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Christmas Day, with a maximum temperature of 13.5°C, was the warmest Christmas Day on record (i.e. since records of the maximum daily temperature, Tmax, began in 1843, and 2011 December 31 the third warmest New Year's Eve on record (Tmax = 12.1°C).

Taking 2011 as a whole, both spring and Autumn were exceptionally mild, and this helped to make 2011 the sixth warmest year on record (average temperature 10.29°C) despite a relatively cool Summer (average temperature 14.1°C, compared with 15.0°C for the recent 30-year average).

Source: Tyrone Courier
Date: Wednesday 18th January 2012