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In the above illustration for the week Feb 7-14, 2011 in the contiguous United States, there were
655 Record Lows : 66 Record Highs.
Remember the heat wave this past summer in the Ukraine and western Russia, including Moscow?
This winter has been one of the coldest on record.
And look at England (the red arrow shows Dec 2010):
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The Central England Temperature record is one of the longest continuous temperature record in the world extending back to the Little Ice age in 1659. December 2010 was the coldest December in 120 years with an average of -0.7C just short of the record of -0.8C recorded in December 1890 and the Second Coldest December Temperature in the entire record (352 years).
(statistics compliments of icecap.us)
We've had a really cold winter here in London, but since I've gone back to cooking with lard, I've noticed I'm hardly ever cold.
Usually I keep the central heating running 'til about April. This year I just don't feel the need.