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In the Central England Temperature (CET) record extending back to 1659, only the winters of 1683–1684 and 1739–1740 were colder than 1962–1963. The winter of 1962–1963 remains the coldest since at least 1895 in all meteorological districts of the United Kingdom, although in north Scotland the winter of 2009–2010 was equally cold. [3]
The extratropical cyclone responsible for the gale likely formed over the North Atlantic Ocean on 14 February 1962, rapidly intensifying as it passed eastwards over Scotland on 15 February before positioning itself over Norway on 16 February, with intense winds on the back side of the intensifying system affecting much of the United Kingdom overnight on 15–16 February.
The winter of 2010–2011 brought heavy snowfalls, record low temperatures, travel chaos and school disruption to Great Britain and Ireland. It included the UK's coldest December since Met Office records began in 1910, with a mean temperature of −1 °C (30 °F), breaking the previous record of 0.1 °C (32.2 °F) in December 1981. 2012
An outlier of the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 destroys the Cornish community of Wherrytown near Penzance. 13 March – 1962 Blackpool North by-election: the Blackpool North seat is retained by the Conservative Party. 14 March (Wednesday) – Parliamentary by elections in England (the last to be held on a day other than Thursday):
Pages in category "1962 in England" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The 1962 London smog was a severe smog episode that affected London, England, in December 1962.It occurred ten years after the Great Smog of London, in which serious air pollution had killed as many as 12,000 people.
A Snob’s Guide to Winter in New England. Lila Harron Battis. January 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."
1962 in England (5 C, 22 P) 1962 in Northern Ireland (3 C, 1 P) ... Winter of 1962–1963 in the United Kingdom; L. Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya)