In article ,
Graham writes:
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Same here Ken in Weston Coyney, 1978/79 saw snow lying here from 30th
Dec 1978 to 1st March 1979,
total of 62 days, nothing else comes close!

In the south of England we had periodic brief thaws, which meant that
the longest period of continuous snow cover was probably on the order of
two or three weeks. Rather than going along the English Channel in
approved fashion, some of the lows seemed to prefer a track more like
along the M4 corridor.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)