Yes John, it was the 15th March 1964. There had been previous snowfalls on
t 6th and 7th of that month. Also snow covered the Downs on the 3rd and 4th
April 1964 with about 7cm on Westerham Hill.
There were several other sudden snowfalls such as the 14th April 1966 event
with up to 15cm of snow and places such as Pole Hill in Kent blocked by snow
bound traffic.

Ian Currie.





"John Hall" wrote in message
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I remember very clearly one occasion in mid-March in the mid-1960s (not
the occasion which you described but another one). There had been a cold
spell, but the forecast on Saturday evening forecast that following
overnight rain it would be much milder the next day, with SW winds and
sunny periods. But on the Sunday morning I awoke to a strong NE wind and
rain. The temperature was at about 4C at 10am, but it fell steadily
throughout the morning. By lunchtime the rain was turning to heavy snow.
It snowed for about 5 hours, by the end of which we had about 5 inches
of wettish snow lying (say 12cm). This was in Surrey, close to the West
Sussex border.
--
John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)