On 2008-12-12 19:20:58 +0000, Alan Gardiner said:
Here in Leeds the mean temperature for the first 12 days of this winter
month is 2.0 C. This is the coldest start this Century to any December,
I've just checked mine, and it's 0.7C. A more meaningful measure for me
is that my pond has been frozen all month (indeed since 29 November).
Trevor
Lundie, near Dundee
http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~taharley/