"Gavin Staples" wrote in message
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February 1969
February 1969 was a very cold wintry month with a CET of 1.0

The month started unsttled as a low tracked across Scotland bringing
rain but as the low moved into the North Sea, a cold northerly set in
bringing with it snow showers to many parts. On the 3rd, many places woke up
to a covering but a warm front moving into the NW brought initially snow
then rain as milder air moved in. This mild interlude continued until the
6th, when a vigorous cold front plunged southwards reintroducing the cold
northerly with snow showers. There were severe frosts at night, Manchester
recorded -13C on the 8th,

That must have been quite a northerly!

Over the past few years I might get -5C or so on perhaps 1/2 nights
before the supply of cold air gets cut off and the warm front moves in.

I guess Danny would put it all down to SST's......

Col
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