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Alex Stephens Jr writes:
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My parents both recall a particular heavy long lasting snowfall in their
primary school days... This would equate to the mid 1950's, possibly
February 1955 which sticks out as being cold and snowy on Trevor Harley's
site? They both agree this is the last time we had a winter as bad as this
one - but that's from a child's memory.

Apparently the snow was particularly bad in northern Scotland. I can
recall Gordon Manley writing about Operation Snowdrop, and by searching
on that term I found this excellent piece by none other than Philip
Eden:

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/repor...er-of-1955.htm
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