When Scotland was warmer than England and Wales

Here's a list of the occasions when the Scottish Mean Temperature series had a higher value than the England & Wales series. Both series began in 1914

Dec 1916
Scot:2.0 E&W: 1.9
Feb 1917
Scot:1.3 E&W:0.7
Feb 1929
Scot:0.4 E&W:0.0
Dec 1933
Scot: 2.6 E&W: 1.3
Jan 1940
Scot: -1.0 E&W:-1.3
Feb 1942
Scot:0.2 E&W: -0.1
Jan 1953
Scot:3.4 E&W:3.1
Feb 1956
Scot:0.4 E&W:-0.6
Dec 1962
Scot:2.7 E&W:1.8
Jan 1963
Scot:-1.1 E&W:-2.3
Dec 1963
Scot: 2.4 E&W:2.3
Jan 1964
Scot:3.8 E&W:2.9
Feb 1986
Scot:-1.1 E&W:-1.3
Jan 1992
Scot:3.6 E&W:3.4
Jan 1997
Scot:2.2 E&W:2.0

Note all are winter months and are dependent on the position of the anticyclone and/or an easterly flow.

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