FEBRUARY saw the warmest and coldest temperatures of winter, according to statistics revealed today. The mercury dropped to a bone-chilling -23C on February 11 as the Beast from the East battered the nation. ⚡ Read our UK weather live blog for the very latest news and forecasts. .. But just days later on February 24 the nation warmed up and was bathed in 18.4C heat and glorious sunshine. Data compiled by the Met Office and released today shows it was the hottest day of the year so far and winter’s warmest. Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, said it was a month of two halves. He went on: “February 2021 has seen a wide temperature range resulting from the two predominant weather patterns. “The first half of February saw some bitterly cold easterlies originating from Russia. “Recent days have seen the influence of air coming from the Canary Islands.” He added: “Minimum temperatures of below -20C were more frequent historically, but have become scarcer, while winter temperatures above 18.0 C have become a little more regular, with four of the last five winters recording such events. COLD SNAP & WARM WEATHER “Historically they were extremely… Read full this story
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