The effect of the cold wave on temperature anomalies across north America can be clearly seen, in what was apart from that a fairly mild month across there. There are no vestiges left of the cold spell in the first half of the month across the UKUK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland., although to be fair this reanalysis data is on a sparse 2.5° x 2.5° grid, but it is noticeable that the familiar N-S cold gradient has returned once again.