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Default 1929 - Whitstable sea freezes over

I was down at Whitstable today and noticed on the wall at the fish market
the following story:

"On 15th February 1929 the sea froze, one of several occasions when this
occurred. As the oyster beds lay some 2 miles off the coast the crews has
to walk across the frozen sea to their boats." - which I thought was quite
impressive.

Are there any statistics anywhere of the sea freezing round our Isles (and
its extent?) - I'm aware of this happening in 1963.

Certainly on this (1929) occasion it was a cold one: -15c 850mb
temperatures or less over the Southern North Sea:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0219290215.gif

Richard

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On Friday, 13 February 2015 22:49:43 UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
I was down at Whitstable today and noticed on the wall at the fish market
the following story:

"On 15th February 1929 the sea froze, one of several occasions when this
occurred. As the oyster beds lay some 2 miles off the coast the crews has
to walk across the frozen sea to their boats." - which I thought was quite
impressive.

Are there any statistics anywhere of the sea freezing round our Isles (and
its extent?) - I'm aware of this happening in 1963.

Certainly on this (1929) occasion it was a cold one: -15c 850mb
temperatures or less over the Southern North Sea:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0219290215.gif

Richard


It did the same in 62/63

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXHAV6Fx10 Dec 2010
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Default 1929 - Whitstable sea freezes over

On Friday, 13 February 2015 23:11:49 UTC, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:
On Friday, 13 February 2015 22:49:43 UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
I was down at Whitstable today and noticed on the wall at the fish market
the following story:

"On 15th February 1929 the sea froze, one of several occasions when this
occurred. As the oyster beds lay some 2 miles off the coast the crews has
to walk across the frozen sea to their boats." - which I thought was quite
impressive.

Are there any statistics anywhere of the sea freezing round our Isles (and
its extent?) - I'm aware of this happening in 1963.

Certainly on this (1929) occasion it was a cold one: -15c 850mb
temperatures or less over the Southern North Sea:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0219290215.gif

Richard


It did the same in 62/63

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXHAV6Fx10 Dec 2010


Oops . sorry sea, not harbour
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Default 1929 - Whitstable sea freezes over

On 13/02/2015 22:49, Richard Dixon wrote:
I was down at Whitstable today and noticed on the wall at the fish market
the following story:

"On 15th February 1929 the sea froze, one of several occasions when this
occurred. As the oyster beds lay some 2 miles off the coast the crews has
to walk across the frozen sea to their boats." - which I thought was quite
impressive.

Are there any statistics anywhere of the sea freezing round our Isles (and
its extent?) - I'm aware of this happening in 1963.

Certainly on this (1929) occasion it was a cold one: -15c 850mb
temperatures or less over the Southern North Sea:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0219290215.gif

Richard


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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gesc_b/Pages/Watchet.htm
I've possibly mentioned others as well but the site is very much care
and maintenance only these days

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