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Old March 5th 05, 09:33 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
danny \(west kent\) danny \(west kent\) is offline
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Default Largest flakes I can remember seeing.

Hi Ian,
Lol wow, A4 sized snowflakes.. Imagine that!
Today the flakes I saw were truly an incredible size for me. Didn't see any
at 4 inches, but certainly some were 3 inches or just a lil' bit more.
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"Ian Currie" wrote in message
.uk...
A well respected observer in West Wickham, Kent , during the snowy March

of
1916 said that the snowflakes on the 3rd and the 6th were 4 inches
(10cm)across. I believe the world record is about A4 sized or about 30cm

by
20cm. A virtual snow cover with one flake.

Ian Currie-Coulsdon
www.frostedearth.com


"danny (west kent)" wrote in message
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Yes, another boring 'snow weather report' thread. But the 'guys' that

just
came down from the sky were a good 3 x 1.5 inches, the occaisonal one

maybe
bigger than that.
Never mind 50p pieces. These things were like giant Goose feathers.
Slight covering on the grass, roof, but melting on the roads and

pavements.