Reports from the Met Office have confirmed that a white Christmas occurred in parts of Scotland due to snowfall in the Highlands. Although mild temperatures were seen in most parts of Scotland, rain and snow were reported in Tulloch Bridge and Aviemore on Christmas Day. Braemar, Aberdeenshire, also saw light snowfall, and higher areas like Caithness and Sutherland could experience flurries. To be officially classified as a white Christmas, just one snowflake needs to be observed within the given 24-hour period.
Wednesday’s weather has brought concerns as temperatures are expected to drop, and a weather warning has been issued for Scotland. On Christmas Day, record-breaking highs of minimum temperatures were observed, with Exeter Airport and East Malling, Kent’s temperatures not falling below 12.4C, beating the previous record measured at Waddon in Croydon in 1983. Merryfield in Somerset, and Exeter Airport recorded the highest temperature, reaching 13.2C, the warmest December 25 since 2018.
The highest-ever UK weather temperature for December 25 was recorded in Devon in 1920 at 15.6C, whereas Scotland’s highest reached 15.1C in 2016. It is interesting to note that since 1960, over 50% of Christmases have been classified as white. Therefore, last year, though no snow was seen lying on the ground, 9% of the weather stations reported falling snow. In 2021, Braemar, Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, Strathallan in Perthshire and areas across Shetland reported snow, making it a white Christmas for the country.
Boxing Day will be colder, but sunny weather is expected in many parts of the country. A yellow weather warning, however, has been issued covering Aberdeen, Perth and parts of Edinburgh for rain and snow and an inland area of the central belt. According to the Met Office, a widespread covering that occurs when more than 40% of weather stations in the UK report snow, has only happened four times since 1960 in 1981, 1995, 2009 and 2010
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