What are your most memorable weather events for your area in your lifetime?
Mine have to be:
45cms of snow 5th/6th February 1968, this place came to a complete
standstill!
Very severe thunderstorm 1st July 1968, early sunshine at 09.00 turned into
complete darkness by 09.15
Heavy snowfall Christmas eve/Christmas day 1968
Blizzards with deep drifts on 8/1/68, 4/3/70 and 13/1/77
Snowy winters of 1968, 1969 & 1970
Stunning hot summers of 1975 and 1976
Very cold and very snowy winter of 1979, snow lying days occurred in all
months from November 78 to May 79.
Cold winters of the 80s
37.5 of snow on 8th December 1990
Very warm summers of the 90s
Severe thunderstorm with large hailstones 1st July 2000
Thundery spring/summers of 1999 and 2000
Hot summers of 2003 and 2006
Graham
Weston Coyney weather station (North Staffs) 220 metres asl
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