In article ,
"Keith(Southend)" writes:
*Key cold indicators*

21st Dec-09 22nd Dec-09

Max °C Min °C Max °C Min °C
-5.5 -12.3 -10.4 -16.4 Moscow(156m)
-1 -3.6 -1.1 -6 Reykjavik(61m)
-3.6 -7.1 0 -5.6 Bergen(50m)
-10.8 -13.3 -8.9 -15.6 Oslo (204m)
-6.1 -14.2 -4.1 -14.1 Stockholm/Bromma(14m)
-10.1 -12.5 -2.2 -14.9 Helsinki(56m)
-2.7 -18.2 2.8 -12.5 Warsaw (107m)
-0.2 -9.8 4.8 -3.9 Berlin (49m)
-2 -4.6 1.5 -2.4 Copenhagen/Kastrup (5m)
1.5 -4 2.3 -0.6 Brussels (58m)
2.4 -5.1 2.1 0.3 Paris-Orly(89m)
-0.5 -1.9 2.1 -2.4 Amsterdam (-2m)
1.2 -5.5 12.6 -1.1 Munich(535m)
1.4 -3.6 8.8 -0.7 Zurich/Kloten (432m)
-5.7 -12.4 6.9 -8 Vienna/Hohe Warte(200m)
2.4 -3.1 11.3 x Madrid/Barajas(631m)
-1.7 -14 2.5 -8.6 Prague/Ruzyne(365m)
-5.3 -17.3 2.3 -9.9 Budapest(139m)
-2.1 -21.5 5.5 -16.7 Belgrade(96m)
1.5 -0.7 2.3 -1.6 Dublin(68m)

All data taken from website


I see that some much warmer air seems to have got into central Europe. I
noticed from the chart in this morning's newspaper that they now have a
southerly flow,
--
John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"