Being only 9 years old at the time, the winter of 81/82 was my first taste
of 'real' snow, it was amazing as all the snowfalls experienced before
amounted to nothing more than a slight dusting.

Was the 14th of January a Saturday? If so, I think I remember that day very
well, it was sunny with a cloudless sky but bitterly cold. The next day
warnings were issued on the television (just before Space 1999) for people
to stay indoors as severe weather was expected, that Sunday afternoon I
remember a complete whiteout as strong winds and blizzards set in. That
evening it started to thaw and the next day there was snow, slush & water
everywhere.
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Nick

Worcester
45 AMSL
http://www.worcesterweather.co.uk

"sarah" wrote in message
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Tom Bennett wrote:

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Dec 81/Jan 82 was the classic cold spell for me living as I was in Durham
and we've had fond and detailed discussions about it on this ng before,
with diesel freezing, ice floes on the river Wear, frozen water pipes and
frost heave under my porch. The cold let up for Xmas, after being
intense
earlier in December, but returned just after the New Year.

I don't recall it lasting as far into the month as the 14th, where I was,
but I think that further south did get it worse.

I don't remember how long it lasted, but I do remember ice on the inside
of the windows, and my first and only case of chilblains!

regards
sarah


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