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JPG · February 23rd 05, 12:19 PM posted to uk.sci.weather

On 23 Feb 2005 04:32:48 -0800, (Scott Whitehead)
wrote:

Apologies to everyone for stating the obvious here - but what a waste
this current weather pattern is. It has snowed for nearly an hour and
a half here in Langdon Hills, Essex, yet there has been no
accumulation. Just patches from the overnight snow remain. After
seeing the 2cm accumulation everywhere this morning I was really
hopeful, but the temperature (even without the sun and evaporative
cooling from falling snow) is just not cold enough for the snow to
settle.

Quite a bit of solar radiation gets through the clouds. To get accumulation you
need intensity and duration. These 15 minute showers are just not enough.

Martin

A shame!