Teller Report

Sweden and the UK recorded a record-breaking monthly decrease in temperatures

2/1/2019, 4:46:31 PM

The Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology of Sweden recorded a record -39.5 ° С for the current January in the Lapland region. In Britain, due to a sharp cooling, there are interruptions in the work of transport.


Reported by The Associated Press.

At the same time, meteorologists note that for Sweden the average January temperature this year remains above the norm.

It is specified that the temperature record -52.6 ° С was recorded in the area of ​​Lapland in 1966.

In the UK, against the background of frosts, some trains were canceled, and the flight service at Manchester and Liverpool airports was closed.

In Scotland, last night was the coldest over the whole winter at a temperature of -11 ° C.

Earlier, the Paris authorities introduced the “Great Cold” plan due to low temperature and heavy snowfall.