All of this fits in well with my memories. Another point is that during the
60's and 70's I can frequently remember several inches of snow here in the
S.E. from fronts coming in from the west and presumably hitting colder air.
(didn't study the charts so much then!). Then after several hours of snow it
would slowly turn to rain, become slushy and then remain mild -
6-7C, which would now be called bitterly cold! This usually left a day or so
of misty/damp conditions before the next weather type set in. This happened
most winters and wasn't taken too seriously because the snow was never going
to stick around, even if six inches deep. Different times now.

Dave