On 8 Mar, 23:16, Simon S wrote:
On 8 Mar, 21:12, Len Wood wrote:

A cold start to March is not unusual. At least, not in this neck of
the woods.
The comments on this ng seem to convey rather short memories.
Both March 2005 and 2006 started cold.
4th and 7th March 2005 min -3.0C
2nd March 2006 min -3.7C.

It was coldest at the start of March 1986, with -5.7C on 3rd.

Perhaps we are just longing for this extended winter to end.

Len Wood
Wembury, SW Devon, 83 m asl.

"In like a lion - Out like a lamb"

In the mild winters not to long ago I had more snow (and hail) in the
spring months of march and april than any time during the winter
before them.
This was often down to development of heavy showers. Back in 1997 when
I was staying north of newcastle, after a mild sunny april had hours
of heavy snow during May as cold air from the north brough showers in
of the coast.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)

Here in France, there's been a biting northeast wind hammering us for
several days now, with some snow yesterday. Temperature this morning
at 09:00 (local time) was minus 5.8. Brrr.

CK