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Scotland occupies the cooler northern section of Great Britain, so temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the British Isles, with the coldest ever UK temperature of −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 10 January 1982 and also at Altnaharra, Highland, on 30 December 1995.
According to a 2012 analysis by Berkeley Earth, the 1815 Tambora eruption caused a temporary drop in the Earth's average land temperature of about one degree Celsius; smaller temperature drops were recorded from the 1812–1814 eruptions. [13] The Earth had already been in a centuries-long period of cooling that began in the 14th century.
Dalwhinnie holds the UK low temperature records for the months of June, September and October. [5] In addition, it also holds Scotland's record for the lowest April daytime maximum temperature of −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) in 1975, and the record lowest October temperature for the United Kingdom of −11.7 °C (10.9 °F).
Temperatures below -10C were felt in areas in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands, with Braemar recording -11.2C. Scotland has coldest early winter night since 1998 Skip to main content
Absolute temperature ranges for Scotland; Month Maximum temperatures Minimum temperatures Temperature Location Council area Date (day/year) Temperature Location Council area Date (day/year) January 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) Achfary: Highland: 28/2024 −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) Braemar: Aberdeenshire: 10/1982: February 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) Aboyne ...
Highest monthly total (England) [2] 383.9 hours Eastbourne, Sussex: July 1911 Highest monthly total (Northern Ireland) [2] 298 hours Mount Stewart, County Down: June 1940 Highest monthly total (Scotland) [2] 329.1 hours Tiree, Argyll & Bute: May 1975 Highest monthly total (Wales) [2] 354.3 hours Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire: July 1955
This is a list of countries and sovereign states by temperature. Average yearly temperature is calculated by averaging the minimum and maximum daily temperatures in the country, averaged for the years 1991 – 2020, from World Bank Group , derived from raw gridded climatologies from the Climatic Research Unit .
"Many areas across the northern tier will start the month of December with temperatures well below historical averages," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Expert Paul Pastelok said Dec. 1 marks the beginn