"John Hall" wrote in message
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Tudor Hughes writes:
On Jan 4, 12:04 pm, James Brown wrote:

And, er, remind me, when did the '47 Winter begin?...;-)- Hide quoted
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February. I was 4, but dont't remember it. The same could be
said of 1956, which I do remember, and 1986, which I remember even
better. I can't quite see what you're getting at. Surely these
events, whether or not significant, can occur at any time of the
winter?

Actually the 1947 winter began on about 23th January. But I'm sure
you're right that such events can occur at any time of year. (Though
there were an unusual number of really cold Februaries from the 1940s
onwards: 1947, 1956, 1963 and 1986 all had sub-zero CETs.)

And as late as Jan 18th 1947 the set-up appears to have been
mild and zonal.
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Col

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