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What’s The Coldest It’s Ever Been In London? Frozen Fountain by Stephanie Sadler via low calorie rum Londonist Flickrpool.

The Coldest London Temperature This Century If you’re looking at this century, the coldest London winter so far was 2009-10. According to the Met Office, the mean temperature in the UK was 1. C for winter that year, compared to a long-term average winter temperature of 3. Newspapers reacted in typically subtle fashion, with headlines such as London Colder Than Antarctica from the Telegraph and Big Freeze Destroys Travel Plans For Millions from the Mail.

Photo by Stanfords Travel via the Londonist Fickrpool. Heavy snowfall at the start of December, followed by blizzards at the end of the month, produced snowdrifts, some of which lasted for two months. C, making the winter of 2009-10 seem positively balmy. Back in 1947, London struggled through another severe winter.

Stricken by bomb damage, post-war rationing and and fuel and food shortages, it seems tough that the weather back then was adding to Londoners’ already significant problems. 1947 is regarded as the snowiest winter of that century. The temperatures, recorded as Central England Temperature, fell to a mean of -1. Bulldozers, previously used for bomb clearance, were used to clear the snowdrifts. When the snow finally melted, it caused even more problems. At Teddington Lock, the second highest stream-flow was recorded since records began in 1883-4. Photo by Sara Melhuish via the Londonist Flickrpool.

In winter 1740-1, the streets of London were clogged with snow and ice. Thames shipping and London Bridge suffered considerable damage due to the ice. Frozen in time by flindersan via the Londonist Flickrpool. In 1795, the coldest January in the instrumental era was recorded: a mean low of -3.