By JASON SAMENOW, WILLIAM BOOTH AND LOVEDAY MORRIS | The Washington Post | Published: May 6, 2021
A frigid April weather pattern deprived much of Europe of springtime and the cold, stormy weather has yet to fully retreat.
In the wake of a powerhouse storm that swept across northern Europe early this week, temperatures remain below average to start May, following siege after siege of winterlike weather in April.
The unusual chill brought the coldest average low temperature to the United Kingdom since 1922 and devastating frosts to France's famed vineyards, while many European countries endured their coldest April in decades.
Beguiling weather in Britain