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danny writes:
I recall Jan\Feb1985 was probably more severe?

At least in the south-east, Jan/Feb 1985 certainly had considerably more
snow than did Feb 1986. But in 1985, the cold spells (for they were two
separate spells) didn't last for the whole of either month, meaning that
the means for both months were higher than that of Feb 1986.
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John Hall

You can divide people into two categories:
those who divide people into two categories and those who don't