UK Shivers At -13.3C (8F); Flawed Data; Cold Winter Exacerbates Romania Gas Crisis; + Arctic Blast Continues Across The U.S.

The COLD TIMES are returning...

UK Shivers At -13.3C (8F)

The UK’s coldest night of winter so far was recorded in the UK, with temperatures in northern Scotland plunging to -13.3C (8F), as per Met Office data.

The low was logged at Loch Glascarnoch, a reservoir in the Scottish Highland, during the early hours of Monday morning. Schools across Aberdeenshire, the Highlands, and Moray were among those forced to close as snow/ice gripped the area.

Last winter, thermometers in the Highland village of Dalwhinnie dropped to -14C (7F). This low is expected to be bested later this week as an even colder air mass descends into the UK, running Wednesday through Friday. Meteorologists aren't ruling -20C (-4F) or below in the Highlands, which would threaten the UK's coldest temperatures (for the dates) on record, set back in 1982.

As winter deepens, the UK remains firmly in the grip of freezing temperatures. The snow isn't letting up either, with warnings currently in place for much of the country:

Weather warnings for Tues, Jan 7 [Met Office]

Flawed Data

UK annual temperatures have decreased for the second consecutive year:

The Met Office is keen to point to what it frames as an 'unrelenting upward trend in mean temperatures'. However, this trend is presented without error margins, a critical omission that raises questions about the statistical rigor of their analysis.

A major issue lies in the poor siting of weather stations, recently discussed by Paul Homewood at notalotofpeopleknowthat.com. As per WMO standards, Class 4 and Class 5 sites—representing 77.9% of the UK network—carry uncertainties of up to 2C and 5C, respectively.