(UK) Winter 'second warmest on record' - BBC

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 14:29 GMT

Winter 'second warmest on record'

The UK has experienced its second warmest winter on record, with a mean
temperature of 5.47C (41.8F), provisional Met Office figures show.

In southern England, the winter warmth set a new high, reaching 6.53C
(43.8F), beating 6.49C (43.7F) in 1989-90.

All three winter months saw above average temperatures, and January also
recorded its second highest UK-wide temperature, reaching 6.0C (43F).

The Met Office's UK national record series date back to 1914.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6401063.stm

(Agence France-Presse)

Swiss confirm warmest winter on record

Tue Feb 27, 3:07 PM ET

GENEVA (AFP) - Swiss meteorologists said Tuesday they had recorded the warmest
winter on record for the Alpine country, with average temperatures of three to four
degrees celsius above the seasonal norm.

MeteoSuisse said that after cold snaps in the two previous years, this season's high
temperatures, which have reduced the snow cover on the plains and the northern
slopes of the Alps, show no signs of falling.

For the period from early December to February 22, new records were established in
Ajoie (Jura mountains), on the Swiss Plateau, in Engadine (to the east) and in the
biggest part of the southern Alps.

For the other regions, namely the Alps, the Jura peaks and the area around Geneva,
this winter was the second hottest since records began in 1864.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070227/sc_afp/switzerlandweather_070227200717

[Erika]

1. Tokyo had its first snowless winter ever!

Go Al Gore!