UK – Coldest spring in 50 years, says Met Office

The prolonged bout of unseasonably-cold weather has caused severe problems for farmers, prompting a surge in the number of livestock deaths and damaging vast areas of crops.

Damaging vast areas of crops!

The average temperature over the period came in at 6.0C, which is 1.8C, or nearly 25 per cent, lower than is typical for the time of year, according to the Met Office.

This makes it the fifth coldest spring since records began in 1910, and the chilliest since 1962 –  51 years.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/uk-sees-coldest-spring-in-50-years-sa
ys-met-office-8638579.html

Thanks to Laurel for this link

“I note they gloss over the massive death toll for animals,” says Laurel.

Good call! How about mentioning the March snowstorm that buried 43,000 sheep and cattle in snowdrifts up to 18 feet deep?