAN AIRFIELD -15
ST ANGELO -14.5
KATESBRIDGE -14.2
LOCH GLASCARNOCH -13.8
KINBRACE, HATCHERY -13.3
BALLYKELLY -13.3
DRUMNADROCHIT -13.1
CASSLEY -13
LOUGH NAVAR FOREST -12.8
NEWPORT (SHROPSHIRE) -12
TRAWSGOED -11.8
ALDERGROVE -11.7
WOODFORD -11.6
MUGDOCK PARK -11.5
KINLOCHEWE -11
ORKNEY: LOCH OF HUNDLAND -10.8
GLASGOW, BISHOPTON -10.8
PRESTWICK, GANNET -10.7
AVIEMORE -10.5
PRESTON, MOOR PARK -10.4
MACHRIHANISH -10.4
CROSBY -10.4
PAISLEY -10.3
VELINDRE -10.2
EDINBURGH, GOGARBANK -10.2
MYERSCOUGH -10.1
DRUMBURGH -10.1
TAIN RANGE -10
BENSON -9.9
SAUGHALL -9.9
AUCHINCRUIVE -9.8
PERSHORE -9.7
LOCHGILPHEAD -9.6
PORTGLENONE -9.4
LOUGH FEA -9.2
DERRYLIN, CORNAHOULE -9.1
RAVENSWORTH -9
ISLAY: PORT ELLEN -9
LEUCHARS -8.9
CARLISLE -8.9
MONA -8.7
LENTRAN -8.6
ALTNAHINCH FILTERS -8.6
KINLOSS -8.5
DRUMALBIN -8.2
NEWTON RIGG -8
ST CLEARS, SALEM ROAD -8
FYVIE CASTLE -7.9
LEEMING -7.9
GRANGEMOUTH REFINERY -7.9
LEVENS HALL -7.8
CROMBIE COUNTRY PARK -7.7
SHAP -7.7
SHAWBURY -7.5
EDINBURGH, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN NO 2 -7.5
LOSSIEMOUTH -7.4
THREAVE -7.3
PORTHMADOG -7.3
SKYE: LUSA -7.3
COTON-IN-THE-ELMS -7.2
DUNSTAFFNAGE -7.2
LINTON ON OUSE -7.1
RHYL NO 2 -7
WICK AIRPORT -6.7
CARTERHOUSE -6.5
PEMBREY SANDS -6.5
SOUTH UIST RANGE -6.5
PERSHORE COLLEGE -6.4
KILLOWEN -6.4
BRIDGEFOOT -6.4
VALLEY -6.2
REDESDALE CAMP -6
LLYSDINAM -5.8
STORNOWAY AIRPORT -5.7
CHURCH FENTON -5.7
GLENANNE NO 2 -5.7
BANAGHER, CAUGH HILL -5.6
WINTERBOURNE, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM -5.4
STONYHURST -5.4
BINGLEY, NO 2 -5.3
DISHFORTH AIRFIELD -5.2
HAWARDEN AIRPORT -5.2
HARRIS: QUIDNISH -5.1
EDGBASTON -5.1
DUNDRENNAN -5.1
TOPCLIFFE -5
BALLYWATTICOCK -5
STORMONT CASTLE -5

Source: Met Office


Location Snow depth (cm)
NUNRAW ABBEY 40
CROMBIE COUNTRY PARK 26
ORKNEY: LOCH OF HUNDLAND 18
DUNKESWELL AERODROME 17
KINLOSS 16
LERWICK 15
KIRKWALL 15
DYCE 15
LOSSIEMOUTH 14
ROSEHEARTY 13
REDESDALE CAMP 13
SENNYBRIDGE NO 2 12
WICK AIRPORT 12
VELINDRE 11
CASTLEDERG 11
LOFTUS 10
EDENFEL 10
BRIZE NORTON 10
BRIDLINGTON MRSC 9
LOUGH FEA 9
PENHOW 9
LOUGH NAVAR FOREST 9
ALDERGROVE 9
ESKDALEMUIR 8
HEREFORD, CREDENHILL 8
BOULMER 8
COTTESMORE 8
LEUCHARS 7
WITTERING 7
NORTHOLT 7
EDINBURGH, GOGARBANK 7
ALBEMARLE 7
ANDREWSFIELD 7
BINGLEY, NO 2 6
BUNTINGFORD 6
FAIR ISLE 6
LARKHILL 6
GLASGOW, BISHOPTON 6
WHITBY 5
BENSON 5
RONALDSWAY 5
STORNOWAY AIRPORT 5
BOSCOMBE DOWN 5
CHARLWOOD 5
NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL 5
ST ATHAN 5
FILTON 5
WOODFORD 4
PORTPATRICK, SOUTH CLIFF 4
UPPER LAMBOURN 3
LYNEHAM 3
WATTISHAM 3
PRESTWICK, GANNET 3
SPADEADAM NO 2 3
CHURCH FENTON 3
MIDDLE WALLOP 3
YEOVILTON 3
LEEK, THORNCLIFFE 3
GRANGEMOUTH REFINERY 3
SKYE: LUSA 2
COLESHILL 2
MUGDOCK PARK 2
ODIHAM 2
WADDINGTON 2
LINGWOOD, STRUMPSHAW HILL 2
PAISLEY 1
LOCHGILPHEAD 1
CRANWELL 1
MARHAM 1
HEATHROW 1
DRUMBURGH 1
HERSTMONCEUX, WEST END 1

Source: Met Office

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