Here is some local data for Southend-on-Sea for February 1969 I was fortunate to obtain from a local Geography
teacher John Benford.

Here is the data from Weston Coyney weather station (North Midlands)
for that amazing month

Headline: Very cold and very snowy

Max Min Grass Rain Sun Wind SL/SN Snow
Snow* Hail Thund Fog
°c °c Min (mm) Hrs Dir Falling Lying
Depth Days Days 09.00
01 4.6 -1.0 -2.8 5.4 0.0 SW 1 0
0 0 0 0
02 2.1 -4.2 -6.9 0.4 4.3 NW 1 0
0.5 0 0 0
03 0.5 -6.1 -9.2 0.0 6.0 N 0 1
0 0 0 0
04 2.4 -1.6 -3.3 1.4 0.0 Calm 1 1
2.5 0 0 1
05 5.2 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.9 W 0 1
0 0 0 0
06 5.0 -2.2 -3.8 8.5 0.0 NW 1 0
7.0 0 0 0
07 -0.5 -6.6 -9.4 5.6 0.4 N 1 1
10.0 0 0 0
08 -0.2 -10.0 -11.5 0.4 4.1 NW 1
1 0.5 1 0 0
09 0.4 -7.1 -10.3 0.0 6.5 N 0
1 0 0 0 0
10 2.5 -3.9 -5.7 12.5 3.4 NW 1 1
1.5 1 0 0
11 5.8 0.5 0.1 6.8 0.0 NW 1 1
0.5 0 0 0
12 2.5 -2.1 -4.5 4.4 0.0 N 1 1
5.0 0 0 0
13 2.1 -4.3 -6.8 0.5 2.2 N 1 1
0.5 0 0 0
14 -0.8 -3.6 -6.0 5.5 1.6 NE 1 1
17.5 0 0 0
15 -2.2 -5.3 -7.8 2.1 5.0 E 1 1
6.0 0 0 0
16 0.5 -6.8 -9.4 0.0 6.6 N 0 1
0 0 0 0
17 0.8 -6.2 -8.6 0.0 7.8 Calm 0 1
0 0 0 1
18 1.8 -2.4 -4.1 2.6 2.9 SE 1 1
1.5 0 0 0
19 1.1 -1.6 -2.7 1.1 0.0 E 1 1
0.5 0 0 0
20 1.4 -1.5 -2.2 6.3 0.0 E 1 1
15.0 0 0 0
21 2.4 -0.6 -1.4 1.1 0.0 Calm 1 1
0.5 0 0 0
22 4.5 1.5 1.1 3.1 0.0 SE 0 1
0 0 0 1
23 6.0 1.0 -1.1 0.0 4.2 S 0 1
0 0 0 1
24 4.1 1.2 -0.7 1.1 0.0 E 1 1
0 0 0 0
25 2.6 1.4 -0.5 0.5 0.0 E 1 1
0 0 0 0
26 2.9 0.8 -1.2 1.4 0.0 E 1 0
0 0 0 0
27 1.1 -2.4 -3.6 2.6 0.0 NE 1 1
1.0 0 0 0
28 1.7 -2.2 -3.0 1.4 0.0 E 1 1
1.0 0 0 0
AVG. 2.2 -2.5 -4.5 67.8 55.9 21 24
71.0 2 0 4

*Snow depths in cms

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level

I was 16 at the time and it had been a fairly average winter with the
only
decent snowfall on December 24th/25th when 6 inches fell!!
But this month more then made up for it!


--
Graham