What was the coldest winter ever in Scotland?
What was the coldest winter ever in Scotland? The winter of 1963 - the coldest for more than 200 years Bringing blizzards, snow drifts, blocks of ice, and temperatures lower than -20 °C, it was colder than the winter of 1947, and the coldest since 1740. It began abruptly just before Christmas in 1962.
What year was the big freeze in Scotland?
The Met Office said the icy conditions set in just before Christmas 1962 following weeks of changeable and stormy weather. On 22 December a high pressure system moved to the north-east of the British Isles, dragging bitterly cold winds across the country. The situation was to last much of the winter.