Hottest year ever, central England edition: Two-week period coldest since CET records began in 1659

AccuWeather.com - Joe Bastardi European Weather Blog

The central England Temperature (CET) from the 1st-7th of December is -1.9, making this the coldest opening week of December since 1879; 1879 is the coldest opening week on CET record, so this week has been the second coldest opening week to December since CET records began in 1659.

The two-week period, last week of November and first week of December is the coldest since CET records began in 1659.