"Jim Smith" wrote in message
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1947 (near peak of solar cycle 18) Severe winter.

1976: Solar minimum. Very hot summer. (and to a lesser extent 1995)

1979 and 1981/2: Near solar maximum. Some very cold and severe winter
weather.

1989 and 1990. Solar maximum. Two hot summers.
February 1991. Some of the highest solar flux readings of Cycle 22. One of
the coldest spells of the 90's



'Nuff said.


Jim, Bournemouth.

OK, I should have remembered that solar maximums prevent the intergalactic
cosmic rays from reaching the Earth, and seeding the clouds. That will lead
to colder winters :-) but less snow :-(

Cheers, Alastair.