Temperatures lower than Russia during recent freeze
JOIN THE SLEDGING QUEUE! -- the scene at Misk Hills in Hucknall -- DISPIC NHUD12-0232-1
SUB-zero temperatures hit a remarkable low last weekend when the Dispatch district felt the full force of the belated winter freeze.
Thermometers in Hucknall and Bulwell registered minus-ten degrees celsius last Friday (February 10) and into the early hours of Saturday morning (February 11).
Other parts of the East Midlands saw temperatures as low as minus-15 degrees.
It is understood to have been the coldest night of the winter so far and the coldest night in the Dispatch district since December 2010.
It was even colder in Hucknall and Bulwell than it was in Russia!
The Met Office was forced to issue a ‘yellow’ severe-weather warning and urged drivers to avoid unnecessary journeys because roads were blighted by black ice.
Gritters dispatched by Notts County Council and Ashfield District Council continued to rack up the miles.
The freeze caused problems for families heading on holiday for the school half-term break and also decimated the local football programme for the second week running.
Thankfully the Dispatch district has thawed out during this week with temperatures steadily climbing.
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Weather for Hucknall
Thursday 24 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 11 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: East
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tigerseye412
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 04:54 AMthis pic brings back many sweet memories for me, thirty years ago my own kids were sledging down misk hills, they are grown up with kids of their own now, and we are on the other side of the world, thank you dispatch for the great memories, keep up the great work, it's summertime here in new zealand and here in auckland we dont get snow, so i havent seen snow since 1980 when i came to live here. this is a great trip down memory lane for me, thank you.
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