In article . com,
vince writes:
if my memory is correct a trough swung sw wards from Norway on the
evening of the 22feb ? though snow amounts were small 5-7 cm in the
strong ne winds it piled up reasonably ,as it was the powdery sort, i
think that spell lasted a week (bucks/beds area) I wonder if Philip
Eden recalls this as he lives local

From Weather Log for February, 1996, compiled by none other than Philip
Eden: "On the 18th, a vigorous depression tracked south-eastwards from
Scotland to north Germany, and a very strong northerly airflow swept
across the country in its wake. It became very cold with snow showers
over the next four days, with a period of heavier drifting snow across
eastern, central and southern England overnight 19th/20th. Rain,
preceded by snow, spread slowly from the north-west during the 21st and
22nd, introducing a thaw."

The headline for the month as a whole was: "Rather cold, frequent snow,
very sunny."
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