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Cold weather: Lowest UK temperature of 2014 recorded | |
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A new record low temperature for 2014 has been reached in the UK. | |
Katesbridge in County Down saw a low of -8.8C (16.2F) recorded overnight. | |
Temperatures also fell to their lowest recorded levels of the year in England and Wales between Sunday and Monday. | |
Parts of England dropped to -7.6C while -6.4C was recorded in Wales, BBC Weather said. | |
Scotland also saw falls to -7.7C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire. | |
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The lowest temperature of the year for Scotland so far was also recorded in Braemar, when it plunged to -8.5C on Saturday. | |
The coldest place in England overnight was Benson, Oxfordshire, which had also previously held the record for the lowest temperature of the year in England when it reached -6.8C on 6 December. | |
Wales' lowest temperature of the year was recorded in Pembrey Sands, South Wales. | |
BBC Weather's Peter Sloss said the cold temperatures mean it is already colder now than it was during "a good chunk of last winter", from January to March. | |
Sunshine on Monday is expected to raise temperatures during the day, he added. | |
A Met Office cold weather alert, which remains in place until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday for northern England and the Midlands, warns of potential health risks vulnerable patients. | |
The record lows come as parts of the UK have already been hit by sub-zero temperatures and forecasters warned of further plunging temperatures over the next three days. | |
The amber - level three - alert in place for the North of England and Midlands is one below a national emergency and indicates social and healthcare services should target "high-risk" groups, such as the very young or old, or those with chronic diseases. | The amber - level three - alert in place for the North of England and Midlands is one below a national emergency and indicates social and healthcare services should target "high-risk" groups, such as the very young or old, or those with chronic diseases. |
A yellow - level two - alert is in place in the rest of England indicating social and healthcare services should be working to ensure they are ready for a period of cold weather. | A yellow - level two - alert is in place in the rest of England indicating social and healthcare services should be working to ensure they are ready for a period of cold weather. |
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