In uk.sci.weather on Thu, 23 Oct 2003 at 21:38:45, Ian Currie wrote :

In 1836 maxima were close to or
below freezing during the last week in October and maxima in 1880 were not
far from freezing with heavy snow on low ground.

I'll check Cheltenham in Oct 1880 next time.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

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