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Scotland observed its lowest ever October maximum temperature with 3.3 °C (37.9 °F), with Wales and Northern Ireland following suit on 29 October with identical records of 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). England's maximum temperature of 6.4 °C (43.5 °F) on the same day was the second-lowest recorded in the country in October since 1960.
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The cold front brought lower than average temperatures to many parts of the United
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