Scotland and Northern Ireland have mildest start to Christmas Day on record Temperatures reached 11.9C in Kinloss, Moray and peaked at 11C at Killowen, Co Down, according to Met Office.
Similarly, members of the Serpentine Swimming Club took part in the Peter Pan Cup race, which is held every Christmas Day in the Serpentine, in central London’s Hyde Park.
“A cloudy Christmas Day for many, however, there are some breaks in the cloud giving sunny spells, especially to the east of any higher ground with some patchy rain in the far northwest of Scotland.”.
This year marks the mildest start to Christmas Day on record in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
According to the Met Office, in Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24-hour period ending at 9am on 25 December.
