The Met Office said last month was the coldest March since 1962 with an average temperature of 2.2 degrees.

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The main reason for the low temperatures in spring was a colder than usual March, which had a mean temperature of 2.2C to 3.3C below the long-term average.

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That record will not be broken this year, but the more recent cold March of 1987 looks under threat - its mean temperature was 3.3C.

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