What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy and
continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.
In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above freezing
anywhere that day.
Rainfall equivalent on that date to 6 p.m.BST,and all from snow ; 0.60".

On 09/04/2017 11:11, P.Chortik wrote:

What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy and
continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.

In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.

The Times has these temps: Belfast 37, Birmingham 36, Bristol 32,
Cardiff 30, Edinburgh 37, London 32, Manchester 36. Northern Europe
suffered too: Amsterdam 39, Berlin 36, Brussels 32, Cologne 39,
Copenhagen 28, Dublin 37, Helsinki 23, Luxembourg 32, Oslo 27, Stockholm 27.

"London has coldest April day since 1911"


Rainfall equivalent on that date to 6 p.m.BST,and all from snow ; 0.60".



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On 09/04/2017 11:11, P.Chortik wrote:
What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy and
continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.
In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.
Rainfall equivalent on that date to 6 p.m.BST,and all from snow ; 0.60".


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Not that cold but this April 14th looks pretty chilly.

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On 09/04/2017 17:42, Brian W Lawrence wrote:
On 09/04/2017 11:11, P.Chortik wrote:

What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy
and continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.

In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow
falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.

The Times has these temps: Belfast 37, Birmingham 36, Bristol 32,
Cardiff 30, Edinburgh 37, London 32, Manchester 36. Northern Europe
suffered too: Amsterdam 39, Berlin 36, Brussels 32, Cologne 39,
Copenhagen 28, Dublin 37, Helsinki 23, Luxembourg 32, Oslo 27, Stockholm
27.

"London has coldest April day since 1911"


Rainfall equivalent on that date to 6 p.m.BST,and all from snow ; 0.60".



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Oh dear, I can remember that event. Geology field trip to Forest of Dean
and the Malverns. Heavy wet snow above about 300'-400' gave a covering
of several inches. All rather miserable, damp and cold.

--
George in Swanston, Edinburgh, 580'asl
www.swanstonweather.co.uk
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy and
continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.

In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow falling
and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.

The Times has these temps: Belfast 37, Birmingham 36, Bristol 32,
Cardiff 30, Edinburgh 37, London 32, Manchester 36. Northern Europe
suffered too: Amsterdam 39, Berlin 36, Brussels 32, Cologne 39,
Copenhagen 28, Dublin 37, Helsinki 23, Luxembourg 32, Oslo 27, Stockholm 27.

"London has coldest April day since 1911"
==========================
Ah yes it was -1c,tks for posting that data.I used to have a collection of
newspapers covering reports of extreme weather in the U.K. going back many
years but sadly about 20 years ago the antidote medication I was taking for
severe depression was mind-altering and I threw most out along with
collections of Dinky,Corgi and Matchbox vehicles that probably had some
value.There were some Daily Herald
newspapers too going back to the early 1950s.

Op zondag 9 april 2017 18:42:07 UTC+2 schreef Brian W Lawrence:
The Times has these temps: ... Northern Europe
suffered too: Amsterdam 39, Berlin 36, Brussels 32, Cologne 39,
Copenhagen 28, Dublin 37, Helsinki 23, Luxembourg 32, Oslo 27, Stockholm 27.

Brussels maximum on 14th April 1966 was 0.4°C and minimum -1.3°C.
2 days earlier on the 12th it was 12.6°C, and 2 days later on the 16th, 13.1°C.

http://www.frankdeboosere.be/klimaatukkel/jaar/1966.php

Colin Youngs
Brussels

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Oh dear, I can remember that event. Geology field trip to Forest of Dean and the
Malverns. Heavy wet snow above about 300'-400' gave a covering of several inches. All
rather miserable, damp and cold.

George in Swanston, Edinburgh, 580'asl
www.swanstonweather.co.uk
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

Don't remind me!

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland



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On 09/04/2017 18:42, P.Chortik wrote:


What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy
and continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.

In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow
falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.

The Times has these temps: Belfast 37, Birmingham 36, Bristol 32,
Cardiff 30, Edinburgh 37, London 32, Manchester 36. Northern Europe
suffered too: Amsterdam 39, Berlin 36, Brussels 32, Cologne 39,
Copenhagen 28, Dublin 37, Helsinki 23, Luxembourg 32, Oslo 27, Stockholm
27.

"London has coldest April day since 1911"
==========================
Ah yes it was -1c,tks for posting that data.I used to have a collection
of newspapers covering reports of extreme weather in the U.K. going back
many years but sadly about 20 years ago the antidote medication I was
taking for severe depression was mind-altering and I threw most out
along with collections of Dinky,Corgi and Matchbox vehicles that
probably had some value.There were some Daily Herald
newspapers too going back to the early 1950s.

I should have said that I used The Times Digital Archive to find the data.

http://gale.cengage.co.uk/times.aspx/

Access is free for members of any public library.



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On Sunday, 9 April 2017 17:46:58 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
On 09/04/2017 11:11, P.Chortik wrote:
What a contrast to the conditions currently over most of the U.K.
According to my weather diary for Merstham,Sy.started as a schoolboy and
continuing for several years beyond ;
At 7.30 a.m. Thursday awoke to moderate snow,temp 2c and falling.Snow
lying--milk float unable to make it today.
In The D.Telegraph the following day I believe the weather section had
Cardiff registering a temperature of -1c at lunchtime with snow falling and
IIRC the temps in the South of England struggled to rise much above
freezing anywhere that day.
Rainfall equivalent on that date to 6 p.m.BST,and all from snow ; 0.60".


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Not that cold but this April 14th looks pretty chilly.

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On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 18:05:32 +0100
George Booth wrote:

Oh dear, I can remember that event. Geology field trip to Forest of
Dean and the Malverns. Heavy wet snow above about 300'-400' gave a
covering of several inches. All rather miserable, damp and cold.

I was in north Wales, school CCF trip camping above the Barmouth estuary.
In tents which were rubbish. Haven't used a CCF tent since, I'm happy
to say.

Have been colder though, offshore yacht racing as casual crew on the
North Sea in March.


Mike