Adam Lea wrote:
On 30/11/2013 14:57, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Jim Cannon wrote:
Thanks Keith. Before July I also noticed the similarities with 1962 -
but then July proved warm and sunny, completely unlike the wet, cold
and miserable summer of 1962. Obviously November has reverted to
'being like 1962'... Who knows - another 1963 style winter could
happen but on past form the chance is 1 per cent.

1987 is obviously my yardstick for cold in my lifetime - but I can
remember the midnight forecast on R4 all those years ago predicting
10C for Saunton Sands - while East Anglia stayed below freezing
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It's right up there. Being older of course I have 1963 but 1987 was
something worthy of an Express headline.

Am i right in assuming that Jan 1987 was more severe (in terms of low
temperatures and snow depth) than Jan 2010. Was the significant snow as
widespread as Jan 2010?
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John is right - a real blizzard in the S.E and extreme cold but not that
long - which brings out my post a bit further down about cold winter
perceptions - it's difficult to say with some of them. There was a
tremendous wind chill because a strong northerly maintained after the
heavy snowfall in sub-zero daytime maxima. December 2010 was not that
special towards the S.E coast where I am but was more snowy and colder
elsewhere in the S.E.
Dave