By November 24 last year most of the country was already frozen over, with widespread severe frosts, deep snowfall and travel chaos. This November was totally different, being the second mildest on record. It ended very wet and windy, especially in the North West, where flooding and wild weather was most severe. ...read
JOHN KETTLEY: It may have been one of the mildest Novembers on record - but now prepare for snow
![Cold: Deer enjoy the first frost after the overnight temperature fell to minus 1 at Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshir](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/03/article-2069665-0F06F5B400000578-408_308x185.jpg)