LONDON: Scotland woke up to blizzards on Tuesday just days after basking in record temperatures for this time of year. About 18cm of snow fell in the Highlands overnight, with temperatures sinking to minus 0.5°C, and theBBC reported that 3,000 people had been left without power. Only one week ago, temperatures rose to a record 23.6°C at Aboyne inAberdeenshire, marking a new high in Scotland for the month of March.
Overall, this March was the warmest in Britainsince 1957 and the third sunniest month in England since 1929, the Met Office national weather service said. Forecasters warned the snow would spread south into parts of northern England, although temperatures were likely to rise again.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Scotland-shivers-in-snow-just-days-after-heat-wave/articleshow/12525253.cms
Overall, this March was the warmest in Britainsince 1957 and the third sunniest month in England since 1929, the Met Office national weather service said. Forecasters warned the snow would spread south into parts of northern England, although temperatures were likely to rise again.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Scotland-shivers-in-snow-just-days-after-heat-wave/articleshow/12525253.cms
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