On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:30:42 +0000, Trevor Harley wrote in
news:2010010219304216807-taharley@dundeeacuk

We've reached 16 days snow cover here in the Sidlaws NW of Dundee. The
depth this morning was 8.0 cm. With snow currently falling at -4.0C,
it's certainly going to be 17 days of cover, unfortunately probably
many more. I'm now really, really fed up with it.

What worries me most is that I'm running out of sultanas for the
blackbirds. A couple of them have learned to sit on the window sill and
tap on the glass with their beaks until I feed them. The more prolonged
the cold spell, the bolder and more desperate they get. I see no chance
of being able to get to any shop until Tuesday.

My December average was +0.6C; by far the coldest month I've recorded,
and locally probably the coldest month since February 1986. Since 9
a.m. on 17 December, we've had 266 hours of frost (68% of the available
total), with consecutive 44 and 43 bursts, and a lowest minimum of
-8.1C on the 23rd. And we're just an "ordinary" rural location.

To think I used to yearn for a "real winter". I've learned the lesson
of my ways. Can no one give me a glimmer of hope for a thaw?

It's very similar here, though we are lower than you. It's now 14 days
since the heavy snowfall (19/20 December) and we still have half cover.
Our lowest min was about -8C and we had one 72 hour spell of 0C.

There are no signs of a let up as far as I can see.

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Mike Tullett - Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W posted 1/2/2010 7:42:13 PM GMT