"John Hall" wrote :

Based on the mean CET of Dec-Jan-Feb, the 10 mildest winters from 1660 to
2004 inclusive are (year in which the January falls):

Year Mean CET (degrees C)
1869 6.7
1834 6.6
1989 6.5
1975 6.5
1686 6.3
1796 6.3
1990 6.2
1935 6.1
1734 6.1
1998 6.1

And we look like ending up at 6.1 or 6.0 this month.

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde
I know exactly how you feel, old chum.

Philip Eden