The last lying snow in November for Coulsdon at 09.00hrs observation time
was 1996 on the 19th. Sleet turned to snow around 0815 hrs and continued for
about two hours. It was an interesting day with the air pressure down to 964
mb at Gatwick during the evening with the lowest November air pressure for
50 years in the South. At my station I also heard thunder at 11.45hrs, so
quite a day. A very deep low passed ESE from the Bristol Channel.
Ian Currie -Coulsdon
www.frostedearth.com


"Shaun Pudwell" wrote in message
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My database contains an entry for several centimetres of snow in November
1996 in Gillingham, Kent. Jan 1997 also had snow.

Shaun Pudwell.


"Rob Overfield" wrote in message
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"Ian Currie" wrote in message
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But, as so often happens in this situation,
the winter turned out mild with December and then January being
somewhat
warmer than the November and so when ` November ice bore the weight of
a
duck' it did turn out `slush and muck' i.e. soft and muddy.

The full version of that saying being (at least around where I grew up!)

"If there's ice i'November t'carry a duck, then we'll get nowt but slush
and
muck...!"

--
Rob Overfield

http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/