Whichever way you look at it, the readings are not reliable that far back.
I was merely quoting from the CET table on my computer.

The data can be downloaded from:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...y/HadCET_act.t
xt

This is what I was referring to:

Shaun Pudwell.

"John Hall" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Gavin Staples writes:
I took a look at the CET figures and from what I could gather, the
coldest
March on record is March 1674 with a CET of just 1C - incredible. When
you
think what we get today. 1C is regarded as a severe month. To get a CET
of
1C these days is regarded as an unusual occurrence. To get that in
March,
well........

Indeed. What was the CET for March, 1795, as ISTR readi9ng that that was
the coldest on record?
--
John Hall

"The beatings will continue until morale improves."
Attributed to the Commander of Japan's Submarine Forces in WW2