In message lgate.org,
Jon O Rourke writes
As :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...20051028b.html

Jon.

What is missing is a definition of what is considered to be 'normal' in
this context. The press release appears to be making the point that the
winters during the past 10 years have been milder than 'normal' but it
does not go on to say what is 'normal'. The man on the Clapham omnibus
might think that a 'normal' winter is one with lots of frost and snow
and if the prediction is for something colder than that then he might
well conclude that we are in for something quite severe.

Norman
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