On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:41:44 -0000, "Will Hand"
wrote:


Indeed Scott. I really think that some people may be under-estimating the
likely severity and impacts of what may come. Historic.

I am not sure Will whether I have missed a post about this, gving some
more detail, but would appreciate some general observations.

R

Hilton

I came home the other day to find that all my doors and windows had
been kicked in..........I mean, what kind of person does that to an
advent calendar! ROFL

On Dec 9, 10:18*am, Nick wrote:
On Dec 8, 5:41*pm, "Will Hand" wrote:

Indeed Scott. I really think that some people may be under-estimating the
likely severity and impacts of what may come. Historic.

Will
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By historic are we taking on a likely par with 1981/2, 1979, 1963 or
1947 here incidentally? Even if on a par with 1979 it would be the
most severe winter I can remember clearly: I was around in 1979 but my
memories of it are vague and patchy.

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Joe B has interesting figures on his site:
http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bast...er=accuweather

"The central England Temperature (CET) from the 1st-7th of December is
-1.9, making this the coldest opening week of December since 1879;
1879 is the coldest opening week on CET record, so this week has been
the second coldest opening week to December since CET records began in
1659.

The two-week period, last week of November and first week of December
is the coldest since CET records began in 1659."

I haven't cross referenced these figures.

Given the potential in the forecasts, "historic" is not out of the
question.

Cheers

Sean

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Seany McD writes:
Joe B has interesting figures on his site:
http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bast...er=accuweather

"The central England Temperature (CET) from the 1st-7th of December is
-1.9, making this the coldest opening week of December since 1879;
1879 is the coldest opening week on CET record, so this week has been
the second coldest opening week to December since CET records began in
1659.

But it was only monthly CET records which began in 1659. Daily records,
which is what you need to determine the coldest first week, only go back
to 1772. It's still impressive, though.


The two-week period, last week of November and first week of December
is the coldest since CET records began in 1659."

As above.
--
John Hall
"I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
will hardly mind anything else."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)

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Yokel writes:
A little numerical footnote: 1947, 1963, 1979, ----, 2011(?). What
happened in 1995?

1994-5 had a mild winter. However 1995-6 was cold, without being in the
same league as the others in your list.
--
John Hall
"I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
will hardly mind anything else."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)