[summer '85]

Maxima ©

1. 18.9 1959
2. 20.2 1977
3. 17.2 1939, 1952
4. 19.4 1928
5. 19.4 1950
6. 19.4 1950
7. 19.4 1906
8. 21.1 1929
9. 23.9 1948
10. 21.1 1929
11. 22.8 1957
12. 23.3 1957
13. 21.1 1957
14. 20.6 1961
15. 22.2 1961
16. 22.8 1961
17. 22.2 1990
18. 22.3 1990
19. 21.6 2005
20. 21.4 1938
21. 21.1 1938
22. 20.1 2012
23. 22.2 1918, 1945
24. 22.2 1918, 2012
25. 22.8 2012
26. 22.9 2012
27. 23.6 2012
28. 23.3 1965
29. 25.0 1929, 1965, 1968
30. 23.9 1929
31. 22.0 1907

Minima

1. -20.0 1986
2. -20.0 1965
3. -21.7 1965, 2001
4. -21.1 1947
5. -17.8 1947
6. -20.0 1947
7. -18.9 1886
8. -21.1 1947
9. -19.4 1917
10. -15.0 1931
11. -19.4 1958
12. -22.2 1958
13. -13.9 1958
14. -22.8 1958
15. -16.7 1947
16. -16.1 1892
17. -16.4 1888
18. -16.7 1985
19. -16.5 1979
20. -16.1 1930
21. -16.1 1899
22. -12.8 1899
23. -14.2 1883
24. -13.3 1916
25. -11.7 1919
26. -11.4 2008
27. -11.7 1969
28. -10.0 1969
29. -17.2 1901
30. -11.2 2013
31. -12.5 2013

[summer '85]

18. -16.7 1985
19. -16.5 1979
20. -16.1 1930
21. -16.1 1899
22. -12.8 1899

Just an outside chance of the record March minimum for the 22nd falling.

[Chris Alder]

I have to say I find that very unlikely!

[summer '85]

To the top.

 

[Uskys]

The record may have gone for yesterday/today? -11°C reported for Altnaharra but to what tenth?

[Dave W]

It was -11.1C

[BUTTERFLY]

So 2008 is now a joint equal with 1919 for the lowest temperature on 26th March (-11.1 deg. C.).

[Dave W]

Altnaharra's low was the coldest temp recorded so late in the year since 1969 -39 years ago

[Dave W]

As reported elsewhere Braemar recorded -11.4C.

[Sam Jowett]

Some low minima's in the first few days of March, but given GFS (a global model!) is forecasting a -16ºC gridpoint temperature for Tulloch Bridge for the night of the 4th/5th, and the fact there's plenty of snowfall going on in the region, there's a chances somewhere in the highlands could get near the -21.1ºC figure if the winds do drop out as forecast.

[PaulKn]

I'd be pretty surprised to see it getting near -20C!

[Pete Roberts]

The 25C on 29th March '68 was followed by heavy snowfall on the Monday.

Madswimmer Pete

[Sam Jowett]

Quote

PaulKn - 3/3/2009 14:48

I'd be pretty surprised to see it getting near -20C!

Hehe... yes... same gridpoint only going for -6ºC tonight now! o|

[BUTTERFLY]

http://www.metoffice...minimum_england indicates that 25.6 deg. C. was recorded on 29th March 1968 at Mepal in Cambridgeshire. Since this appears on the Met office website, it would appear that the Met Office regard the record as genuine. If generally accepted, then this is the highest ever in Britain for March, as well as a new date record for 29th March. I never heard of this record until this morning.

[summer '85]

Keep an eye on these minima records

25. -11.7 1919
26. -11.4 2008
27. -11.7 1969
28. -10.0 1969
29. -17.2 1901
30. -10.0 1941
31. -9.2 1897