Blizzard of January 1881 - Temperatures

Temperatures

The severity of the frosts were remarkable probably second to those that occurred during February 1895 in intensity and length. The Central England Temperature for the period of 8th to 27th was -4.4C

Minima

• 13th: -18.9C at Cardigan
• 14th: -20C at Corwen, -19.4C at Corwen, -18C at Achonachie, Alston, Ketton and Lauder
• 16th: -24.4C at Blackadder. -23.3C at Stobo, -22.2C at Kelso and Corwen, -18.3C at Blackpool, -17.8C at Chester
• 17th: -30C at Blackadder, -26.7C at Kelso, -26.1C at Stobo, -23.3C at Melrose
• 18th: -26.1C at Stobo
• 20th: -19.4C at Cheltenham
• 21st: -23.3C at Haydon Bridge
• 24th: -23.3C at Blackadder
• 25th: -21.7C at Bury St Edmunds
• 26th: -26.7C at Blackadder

Other low minima.

• Canden Square: -11.2C (17th)
• Hitchin: -15C (20th)
• Banbury: -15C (20th)
• Norwich: -17.2C (26th)
• Barnastaple: -14.4C (22nd)
• Bodmin: -13.3C (26th)
• Manchester: -12.2C (17th, 26th)
• Skipton: -18.9C (25th)
• Llandudno: -9.7C (26th)
• Braemar: -20C (17th)
• Aberdeen: -15.6C (17th)
• Cork: -13.3C (15th)
• Waterford: -12C (17th)
• Galway: -10.6C (17th)
• Londonderry: -10C (22nd)
• Omagh: -19.4C (23rd)

At Orleton, the maximum never got above -7.0C on the 25th. Rivers in the area had frozen over by the 15th.

Boston: 15 days the mean temp was -6.1C, 6.5 inches thick ice on river.

Haverfordwest: River Cleddan frozen over. A maximum of -7.8C on the 20th.

Killaloe: Large part of Lough Derg frozen over.

An aurora was widely seen over the UK on the 31st.