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Dave Cornwell writes:
Are we reaching the stage now that after the memorable cold spell of
December any cold spell we do get will just be a run of the mill thing
that crops up from time to time in every winter so probably not worth
getting excited about.

Not necessarily, though of course memorable spells are always going to
be rare.

December seems to have shifted the goalposts somewhat!

True. It's hard to remember now that only three or so years ago some
cold lovers were despairing that we might never get really severe winter
weather again, at least in the south.
--
John Hall

"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)