Correct me if I'm wrong but the following statement is false?

Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster with Positive Weather Solutions,
said: "The Scottish record of -23C in 1919 will tumble before the year
is out."

The actual record as far as I know is minus 27.2 °C (-17.0 °F)
1995-12-30[23] recorded at Braemar (1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10 ) and
Altnaharra (1995-12-30)

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...s-plunge-to-20

Correct me if I'm wrong but the following statement is false?
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster with Positive Weather
Solutions,
said: "The Scottish record of -23C in 1919 will tumble before
the year
is out."
The actual record as far as I know is minus 27.2 °C (-17.0 °F)
1995-12-30[23] recorded at Braemar (1895-02-11 and
1982-01-10 ) and
Altnaharra (1995-12-30)

The assertion that -23C is the Scottish record is certainly
erroneous. I remember reading the reports about -27.2 in both
Braemar and Altnaharra.

Anne

"Anne Burgess" wrote in message
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the following statement is false?
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster with Positive Weather Solutions,
said: "The Scottish record of -23C in 1919 will tumble before the
year
is out."
The actual record as far as I know is minus 27.2 °C (-17.0 °F)
1995-12-30[23] recorded at Braemar (1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10 ) and
Altnaharra (1995-12-30)

The assertion that -23C is the Scottish record is certainly
erroneous. I remember reading the reports about -27.2 in both
Braemar and Altnaharra.

Anne





.... The -27.2°C is certainly the published (standard site, accepted
exposure/instruments etc., etc.) that I have for the dates as listed
above, though the 1895 entry is I believe not accepted by everyone -
don't know the background to this though.

Goodness knows how the -23 fits in: if you look at the list of lowest
values per month per year, or the list of lowest for Scotland for the
winter-half months, this figure was broken since that year. Certainly
in 1919, the lowest for *that year* was -23 on 14th November (a
remarkable early date perhaps for the lowest for the year) at Braemar.

This might be a useful link:- click on the appropriate region and you
get the climatology, though I suspect that it won't include the 1895
figure as indicated above ...

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/regional/

Martin.


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Anne Burgess writes:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the following statement is false?
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster with Positive Weather
Solutions,
said: "The Scottish record of -23C in 1919 will tumble before
the year
is out."
The actual record as far as I know is minus 27.2 °C (-17.0 °F)
1995-12-30[23] recorded at Braemar (1895-02-11 and
1982-01-10 ) and
Altnaharra (1995-12-30)

The assertion that -23C is the Scottish record is certainly
erroneous. I remember reading the reports about -27.2 in both
Braemar and Altnaharra.

Anne




Yep, and even if the December record was what was meant, the Altnaharra
figure would still apply.
--
John Hall
"I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
will hardly mind anything else."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)