I have been an observer in eastern England since 1960 and never seen
these before today. As the temperature was below zero they settled and
so I could see them easily.
Now does this count for climate purposes as snow? I seem to remember
the code figure being 78 or 79 not 77 (snow grains). I have seen the
magic of plate like crystals when fog fell to the ground and really made
it glitter.
I estimate the cloud base to be about 200FT AGL and guess at the tops
being 2500FT with the whole lot below freezing.
Cheers
Paul
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'Wisest are they that know they do not know.' Socrates.
Paul Bartlett FRMetS
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400FT AMSL 25Miles Southwest of the Wash