On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:45:49 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:19:42 -0000, "Clive May"
wrote:


In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Lydden, East Kent:

At 17:25 today a BBC reporter Robert Hall was standing in continuous
moderate snow and reported "6 to 8 inches of lying snow" around him.
His report did not seem to be exaggerated or hyped-up.

The snowy background and his film report from earlier in the afternoon
is not inconsistent with that statement. He was out in the country at
17:25 but his film report from earlier showed a good deal of snow
lying in Lydden itself (40m amsl).

Correction, Lydden is 67m amsl. The reporter's 17:25 "live" broadcast
was probably done from from up in the nearby North Downs.

--
Dave

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:45:49 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:19:42 -0000, "Clive May"
wrote:


In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Lydden, East Kent:

At 17:25 today a BBC reporter Robert Hall was standing in continuous
moderate snow and reported "6 to 8 inches of lying snow" around him.
His report did not seem to be exaggerated or hyped-up.

The snowy background and his film report from earlier in the afternoon
is not inconsistent with that statement. He was out in the country at
17:25 but his film report from earlier showed a good deal of snow
lying in Lydden itself (40m amsl).

Correction, Lydden is 67m amsl. The reporter's 17:25 "live" broadcast
was probably done from from up in the nearby North Downs.

--
Dave

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:45:49 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:19:42 -0000, "Clive May"
wrote:


In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Lydden, East Kent:

At 17:25 today a BBC reporter Robert Hall was standing in continuous
moderate snow and reported "6 to 8 inches of lying snow" around him.
His report did not seem to be exaggerated or hyped-up.

The snowy background and his film report from earlier in the afternoon
is not inconsistent with that statement. He was out in the country at
17:25 but his film report from earlier showed a good deal of snow
lying in Lydden itself (40m amsl).

Correction, Lydden is 67m amsl. The reporter's 17:25 "live" broadcast
was probably done from from up in the nearby North Downs.

--
Dave

Philip,

I measured 16cm at Whitfield near Dover (on a sloping shed roof! There was
slightly less on the ground) this afternoon at about 120m asl. I will also
have a photo of this specific accumulation and pictures of the snowy
landscape by tomorrow.

I also heard a report of 20cm at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone on local
radio. It's possible there was over 20cm accumulation in the highest parts
of the Downs locally near Folkestone at 200m.

I live in the town of Dover, where snow cover is very patchy and thin,
showing how crucial altitude can be. I heard reports of 'four inches' of
accumulation at Whitfield and St Margaret's Bay, two villages near Dover,
yesterday morning and have no reason to disbelieve this. There was
considerable melt yesterday though.

It just reinforces how a couple of degrees' extra coldness would have made
this a really major event here, almost on a par I would say with 7-11
February 1983 when 48cm accumulated (despite some melting). There has been
almost continual melting since the first sleet shower on Sunday and even
this lunchtime I noticed that snow only fell when ppn became very intense
and was heavy sleet otherwise. I suspect only when it was actually snowing
was the accumulation added to.

The difference between slightly inland hilltop villages and coastal towns
with mini urban heat islands is quite big, even of they are only a couple of
miles apart.

Richard V, Dover 10m asl


"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...

"Clive May" wrote in message
...

In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths
on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.

Philip Eden

Philip,

I measured 16cm at Whitfield near Dover (on a sloping shed roof! There was
slightly less on the ground) this afternoon at about 120m asl. I will also
have a photo of this specific accumulation and pictures of the snowy
landscape by tomorrow.

I also heard a report of 20cm at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone on local
radio. It's possible there was over 20cm accumulation in the highest parts
of the Downs locally near Folkestone at 200m.

I live in the town of Dover, where snow cover is very patchy and thin,
showing how crucial altitude can be. I heard reports of 'four inches' of
accumulation at Whitfield and St Margaret's Bay, two villages near Dover,
yesterday morning and have no reason to disbelieve this. There was
considerable melt yesterday though.

It just reinforces how a couple of degrees' extra coldness would have made
this a really major event here, almost on a par I would say with 7-11
February 1983 when 48cm accumulated (despite some melting). There has been
almost continual melting since the first sleet shower on Sunday and even
this lunchtime I noticed that snow only fell when ppn became very intense
and was heavy sleet otherwise. I suspect only when it was actually snowing
was the accumulation added to.

