WINTER showed its face in west and north Wiltshire this week bringing with it hail showers, thunderstorms and freezing temperatures.
Despite the clocks only going back an hour on Sunday, Tuesday night saw the lowest temperatures in the area for 11 years.
Amateur weatherman Geoff Witts, who lives in Steeple Ashton, said the mercury dropped to -3 degrees Centigrade overnight on Tuesday, the lowest since the -4.5 degrees Centigrade recorded in 1997.
In addition, it looks as though temperatures for the whole of October will be below average.
The coldest October night Mr Witts has recorded was in 1955, when the temperature plunged to -7.8 degrees Centigrade.
On Monday, thunderstorms and hail showers dominated the weather.
Parts of the West Country were transformed into a winter wonderland with several inches of snow.
The change in weather has been attributed to Arctic winds, resulting in the frost, sleet and snow.
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