Norman Lynagh wrote in
:

Global warming or not, all it takes is the right synoptic situation.

Seconded!

I've often heard on here words to the effect of "if this situation occurred
in the mid 80s we'd have got more snow".

If this situation occurred in the mid-80s we'd get exactly the same amount
of snow unless the fundamentals of physics and thermodynamics have changed
since then!!

Cheers
Richard