On Jan 10, 8:50*am, Nick wrote:
On Jan 9, 8:06*pm, "Martin Rowley"

wrote:
... that's what this winter (which hasn't finished yet) is ....
allegedly (BBC News). The hype may be though .....

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

Yes "unprecedented" is a bit OTT, though there is the chance that it
could be the coldest since 1979, which is quite a while back. Or it
could just be the coldest since 1985 or 1987, or even, if late January/
February are very mild, only 1995/96. We'll see I guess...

Nick

They would learn a lot about the meaning of the word "unprecedented"
by reading Philip's book "Great British Weather Disasters". It needs a
climatologist to pronounce whether something is "unprecedented", not a
hack, or two!

The thing about "unprecedented" events, is that it allows people with
responsibilities to escape them. "How could we plan? This was
unprecedented". Well actually............