In Coventry we have had about -5 C minimum temperature, and say 2 degrees lower just outside the city. Watching all these weather forecasts about the cold weather, I've noticed there seem to be a few super-cold spots in areas near us (say 50 mile radius). One example is Pershore to the south west (near the Malvern hills), where it was according to the Met office station there, -14 C (this has been exaggerated to -15 and then -16 on the new broadcasts !).
Another area was Benson in Oxforshire, quote: "The temperature in Benson fell to as low as 14F (-18C). Nikki Hamilton, a spokeswoman for RAF Benson, said: "It was absolutely freezing and felt really, really cold. " "Amanda Strickland-Taylor, a fellow Benson resident and classroom assistant, said: "For some reason, we always seem to be the coldest place. It's like we've got our own microclimate here. You could feel the change in temperature last night though. We keep horses nearby in Ewelme, and when we walked back at about 4pm you could actually feel the temperature drop."
Anyone have an explanation for these localised cold spots ?
Cheers, Simon.