in 72833 20100114 083216 Nick wrote:

All the prolonged cold winters of my lifetime (i.e both Jan and Feb
cold) tend to lead to poor summers - 1979, 1985, 1987. That's why,
despite me willing this promised cold to return next week, I'm kind-of
half-hoping February will be a bit milder.

I remember the summer of 1963 as being warm and sunny.