[3] The Central England Temperature, a long run of weather records dating back to 1659, reported its lowest March average since 1883.
[4] The snowfall on 11 March primarily affected Northern France but it also disrupted communities and roads in Kent and Sussex in Southeast England.
Consequently, roads on the island were extremely hazardous with blockages, hundreds of homes left without power and a significant loss of livestock.
[3] Some migratory birds such as the chiffchaff, sand martin, willow warbler, blackcap, and the little-ringed plover arrived late in 2013 as a result of the abnormally harsh weather.
[7] The spring germination and growth of plants was delayed, affecting nurserymen and market gardeners, and causing the daffodil flower crop to bloom too late for Mothering Sunday and Easter.