The difference between slightly inland hilltop villages and coastal towns
with mini urban heat islands is quite big, even of they are only a couple of
miles apart.

Richard V, Dover 10m asl


"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...

"Clive May" wrote in message
...

In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths
on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.

Philip Eden

Philip,

I measured 16cm at Whitfield near Dover (on a sloping shed roof! There was
slightly less on the ground) this afternoon at about 120m asl. I will also
have a photo of this specific accumulation and pictures of the snowy
landscape by tomorrow.

I also heard a report of 20cm at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone on local
radio. It's possible there was over 20cm accumulation in the highest parts
of the Downs locally near Folkestone at 200m.

I live in the town of Dover, where snow cover is very patchy and thin,
showing how crucial altitude can be. I heard reports of 'four inches' of
accumulation at Whitfield and St Margaret's Bay, two villages near Dover,
yesterday morning and have no reason to disbelieve this. There was
considerable melt yesterday though.

It just reinforces how a couple of degrees' extra coldness would have made
this a really major event here, almost on a par I would say with 7-11
February 1983 when 48cm accumulated (despite some melting). There has been
almost continual melting since the first sleet shower on Sunday and even
this lunchtime I noticed that snow only fell when ppn became very intense
and was heavy sleet otherwise. I suspect only when it was actually snowing
was the accumulation added to.

The difference between slightly inland hilltop villages and coastal towns
with mini urban heat islands is quite big, even of they are only a couple of
miles apart.

Richard V, Dover 10m asl


"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...

"Clive May" wrote in message
...

In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths
on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.

Philip Eden

Philip,

I measured 16cm at Whitfield near Dover (on a sloping shed roof! There was
slightly less on the ground) this afternoon at about 120m asl. I will also
have a photo of this specific accumulation and pictures of the snowy
landscape by tomorrow.

I also heard a report of 20cm at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone on local
radio. It's possible there was over 20cm accumulation in the highest parts
of the Downs locally near Folkestone at 200m.

I live in the town of Dover, where snow cover is very patchy and thin,
showing how crucial altitude can be. I heard reports of 'four inches' of
accumulation at Whitfield and St Margaret's Bay, two villages near Dover,
yesterday morning and have no reason to disbelieve this. There was
considerable melt yesterday though.

It just reinforces how a couple of degrees' extra coldness would have made
this a really major event here, almost on a par I would say with 7-11
February 1983 when 48cm accumulated (despite some melting). There has been
almost continual melting since the first sleet shower on Sunday and even
this lunchtime I noticed that snow only fell when ppn became very intense
and was heavy sleet otherwise. I suspect only when it was actually snowing
was the accumulation added to.

The difference between slightly inland hilltop villages and coastal towns
with mini urban heat islands is quite big, even of they are only a couple of
miles apart.

Richard V, Dover 10m asl


"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...

"Clive May" wrote in message
...

In a previous message I cannot now recover, you were querying snow depths
on
the North Downs. I have today received a report from Challock which lies
between Ashford and Faversham. The report was for yesterday morning, 23
February 2005. A depth of five inches was reported by someone who lives
locally.

Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.

Philip Eden

"Philip Eden" wrote in message
...
Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.
At 9 AM there was a 2cm general covering on the grass here, with some spots
as high as 5 cm. On roads and pavements the covering was around 1cm, with 2
to 3cm on cars.

The last of the snow melted from the lawn during this morning.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Philip Eden" wrote in message
...
Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.
At 9 AM there was a 2cm general covering on the grass here, with some spots
as high as 5 cm. On roads and pavements the covering was around 1cm, with 2
to 3cm on cars.

The last of the snow melted from the lawn during this morning.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).

"Philip Eden" wrote in message
...
Thanks Colin. All reports (preferably measured) of Wednesday morning's
snowdepths in Kent, especially at higher levels, gratefully received.
At 9 AM there was a 2cm general covering on the grass here, with some spots
as high as 5 cm. On roads and pavements the covering was around 1cm, with 2
to 3cm on cars.

The last of the snow melted from the lawn during this morning.

(WR refers to Leysdown, north Kent, 10m ASL).