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Gerald · 01-05-11, 08:57 AM

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So I hear

It looks like a really frosty keyboard ... and stuff like that, must be kept under strict supervision,

Gerald · 01-06-11, 05:14 AM

Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.However, the first analysis released of global temperatures shows 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.The UK's harsh weather was caused by anomalously high air pressure that blocked mild westerly winds and brought cold air south from the Arctic.The provisional monthly Met Office figures show the UK temperature averaged -1C - a long way below the previous coldest December, in 1981, which registered -0.1C.The December average for the century-long series is 4.2C.It was also the coldest calendar month since February 1986, the Met Office reports.

"It's been an exceptional month, there's no question about that - it will go down in history as one to remember," said chief meteorologist Ewen McCallum.

"Our records go back to 1910 and it's certainly the coldest since then, so it's the coldest December in 100 years," he told BBC News.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12119329

Note: 5 January 2011 Last updated at 17:20 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Last December UK's coldest for 100 years Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.However, the first analysis released of global temperatures shows 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.The UK's harsh weather was caused by anomalously high air pressure that blocked mild westerly winds and brought cold air south from the Arctic.The provisional monthly Met Office figures show the UK temperature averaged -1C - a long way below the previous coldest December, in 1981, which registered -0.1C.The December average for the century-long series is 4.2C.It was also the coldest calendar month since February 1986, the Met Office reports. "It's been an exceptional month, there's no question about that - it will go down in history as one to remember," said chief meteorologist Ewen McCallum. "Our records go back to 1910 and it's certainly the coldest since then, so it's the coldest December in 100 years," he told BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12119329 Note: 5 January 2011 Last updated at 17:20 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie